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These very obviously fairly old constructions, but everything looks cosy and green. And considering that everyone in Soviet Union was getting these flats free of charge, it is an absolute bargain. Where else can you get a home for free? Most people in London cannot afford to buy even the smallest tiny shoebox, even on good salary, and working 2 jobs.
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@@AlbionTVLondonI want to buy this appartment!I have always wanted to live in a run down soviet housing estate .Russia is a dirtpoor dysfunctional asian dictatorship 😂🤣😆
I want to clarify that people received these apartments in the Soviet Union for free! Yes , yes ! They didn't pay a penny. It's just that when you come to your first job, you get in line for an apartment and in a few years they will give you an apartment for free. My parents got such an apartment in a new house when I was 3 years old. I also had a younger brother, so we were given a three-room apartment.
Nothing is for free. Many people paid for it the same way the young pay for others homes over the time. Everybody pay in the end and they couldn't even choose how they wanna live because the government owned their money and made choices for them.
Одни получали. Другие "вступали в кооператив", то есть покупали. Скажем, мои родители в 1970 или 1971 году выложили 7500 рублей (тех самых, раннебрежневских) на вступительный взнос в ЖСК. За типовую двушку. Откуда дровишки? Два сезона летних халтур + атомные доплаты на основном месте работы отца + собрали с родственников кто что мог.
@@larajones175if it was down to you and somebody else for a job, a job you really wanted, and you spelled appartment with two ps and they spelled it correctly, all other things being equal, who do you think would get the job. Do you want to do something right or do you want to do it wrong, when doing it right is just as simple? Your comment tells me one thing about you. You've got that whole arrogant /ignorant thing that is so unpleasant. My advice, which of course you'll say something snarky about(please, have at it), is ask yourself why you took the time to make that reply at all. Like, what did it do for you? did it give you that warm feeling, did it feed your soul, did it give you that nice little feeling that you reached out and said something kind to somebody, said something that maybe made their day a little better, at least not any worse...🤔?
Yes! I can't believe they've lived there for 50 years and that the husband helped build it when he was a young whippersnapper LOL! They both must be quite fit from those stairs, especially when they remodel and bringing groceries up!
There’s one important aspect often forgotten. They started building these rather cheap apartments to solve acute real estate crisis caused by the WW2 destruction.
@@TravellingwithRussell To put things in perspective, Russian urban population: 1926 - 16 million 1950 - 46 million 1970 - 81 million 1990 - 109 million 2020 - 109 million And even before WW2, with only 16 million, there was an acute urban housing shortage.
@@Conserpov Destruction of Russian country communities by communists forced people to move to a cities to save themseves from starvation and to find jobs. Plus it wroked well to de-russify Russia and to cut connection with real Russia
One thing that really impressed me during my time in Russia was how, despite the bleak and rather run-down exteriors of the typical "Krushchovki", the apartments themselves felt very warm and inviting.
I feel the same way as far as not caring what the outside looks like...and felt this apt was kind of adorable. I have an Aunt that just turned 103 yrs old. When she retired she took a trip to Russia, and could not get over how very hospitable and warm the people were...She loved it there. I never forgot her talking about that so long ago~
It's because they say, they can't change the exterior but you can always do something on the inside. It was the same in Eastern Germany during Socialist times. If you lived in an old building, not one of the fancy panel blocks, you usually had to do all renovations for yourself and the houses were basically ruins, barely held together with good will. If you look back at old photos, seeing these houses you would never think people still lived in there. Oftentimes they had coal furnaces and lead water pipes right till the end of the GDR, or you could add a gas heater (called "Gamat") by yourself but you usually only had these in rooms you needed warm like the bathroom or the kitchen. But on the inside, you would never think you were basically in a ruin. Source: I lived in such conditions until the age of 8.
@@20windfisch11 In Finland similar buildings were made in 60's and 70's when lots of people moved to cities which caused a shortage of housing. They were made to not be long lasting buildings, and it was estimated that they would last perhaps 30 years. But then lots of them were decided to be permanent after all, and now many of them have been renovated from the outside, made more pleasing to the eye and with more lasting materials. So it can be done if the will to do so is there. I was amazed when I started to notice that the formerly extra depressing grey blocks started to change into decent looking buildings. It makes a big difference in the neighborhood, at least for me, when the grey blocks get a new look.
@@FINNSTIGAT0R But the bleak, depressing gray panelaki as we called them in slovakia have a charm all their own to some. Sure, it's not the colorful amalfi coast or santorini :)
I am from the US, and, honestly, have seen and lived in much worse. I think it's pretty nice, actually! I thought it was great that people could leave their bikes and such downstairs without fear of them being stolen! I can't say that for places that I have lived!
