Soviet communal living : an oral history of the Kommunalka /

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 S...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Messana, Paola
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Edition:	1st ed.
Series:	Palgrave studies in oral history.
Subjects:	Communal living > Russia (Federation) Shared housing > Russia (Federation) Communal living > Soviet Union. Shared housing > Soviet Union.