In 1985, a lively cultural life was boiling in the dignified building of the Jõelähtme community center, built in 1918. But the eyes of enthusiastic people who practice singing and playing instruments are overshadowed by mundane misery. Everything is in short supply and most of the year one has to operate in a cold and desolate unrenovated house. In the old house, the practices of the village chapel and singing choir take place, youth dance evenings are organized, and a concert dedicated to the anniversary of the October Revolution is waiting.
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