I hear ya. I live in Aurora Mo and the wind comes through our windows when it's blowing crazy. We don't have the storage but we did ask if we could make us garden space and that's been awesome. No stairs. People do steal around here but I guess that's everywhere.
I generally use that as a prime indicator of whether you live in a high or low trust society - whether or not you can leave a bike visible/accessibility on your property without worrying about it disappearing. Or leave something in your car (if you have one) without it possibly getting stolen.
You could leave a front door open in England with no worries in the 60's, it's how things were..a solid community. Everyone knew a stranger. Not any more!. Nothings ever for free, somebody's paying for it somehow . Id sooner live in a free society anyway.
One important thing you didn't mention is how green the surrounding area is between the apartment blocks, the trees completely change and soften the look of the neighborhood, even when you are on the balcony you are not looking into the opposite block but a lovely cover of birch trees, this was one thing Soviet planners got right, the importance of open green spaces. I thought the apartment was lovely, thank you for the tour!
Good point about the landscape ! In the US , many / most of our apartment complexes seem to be surrounded by concrete spaces w/ only a few random trees or shrubs & patches of grass / lawn . Even in smaller towns in more rural-based towns , the apartments are " green deprived " ! Luckily there are often parks available but many may be too far away for daily excursions . On holidays & weekends the parks ( city , county & national ) are appreciated & well - attended ! 🌳🌲🥀🌻🪴
I do not see homeless people! Crowds, not well maintained, however better than the disgrace we see in parts of the biggest cities in the united states!?
@@fatimamelo3858 Most inner cites in the US suffer " urban blight " ; the paperwork , permits , & laws to clean up & improve these areas take forever to go into action . Even small towns in rural areas go thru this too just like the big cities such as New York . Sad ... progress is slow ...
@@silvialivick3034 Even here in Canada/ U S A, most 30---40 year old apartments, over 3 stories had an Elevator. Only 3 story apartments had no Elevator.
I am from Bulgaria and usually our neighbourhoods and apartments also look exactly like this. This looks so familiar to me and gives me lots of nostalgia. I used to live in a building that looked exactly like this, only on the inside our flat looked modern because my parents were always renovating.
These apartments were provided by the Soviets for free. We had a similar system in Yugoslavia and a similar layout and construction. That free apartment really changed and improved my family life.
@@markorsrpska7230 You seem to be nostalgic about good, old Soviet times when apartments were "free" but people were not. You had no elections, just one Great Leader for 40 years but this is just a small matter when compared with "free" housing.
@@MK-lm6hb I prefer to be controlled and live comfortably than free and hungry, if you can call today's western capitalism "freedom". I've tried both systems and, unfortunately, I know the difference.😁
Thanks for sharing! Thanks to the family that shared their cozy apartment with us! They have shown us to appreciate what you have and make it fit your needs!
Yes dave, we should be grateful to the couple who allowed us to view this lovely apartment. And you're correct again, in saying we should all be grateful for what we have and take care of it the best we can and make it a cheerful place to come home to.
Many people in Canada would love a apartment like this. Very cozy. A little worn on the outside but no litter and no ugly graffiti sprayed on the building. Sadly too many Canadians are now living on the streets. The USSR back in the day provided free housing for their people. A special thanks to the apartment occupant for showing us their nice home.
@@АлексийМудрый-р3х бесплатно? мы ж не в волшемном мире живем, чтоб построить жилье, нужны деньги. а откуда деньги, ога с налогов тех же граждан, кторым якобы бесплатно дается. ну или с доходов углеводородов, что по сути тоже собственность граждан. и то давалось не всем или не сразу. мои родители сами покупали квартиру.
Дверь на кухне нужна не для сохранения тепла. В СССР были санитарные нормы: если на кухне установлена газовое оборудование кухня должна быть отделена дверью. Это снижает риски быстрого распространения газа по всей квартире или огня в случае пожара. Если дверь отсутствует, могут оштрафовать и заставить ее восстановить. Это законная мера. Да и в маленьких квартирах дверь на кухню позволяет не будить тех кто спит, когда идёшь ночью на кухню в "набег на холодильник"😂
Сейчас в России такие же нормы. Мы меняли планировку и хотели совместить кухню с гостиной, но у нас в доме газ, а дверь ну совсем никак не поставить, пришлось устанавливать выдвижную перегородку которая отделяет зону с кухней от гостиной, иначе перепланировку не согласовали бы
Сейчас этой нормы нет. Только ,если кухня напрямую выходит в комнату нужна дверь. У меня выход из кухни идёт в корридор - поэтому дверь мы сняли. Тем более, что из-за маленькой кухни холодильник стоит в коридоре. Приходится при гоотовке мотаться постоянно между кухней и корридором, но я не жалею ( во всяком случае пока ноги носят). Зато всё, что хотела разместила на кухне.
