What did the Khrushchevki look like when it was good to live in them

What did the Khrushchevki look like when it was good to live in them

Categories: Design and Architecture

It is now the so-called Khrushchevki khayut and threaten to level with the ground. And 50 years ago, these squat houses saved the country from a massive housing crisis. And from an aesthetic point of view, the brand-new five-story buildings were disproportionately more attractive than the depressing barracks in which millions of people lived. Here, admire the Moscow Khrushchevks (no matter how seditious this verb sounds now) and the courtyards surrounding them. 

What did the Khrushchevki look like when it was good to live in them

What did the Khrushchevki look like when it was good to live in them

The mass introduction of public housing began with the coming to power of Comrade Khrushchev. In 1954, he instructed to speed up the solution of the housing crisis with the help of simple and cheap prefabricated houses, combined into microdistricts.

What did the Khrushchevki look like when it was good to live in them

Khrushchevki seemed to be the ideal of urban housing: individual apartments with their own bathroom and central heating were a huge step forward compared to the pre-war barracks and multi-room communal apartments.

What did the Khrushchevki look like when it was good to live in them

The houses were built according to standard designs and were devoid of any architectural excesses. The apartments were designed with the expectation that only one family would live in them. At the same time, approximately 8 square meters were allocated for each resident. The same room was used during the day for work and lunch, and at night for sleeping.

What did the Khrushchevki look like when it was good to live in them

What did the Khrushchevki look like when it was good to live in them

The first Khrushchevki had tiled or slate roofs. Subsequently, as part of a campaign to combat these very architectural excesses, the buildings received cheaper flat bitumen roofs.

What did the Khrushchevki look like when it was good to live in them

What did the Khrushchevki look like when it was good to live in them

By 1964, when Nikita Sergeyevich was removed from power, 54 million people moved to new apartments, and even after the five-year plan, this number increased to 127 million.

What did the Khrushchevki look like when it was good to live in them

What did the Khrushchevki look like when it was good to live in them

What did the Khrushchevki look like when it was good to live in them

What did the Khrushchevki look like when it was good to live in them

What did the Khrushchevki look like when it was good to live in them

Keywords: Moscow | Housing | Houses | Design and architecture | USSR | Khrushchev

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