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[Post-WWII - 1947 Russia, Amputees & Manufacturing Prosthetic Devices; Orphanage Life]
Low angle of room of USSR WWII amputees w/ crutches, talking.
00:49:05 Man cutting leather, tilt up to large room w/ women at sewing machines; MCU hand stitching leather for prosthetic devices.
00:50:05 Doctor fitting veteran for artificial leg; walks to try it out. Shakes hands.
00:50:33 Ext. orphanage w/ road signs hanging from building. Int. little girl setting table. Eating at table. Playing games. Boys playing w/ dolls; older girls folk dancing; very young girls folk dancing. Girls dressed as kittens sing to other children.
00:52:55 Pan over ruins of Minsk; horses pull sleighs along snowy street. (dark)
Cold War; Post-WW2;