100 Years of Mass Housing in Russia
Russia’s history of mass housing development can be divided into several distinct periods, each manifested by its own specific type of residential building. These houses reveal what lifestyle, comfort level, construction cost and distinctive traits were considered preferable in any given decade. Every new stage saw its own experiments and had its achievements, which together can be regarded as a line of lessons, discoveries, and experiences, helping to understand a specific character of Russian standard housing.
Gorky street (Tverskaya st.), Moscow, 1978. Image Courtesy of Vasily Egorov, TASS
Russia?s history of mass housing development can be divided into several distinct periods, each manifested by its own specific type of residential building. These houses reveal what lifestyle, comfort level, construction cost and distinctive traits were considered preferable in any given decade. Every new stage saw its own experiments and had its achievements, which together can be regarded as a line of lessons, discoveries, and experiences, helping to understand a specific character of Russian standard housing.
Courtesy of Strelka KB
1917-1930: First efforts, first experimentsThe October Revolution brought about a number of changes in Russia?s housing policies, defining its development for many years to come. Two decrees of 1918, ?On Abolition of Private Property in Cities? and ?On Land Socialization,? gave rise to so-called communal apartments. The s...
Gorky street (Tverskaya st.), Moscow, 1978. Image Courtesy of Vasily Egorov, TASS
Russia?s history of mass housing development can be divided into several distinct periods, each manifested by its own specific type of residential building. These houses reveal what lifestyle, comfort level, construction cost and distinctive traits were considered preferable in any given decade. Every new stage saw its own experiments and had its achievements, which together can be regarded as a line of lessons, discoveries, and experiences, helping to understand a specific character of Russian standard housing.
Courtesy of Strelka KB
1917-1930: First efforts, first experimentsThe October Revolution brought about a number of changes in Russia?s housing policies, defining its development for many years to come. Two decrees of 1918, ?On Abolition of Private Property in Cities? and ?On Land Socialization,? gave rise to so-called communal apartments. The s...
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