A gelatin silver print by Henri Cartier-Bresson capturing a candid moment in a workers' canteen during the construction of the Hotel Metropol in Moscow, USSR. With his signature mastery of "the decisive moment," Cartier-Bresson documents the everyday lives of Soviet laborers, offering an intimate and humanizing glimpse into mid-20th century Russian life. The black-and-white photograph reflects his unobtrusive documentary style, balancing spontaneous composition with a deep sense of social observation.