Soviet Communal Living: An Oral History of the Kommunalka

by Paola Messana

Book Overview

This book brings together fascinating testimonies from thirty inhabitants of the "Kommunalka," the communal apartments that were a common feature of Russian cities during the Soviet era. Beginning in 1920, multiple Russian families--purposefully selected from different social classes--were relocated and crammed together into single apartments. The intent was not simply to level out class differences, but also to create spy networks within homes and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230110169
• ISBN13: 9780230110168
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.3"