Soviet communal living
an oral history of the Kommunalka
by Paola Messana
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"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"--
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Shared housing, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Communal living, HISTORY / Social History, Apartment houses, Architecture, soviet union, History / social history, History / modern / 20th century, History / europe / russia & the former soviet union, Communal living--russia (federation), Shared housing--russia (federation), Communal living--soviet union, Shared housing--soviet union, Hq972.r82 m47 2011, 307.77/409470904, His032000 his037070 his054000, 7,41Places
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Soviet communal living: an oral history of the Kommunalka
2011, Palgrave Macmillan
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Soviet Communal Living: An Oral History of the Kommunalka
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