Yep. I lived in an apartment very similar to this in Moscow in 1993-1994. You saw mostly Ladas, small Russian-made cars, outside the buildings, but some BMWs also. It's interesting how the cars have changed. Hondas in Moscow. Wow. Yes, padded apartment doors. Yes, everything was walkable in neighborhoods like this. There would have been a main strip with a bakery, a butcher shop, a fishmonger, and an open space where a rinok, or outdoor market, would set up. There's also likely a supermarket (not the kind you think) and a kino -- a cinema. I didn't mind living in a small apartment like this and got used to it. We would have parties with 20 people. So much homemade food and vodka. Dancing in the living room. So much fun.
@@Balagoola Yes! I still have a love for small kitchens because of the Russia experience. I recently bought a teapot, chainik and last night made pelmeni. Russia never leaves you.
@@ministryofpeacekmk Welll... I wouldn't say so. This is just a very normal European thing. The way all cities in Europe are set up, with these little stores in every neighborhood that people can walk to.
Believe it or not, my apartment in Milan is fashioned after these Soviet apartments, and it's quite nice. People do these apartments up, and nicely too. It's a great way to live, because It's economically manageable and surrounded by green commons.😊
Show a citizen of Milan two identical photos of the exact same building and apartment but tell them one is Milan and one is the USSR and they will insist the former is glorious and the latter is depressing.
I'm from the UK and I thought this was a very comfortable and functional apartment to live in. The Green spaces were very nice. Maybe a seat on the 3rd floor landing would be handy to take a rest if needed. Would I live there.. yes I would.
I spent a month in Yoshkar Ola, Russia, during winter, and the reason the buildings develop cracks and appear worn out quickly is due to the rapid weather changes. Temperatures can go from +2°C to -30°C (35°F to -22°F) in just a few hours or less. This is also why the asphalt on the streets tends to crack.
wow! I am from Yoshkar-Ola, I don`t believe =) that a foreigner came to see our small town. Where are you from? Previously, only Finns liked to visit us
@@oxrets I am from Sweden, and I have actually been to Yoshkar Ola twice. The following year, I spent a couple of months there during the summer. I got invited on a business visa for a prolonged stay by my late friend David Refuerzo, a former US Navy officer who chose to retire and live with his wife in your city. We used to hang out at a place called the Red Tab, and my favorite beer is still Baltika No. 9. I remember you didn't have McDonald's, so we went by taxi to Kazan to buy hamburgers. I also visited a small place called Zvenigovo, where I dipped my toes in the Volga River. I hope to be able to visit again someday because I still know my late friend's widow, who's still living there.
Thank you to the people who allowed us to see their lovely apartment. It's looks so comfy and very pretty. I love the storage and I could definitely live there except for the Russian winters.🥶❄☃
@@dalemoore8582Maybe you just haven't had the bad luck that most normal people around the globe will experience, so call yourself priviledged. I had my first apartment in Denmark as a single room apartment at 49 square meters, and it was a one room apartment with a separate batroom and kitchen but only one room for living, sleeping, playing, eating, EVERYTHING. I have since lived in both 2 and 3 room apartments that were a lot spacier, but as a widower, I am currently living in a 2 room apartment at 83 square meters with a living room as big as a minor dance hall and a bedroom with plenty of room and even a walk in closet on top of that, not to mention that I have a small garden all my own outside the 83 square meters. Top modern will all ammenities and high tech heating/cooling systems and top grade insulation and all. To me, this Russian apartment is the typical warn down mismaintained place that you will find everywhere in Russia. But to most Russians, it will most likely be a rather nice place, if a bit small by most recent modern standards.
Thank you for showing this, it's very interesting to see how folks live in other places of the world. This apartment really does seem quite cozy and comfortable. I'm impressed with all the storage they have cleverly incorporated into a relatively small space. And I love how the buildings are surrounded by so many trees! That's beautiful.
@@rodneycaupp5962 I fully enjoy living in this former USSR Satellite Country. I have not experienced one nano second of regret. I have not spoken to an English person since 2016. I have met many Russians here, all lovely and over helpful.🙂
Do not forget to add a fundamental point, citizens received all THESE apartments for free from the state. And during perestroika, all Russian citizens received their housing for free for free use. Unique to the world !
