The Resource Soviet communal living : an oral history of the Kommunalka, Paola Messana
Soviet communal living : an oral history of the Kommunalka, Paola Messana
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- Summary
- "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 Soviet regime, having arguably as much if not more of an effect on the outlook of inhabitants than external political realities. Beginning in 1920, almost overnight, multiple Russian families were crammed together into single apartments, purposefully chosen to represent different classes in the same space. The intent was not just to level out class differences, but also to create spy systems within homes so as to extend the governments surveillance abilities and its control over daily life"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvi, 168 pages
- Isbn
- 9780230110168
- Label
- Soviet communal living : an oral history of the Kommunalka
- Title
- Soviet communal living
- Title remainder
- an oral history of the Kommunalka
- Statement of responsibility
- Paola Messana
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "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 Soviet regime, having arguably as much if not more of an effect on the outlook of inhabitants than external political realities. Beginning in 1920, almost overnight, multiple Russian families were crammed together into single apartments, purposefully chosen to represent different classes in the same space. The intent was not just to level out class differences, but also to create spy systems within homes so as to extend the governments surveillance abilities and its control over daily life"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
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- Messana, Paola
- Dewey number
- 307.77409470904
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Palgrave studies in oral history
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Communal living
- Shared housing
- Communal living
- Shared housing
- Label
- Soviet communal living : an oral history of the Kommunalka, Paola Messana
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Control code
- FIEb16867312
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvi, 168 pages
- Isbn
- 9780230110168
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)639162566
- Label
- Soviet communal living : an oral history of the Kommunalka, Paola Messana
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Control code
- FIEb16867312
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvi, 168 pages
- Isbn
- 9780230110168
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)639162566
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