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001 2011000518
003 DLC
005 20110405093029.0
008 110110s2011 nyua b 000 0 eng
010 $a 2011000518
020 $a9780230110168 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
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050 00 $aHQ972.R82$bM47 2011
082 00 $a307.77/409470904$222
084 $aHIS032000$aHIS037070$aHIS054000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aMessana, Paola.
245 10 $aSoviet communal living :$ban oral history of the Kommunalka /$cPaola Messana.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bPalgrave Macmillan,$c2011.
300 $axvi, 168 p. :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
490 0 $aPalgrave studies in oral history
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 $a"This book brings together fascinating testimonies from thirty inhabitants of the Kommunalka, the communal apartments that were the norm in housing in the cities of Russia during the whole history of the Soviet Union. The Kommunalka was perhaps the most important social experiment undertaken by the Soviet regime, having arguably as much if not more of an effect on the outlook of inhabitants than external political realities. Beginning in 1920, almost overnight, multiple Russian families were crammed together into single apartments, purposefully chosen to represent different classes in the same space. The intent was not just to level out class differences, but also to create spy systems within homes so as to extend the governments surveillance abilities and its control over daily life"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aCommunal living$zRussia (Federation)
650 0 $aShared housing$zRussia (Federation)
650 0 $aCommunal living$zSoviet Union.
650 0 $aShared housing$zSoviet Union.
650 7 $aHISTORY / Europe / Russia & the Former Soviet Union$2bisacsh.
650 7 $aHISTORY / Modern / 20th Century$2bisacsh.
650 7 $aHISTORY / Social History$2bisacsh.