Не забудьте ещё важные моменты. Не все получали жильё бесплатно, получали те, кто умел хорошо выслужиться перед начальством, отстоять в очереди десятки лет и выживать НА МИЗЕРНУЮ ЗАРПЛАТУ, которую с трудом хватало на еду и одежду. А неугодных, подозрительных высылали с места рождения за тысячи километров в соседние государства. И там выживай как хочешь. Мои прадедушка, дедушка, бабушки - никогда не выезжали с мест, куда их сослали, они никогда в жизни не видели моря и не выезжали из своей богом забытой деревни. Моих предков репрессировали НЕЗАКОННО. Никаких компенсаций им никто не выплатил. Три поколения моей семьи унижены и лишены возможности выкарабкаться из бедности. А кто-то да, получил бесплатную квартиру.
@@nataliakhabenko Как драматиШно ! Я как коренная ( 5 поколений) ленинградка в возрасте 55+, могу сказать, что слишком патетично,что бы быть 100% правдой. Это оч похоже,слышала звон, но не знаю где он. Получали все, по месту прописки на момент прохождения приватизации желья. А уж, кто и как этим распорядился, не вина государства ( в целом) . У многих в истории такой огромной страны были свои трагедии. И это ,опять же , не обощая ситуация, и нельзя окрашивать в один цвет все прошлое и настоящее. В истории все и всегда не однозначно. За сим, кланяюсь, т.к. не вижу повода для дискуссии-)
@@ikris88 иногда и 10, все зависело от работы, наверное, и от квартиры. мои родители встали в очередь на расширение в 1988, а в 1992 мы уже заселялись в 5комнатную. Нас 4ро детей просто
I married my first husband in 1988. We were students, so we lived in married housing (Missouri USA). It was smaller than this place: the front door opened onto the main room - living, dining, kitchen, just barely big enough for all three. Our closet was in the hall, outside the bathroom, then our bedroom. That was it (those who had children or some other dependent had a second bedroom). I could live with that Russian apartment; it sure has a lot of storage, for such a tiny place. When he was standing on the balcony, I thought, "If I lived there, I'd like to have a hoist for stuff, such as groceries, between here and the ground. My married housing apartment had two flights of stairs at one end, three at the other, and that and the passage between apartments was all open. The laundry was in the basement, and the stores were about 3-4 miles away, and we didn't have a car, just bicycles. But we were younguns then. :D Hello from Missouri USA!
I'm from Russia and I can say this is a typical appartment. Although the apartment building itself is pretty old. Most people in my town live in 9-floor buildings bulit in the 80s. They have slightly bigger rooms and higher cielings and a seperate bathroom and a toilet.
Im in USA. I was raised in a small cozy home, very simple. We were a family of 6 in a 2 bedroom house. Im in my 60s now and i could definitely live in this apartment, i think its lovely. Nowadays people tend to be so materialistic, expecting to live in sprawling homes and own expensive vehicles. Makes me sad.
@@Hedonism123 It would help enormously in America right now with all the homelessness. Not that US is alone in that, but there seems to be such a lack of care in US right now, whereas other nations try to do something about it.
@@limedickandrew6016 It will never happen, Capitalism is not about Social justice. Here in Toronto nobody can afford a house anymore, you need $200 000 annual income just to get a mortgage and pay a down payment, houses are over $1 million even old and ugly
@@Hedonism123 Well, if that is the case, things need serious fixing. At that rate, in a hundred years time 30 million Canadians will be living in the street, 5 million will have a home. Who knows, might only be a mere two decades from that. Of course, there will be a revolution long before it gets that bad.
I'm French and in the 70s this Russian design was very popular with the French state too. Bringing Russian architects to start new towns in the countryside and in the suburbs of Paris. It was viewed as top luxury for young couples with one child back then, for they all had the latest modern facilities, and all had running water, which most of France still did not have at the time. The biggest underground shopping centre in Paris (Les Halles) is actually Russian build too and all concrete, based on this principle of it has to accommodate everything, quickly, in huge quantities.
Във Франция видах квартал Антигона в Монпелие, който строен малко по-късно от хрущовките, но е също толкова бездушен и нечовечен. Живяла съм в центъра Москва и макар да бяхме в хубаво жилище за дипломати според руските стандарти, до Френското посолство, то беше ужасно малко и с хилядите хлебарки. Напълно подкрепям мислите ви. От България.
