Why Russians Live in Ugly Soviet Apartments

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• GÖ

  @GöranBörjesson · 3 months ago

  Considering the state the Soviet Union was in after WW2 it was great accomplishment by the government building so many houses in such a short time.

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• HE

  @hermesliteratus882 · 3 months ago

  They may not look fancy and stylish, but they are functional, solid and do the job.

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• KI

  @kikiMD25 · 3 months ago

  security was an added bonus, but I believe the two doors, especially the one with padding" is to keep the heat in and create a thermal barrier to the outside, because you see that even in the rural parts of russian and other post-soviet nations

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• FA

  @FabianSlonimczyk · 1 month ago

  This might sound strange, but i found this video extremely touching. Good job!

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• BU

  @bukvarem · 3 months ago

  Если вы когда-нибудь были в японских квартирах для среднего класса, которые стоят безумно космических денег, то поймёте, что советские хрущёвки — просто комфортабельные дворцы за доступные деньги. Всё познаётся в сравнении.

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• EN

  @enayat-habibi · 3 months ago

  I swear, the Soviet buildings in Kabul, Afghanistan have the exact same architecture and style, but they feel way less depressing because of Kabul’s weather and sunlight.

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• KO

  @kodiacademy9825 · 2 months ago

  As a American that grew up in the 80s and 90s in low-income section 8 housing this is almost exactly the way we lived. The moms and grandmoms knew each other and where the security, the kids all played in a Comin area all day. The houses were small we had our own places and had washers but no dryers. It was very similar not the same but similar.  👍

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• HA

  @HakunaMatata-YouTube · 2 weeks ago

  It’s honestly not a bad building. It just needs some TLC. A little bit of effort will make a huge difference.

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• JE

  @jenaegarey9252 · 3 months ago

  I wish our affordable housing looked like this. It may be older, but everything looks kept up. Clean. Simple.

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• PE

  @PersianDude9 · 3 months ago

  What matters is love and harmony in the family and amongst neighbors. That determines how happy your childhood was.

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• SI

  @SimonASNG · 2 months ago

  Excellent video.  I saw it randomly and I'm glad I did.

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• RA

  @rainsoulbeats · 1 month ago

  That golden hour shot of the building rows has such a quiet, melancholic beauty to it. There's something about vast, uniform architecture like this that feels strangely peaceful at dusk

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