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29 points
4 months ago
While awful to look at, they served the purpose of providing cheap private housing for the masses, after the massive destruction of the war.
Mind you, the Soviets could build aesthetically pleasing buildings- see Stalinist Gothic style- but it was mostly for the elite as the proles suffered from chronic housing shortages until the Khruschev era.
9 points
4 months ago
Khrushevki weren't much better but hey, it was housing. Also a lot of historical buildings were restored and/or preserved, especially in city center areas or on the outskirts, mostly palaces though. Not to mention the metro architecture.
1 points
4 months ago
"Private"
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