In fact, the pioneer of panel construction was a French architect Le Corbusier, which real name is Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris. So there was a similar architectural school in France.
it's not just french for example in slovakia or czechia there is so many neighborhoods around these 2 countries that look like these in video i think that's because back in day russia had a big impact on everything and these panel houses or whatever you call em were cheap in early 80' in slovakia there was an expansion of these buildings and poeple were getting apartments almost for free very very cheap@@rumpegen
I think the apartment is quite lovely & cozy. The entrance is a little drab but still acceptable. It must be nice to be able to leave a bike in the foyer & not have to worry about it being stolen. Thanks for showing us around.
There's a difference between a house and a home-it's the people that create the atmosphere of a place. I like how they use the space creatively. [From Adelaide-Australia]
Hello to the city of churches....and Dean Lukin, well he is from Port Lincoln. I completely agree with you. No matter the outside, its what's inside those counts.
@@TravellingwithRussell при СССР квартиры в этих домах давались людям бесплатно, но они были собственностью государства ( живущий в такой квартире не мог еë продать) А после распада СССР в России приняли закон о приватизации жилья. Все желающие оформили квартиры в собственность. Оформление стоило копейки. Фактически люди получили квартиры в собственность бесплатно. Чтобы получить полную картину о том, где живут россияне, надо добавить к квартире и дачный домик на небольшом участке земли ( это горожане). Дачи есть у миллионов человек. Землю под дачу при СССР давали бесплатно, а домики строили люди за свои средства. Обычно на дачах живут или отдыхают по выходным летом. А в провинции многие живут в своих домах круглый год. Это и села, и деревни и кварталы небольших городов. Россия - северная страна с холодными зимами. Иметь теплое отапливаемое жильë - жизненная необходимость.
“Creatively?” The place is tiny, especially for 2 people. How else could you possibly use that space and still actually fit within it’s tight confines?
@@mudman6156 My eldest daughter lives in a similar apartment (probably 55 sq m) with her partner, two teenage daughters and a baby. It's quite comfortable. You don't have excess junk in the apartment. In summer the kids spend their holidays at the dacha with their great-grandmother, or in the village with their father's parents. In winter they're outside skiing or ice skating. In Spring and Autumn they playing with friends in the playground between the apartments. Both parents work or study, and the kids are not couch potatoes. You really don't need a 4-500 sq m apartment, especially if you need to pay for heating in Winter.
У нас нет граффити, потому что есть суровые бабушки, которые накажут любого, кто попробует испортить подьезд. Знаете, бабушки в России очень боевые😂 шутка
Check out American suburbia and small towns. You will be surprise. We don't have graffiti here either, but we have swimming pools in every back yard (Palm, Desert So.Cali)
I could live there no problem. They have a beautiful little home. And look at the area, no graffiti or litter all over the place. No scum bags hanging around, people leaving their bikes downstairs. Its not just the apartment its the community, they have a nice home.
My dad got a flat in a house like that for free 😂😊 . He was distributed after graduating his university to Northern Kazakhstan ( Soviet education was for free and then you should work 3 years in a place you were ordered, only after that period you could move from the place where you wanted) and there he received the flat in six months . My parents were so happy. We still have it. My parents don't want to sell it though they live in a two-stored cottage now. For them it is a sort of family nest. 😊
For the cost of Soviet housing, it’s great. But back in the days of the Soviet Union, while people were shoehorned into such a tiny one bedroom apartment, I was growing up in a 4 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom house with 2 very real fireplaces, a living room, dining room, family room, and downstairs game room. We had a deck that was larger than this entire apartment. And my parents never had to stand in a line for anything we needed. We didn’t have one Soviet clunker car that required us to wait ten years to get. No, we had a small Japanese economy car, a British sports car, and a gigantic American luxury car, yet my parents were NOT considered to be rich. But compared to people living in the Soviet Union, we were probably fantastically wealthy by any stretch of their imagination. The Communist government didn’t do the people of the Soviet Union any favours. Instead of making the entire country middle class citizens, they made the entire country live in poverty. Boris Yeltsin realised that the moment he stopped at a random grocery store in Texas, knowing that it couldn’t have been possibly staged. He was completely shocked by what he saw. Later he cried as it occurred to him what a horrible failure the Soviet system really was. All they had ever accomplished was to force the entire population to live in poverty.
I don't mind living there. The bedroom could be a bit bigger to accommodate dressers lol. But the kitchen is bigger than in apartments in North America. In fact there are so many run-down ugly apartments and infested with insects in North America.
@@татьянаиванова-э1ж8й Russel is a Russian propaganda person that speaks English. That is not a typical apartment, that's an upscale one. I know exactly what the elevator is like in those building, how bathrooms leak or roofs, or the noise, or the cockroaches in the apartments, or the fleas , or rats etc in basements..........
