Barracks as the Main Type of Mass Housing in the Soviet Industrial Towns Constructed During the First Five-Year Plans : Бараки как наиболее массовый тип жилищ в советских индустриальных городах-новостройках первых пятилеток

In the period of Soviet industrialization (1920-1940s), Sotsgorod new developments were often erected from scratch – in steppe, taiga or the desert. Their workforce recruitment was impossible without large-scale housing. Barracks were the first truly mass housing to be built in Sozgorod new developm...

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Main Authors: Meerovich, Mark, Bulgakova, Elena
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: project baikal 2019
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.7480/projectbaikal.60.1478
http://www.projectbaikal.com/index.php/pb/article/view/1478
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Summary:In the period of Soviet industrialization (1920-1940s), Sotsgorod new developments were often erected from scratch – in steppe, taiga or the desert. Their workforce recruitment was impossible without large-scale housing. Barracks were the first truly mass housing to be built in Sozgorod new developments in the industrialization period. They were a mass phenomenon providing a roof for about 80-90% of the population of industrial settlements. : project baikal, No. 60 (2019): in good health