That's a nice apartment - you can sit in your lounge room with balcony doors open, see green trees and grass and get beautiful fresh air. It looks clean and liveable to me.
I really like how everything is organised in this flat. It is not big, but very functional and very comfortable. There's everything you might need. From nice balcony overlooking quiet green area to nice appliances and facilities. And considering these flats are inexpensive to run, I'd be happy to live in such flat.
In Russia, they pay about 6,000 rubles a month for the maintenance of such an apartment, which is about 80 dollars. This is for gas, hot and cold water, garbage collection, repair and maintenance of common property, for electricity. And in your country, how much do you pay per month for housing maintenance?
I was born and raised in northen China and we have apartments like those as well. It usually has no real living room unless you make one bedroom into a living room. The entry room is adjacent to kitchen and bathroom so it would be used as dining area. Many households would also take adventages of their kitchen balcony to be used as a kitchen and the actual kitchen would be a dining room then they could have their entry room to be a living room.
We have hundreds of thousands of similarish blocks in Poland but the balcony conversions into rooms are illegal so you’ll never see that. These blocks are made from prefabricated concrete slabs so they are very strong and warm. They were built like this as there was a massive shortage of properties after ww2 and this was the quickest way of accommodating tens of millions of people. The thing is in Poland most of these blocks look brand new, like they were built yesterday even though they are old. That’s because they have been cladded with insulation to make them warmer. When you clad these blocks they will look brand new, better then most blocks you will see in the west.
в москве! такие дома сносят и дают новую квартиру в новом кирпичном доме! современный дизайн! и застройщик делает там социальный ремонт! это называется реновация районов! и многие не спешат продавать такие квартиры. в под московье такие дома реставрируют новым фасадом , керамикой или панели
That's actually a lot nicer and more spacious than most Manhattan apartments with a lot more storage! (Edit: If you disagree, just look up any real estate agent on TH-cam who shows nearly illegal, chopped, closet-type apartments with exposed piping and gas meters IN the apartments in NYC for $2,000+/mo. and tell me I'm wrong.)
This is not Manhattan. This is neighborhood like Queens or Staten island. There are houses, not small apartments. I am from eastern Europe and also live in similar soviet type building, but the apartment area is double and rooms are bigger. I feel claustrophobic from this video.
You are so right about NYC apartments, pay so much and get so little. I thought this Russian apartment was nice and cozy and I would live there with no problem, except those steps....first floor only for me! lol
Many criticize Khrushchev 's Soviet housing . But , in fact , Khrushchev did a great thing at that time , to resettle citizens from communal apartments and barracks into separate social apartments . Renovation programs are now in place , allowing citizens to get more spacious and new apartments .
+ just imagine that people lived in rooms in a barracks with ovens, no water, no water closets. Toilets in the yard and public baths in a district. And after barracks they got such apartments. That was fantastic.
It is not true. This housing aimed to withdraw the people from theyr roots. The most people were resettled from the village and from theyr own houses in the city. This was one part of building of new people. They wanted people to forget theyr heritage.
We are modernizing them in Orenburg. They make a gable roof, which insulates the upper fifth floor. They are insulated with mineral wool, plastered and painted with facade paints. The house is being transformed
@@TravellingwithRussell In our Altai Territory, all the old five-storey buildings are also changed roofs and facades are updated, all this is done according to the federal program. Regarding the green color in the entrances and mold - this is absolute nonsense, in all such houses the colors of the walls are different and there is no mold there, since there is no dampness, the heating season begins with a drop in temperature to +8 °.
I love how green the area around the apartment complex is. I'm an American living in the western US and for reference my apartment is 811 sq feet with two bedrooms, 2 bathrooms a living room and kitchen. Only the bedrooms and bathrooms have doors. My front door leads outside rather than into the building. The apartment is $2000 a month and this does not include utilities. Thanks to the apartment owner for letting us tour their home I loved the doors, the floors and the awesome shower setup. I would enjoy living there although it would get old fast carrying groceries up five flights of stairs I'm sure.
I'm an American living in the southern U.S. and for reference my house is 2,500 sq ft with 4 bedrooms, two full bathrooms, a living room, a kitchen, a dining room, a laundry, a 2nd living area, a foyer, a large walk-in closet, a two car garage, a crafting room and a workshop. My front door leads outside to a large yard with a 100 acre park across the street. My mortgage payment is only $1,200 a month and this does not include utilities. Some people make very bad decisions and end up paying for overpriced apartments when if they had a little discipline they could have saved up for a down payment for a house. Thanks to the apartment owner for letting us tour their home but I couldn't possibly live there.
@@thecatatemyhomework A little over $3,000 per year since the governor of Texas applied a portion of our budget surplus to lower our property taxes. Previously, they were over $5,000 per year.
You get fit very quickly going up and down those stairs two or three times a day,why pay for gym membership,good idea 5 storey apartment buildings no lift,watch the weight fall off some people really need that!
I grew up in an apartment like this in Yugoslavia in the 70's and 80's. You can find them everywhere from Vladivostok to the Adriatic coast. They were small but well thought out and comfortable. They were obviously designed by architects who knew what they were doing, unlike today, where the point is to cram in as many apartments as possible, disregarding the liveability. I now live in a same size apartment in Melbourne, Australia and it's nowhere near as practical, with open plan living room and kitchen, which I hate but it is what it is. And it cost me almost half a million AU$ to buy it. So, yes, I'd be more than happy to live in one of those old ones ❤😊
@@MK-lm6hb maybe... prices have gone up beyond that even there. If a real estate is "cheap", there's usually a good reason behind it. Plus, it means living 40 or more km away from the city, it's almost a countryside and I didn't want that.
Действительно это типичная квартира, обычно оставшаяся или принадлежащая родителям на пенсии. Таких очень много строили при СССР. Что мне нравиться их сопровождают большие территории при дворе, есть простор, в новых жилых районах все скучено и места вне гораздо меньше.
У нас в Бишкек много районов с разными советскими домами. На некоторые люди болт положили. Но есть и классные районы, где все покрашено, улицы, скамейки, площадки отремонтированы, и куча просто зелени, деревьев и цветов, да так много что самих зданий летом еле видно. Красота а пахнет как. Проблемы только с парковками, не ожидали в СССР такого потока машин. 😀 Честно говоря все лучше чем эти новые курятники новостройки.
Смотря где. Живу в пиковской новостройке, район очень и очень просторный. По сравнению со старыми не хватает пока зелени, но деревья и кусты посадили, лет через 10 будем просто утопать в зелени!)
What I find impressive is that the Soviets built so many of these apts to house their people. We should be doing this for OUR people. The apts are quite nice! I would live in one! Thanks for showing how they lived.
This actually is “15-minute city”, which is now being discussed by WEF as a “progressive” thing to do. Though, they have entirely different purpose for them than the soviets had. Soviets built this to let people move from the villages, to give people places for living after WWII.
Не столько из деревень, сколько из коммуналок. С жильём было очень плохо. Практически все жили в коммуналке. И, в бараках. Их много было в Москве, с туалетом на улице. Поэтому спешно начали строить такое жильё. И, люди, были очень рады, когда получали своё отдельное жильё со всеми удобствами.
I truly would guess it to be a “7 minute city”. That time would also include the initial “planning”, of such a building. Russian architecture certainly has changed. And it appears as though, it’s not highly valued anymore. Slowly but surely, the powers that be, desensitize the people’s desire for beauty. Therefore, the pursuit and joy in beauty, is taken away. Very sad.
I am sure it was great to get your own place. I thought is was an American myth about communal living ,Wow learn something new every day. I am afraid that we are heading to opposite direction toward communal living the futrue is not looking very brite in the US. I wish it was easier to get citizenship in Russia I think you guys are headed the opposite direction.@@ИринаТрускова-ы9п
I spent my childhood and youth in a similar apartment, in a panel house. Until my 5th year, we lived in a communal apartment in the basement of our house, so when we were given (for free) a two-room apartment on the fifth floor, we were happy to heaven! There were already four of us by that time. In fact, happy times were! All the neighbors knew each other. Schools, kindergartens and shops are literally a five-minute walk away. And the fact that you go up to the fifth floor every day, you get used to it and do not notice the inconvenience. And, by the way, it's good for health, charging!)) As a child, I really liked to go down, jumping 3-4 steps in giant jumps. But it was very problematic for my father to lift a piano to the fifth floor))) My sister and I went to music school, so we also had a piano in our room. A two-tier bed, a desk, a couple of cupboards and a piano, everything fit into a room like this bedroom, only narrower.
Пианино на пятый этаж? Счастливчики! У меня отец с друзьями пианино тащили на 12-й 🤪 В домах до 12 этажей включительно, видите ли, не был положен "грузовой" лифт (который на самом деле грузопассажирский), как раз наш случай. Вот и тащили, ведь как ребенку без музыкальной школы-то, а там фортепиано обязательный предмет 😆 Если буду переезжать, с собой пианино точно не заберу )) Подарю безвозмездно ))
How interesting... I live in the USA and the MINIMUM square footage in my area.. the MINIMUM is 1200 square feet! unreal what has happened to this place over the past 50 years.. and none of it good.
@@leecowell8165Have you been provided with living space for free? And when the privatization was announced, our apartments were transferred to our full ownership, also free of charge.
Я живу в подобной квартире в 5- этажном доме. Раньше, когда не снимали, не арендовали квартиры, многие семьи жили по много человек в квартире. И тогда каждая комната была одновременно и спальней и комнатой для нескольких людей. А кухня тоже могла использоваться как комната, там дети могли делать уроки или читать. А на балконах спали в тёплое время. В одной комнате могли жить по несколько человек. И тут комнаты изолированные, каждая с отдельным входом, а есть проходные, в которых кому-то тоже может приходится жить, хотя это не удобно. Сейчас так тесно не живут, предпочитают снимать жильё, арендовать, если не хватает собственного.
На кухне тоже спали, если было место для диванчика с откидными валиками. Читали часто в уборных, особенно, когда по 5 человек в однокомнатной квартире площадью 27 кв.м. жили.
If you read the book written by my friend RUSSIA BECOMES YOU , you will see his description of long forgotten Moscow of the 90s. Jeff was there for a few years. His descriptions are very realistic and based on his correspondence with his daughters. Moscow of today is mesmerising. I love St Petersburg even more. Food and service, culture and people, ancient churches and monasteries are my fav parts
Greetings to you dear Russell, as a citizen of former soviet republic i really appreciate your making of this video, because i used to live in such apartment building in my childhood. I am preparing for my IELTS exam, and your current explanation might be very useful in my case. Thank for your efforts and keep going!
Many thanks for the interesting footage. Many people in Germany live in similarly small flats. And many of them are not as well equipped as here. The outside of the houses is very ugly, but you don't notice anything inside the flats. You can be okay with 1-2 people. Newly built apartment blocks will certainly be more spacious today than in the Soviet era. In East Germany, many similar prefabricated buildings from the GDR era have been preserved. The buildings have only been embellished on the outside and inside so that you can no longer recognise their origins. Incidentally, cooking with gas is better than with electricity because the temperature of the food can be regulated much better. That's why almost all good restaurants cook with gas.
В данном видео показаны не слишком ухоженные панельки и дворы. Купил квартиру в подобном доме около года назад. Из плюсов: очень-очень хорошая инфраструктура (садики, школы, автобусы, магазины, почта, банк, центральный парк, набережная с велодорожками); очень хорошая транспортная доступность (от порога дома - 45 минут до центра Москвы, в ближайшие 2-3 года открытие диаметра МДЦ); высокий шанс реконструкции\реновации; доступная цена с легким кредитом; жарко зимой\прохладно летом; Из минусов: относительно старый жилфонд; не особо качественная работа ЖКХ; низкий уровень базового жилья ( плохо с ровностью полов, стен, ванной, качеством электропроводки, соответственно сделали кап.рем на 1 млн, для комфортного и современного жилья); отсутствие общего пространства на 1 этаже; возможны сомнительные соседи (алко\нарко) но лично нам повезло. Считаю отличным вариантом, если правильно учесть развитие транспортной инфраструктуры и спрогнозировать подорожание в будущем (или реиновацию\кап.ремонт). Доступно к покупке без иппотеки на 30 лет, возможно быстро выкупить через ипотеку при средней региональной зарплате. Данный объект легко сдавать, легко продать, комфортно жить.
Очень спорный выбор особенно в Москве когда их по реновации могут снеси в любой момент и отправить жить куда угодно... Инфраструктура изза реновации тоже пойдет далеко и надолго тк плотность населения дико возрастет, так что или надо искать где подобные дома точечно остались(места есть но их мало), ну или смотреть районы чуть новее тк до них руки дойдут не скоро(ну они и дальше от центра), где уже панельки в 9-16 этажей... Сомнительные соседи возможны везде, даже в премиальный новостройках, мало того есть рассадники идиотов типа того же сити(они там не поголовно но тк народа много и в среднем процент выше то впечатление мягко говоря неприятное, отдельный прикол разделение публики в самом сити),.
Все относительно, во многих новых домах шумоизоляция намного хуже чем в старых панельных домах. Слишком много жильцов, часто очень шумных и бесцеремонных, слишком много машин, озеленение чаще всего отсутвует. Этот дворик в Наро-Фоминске очень похож на дворы в в старом Купчино в СПб, и по серии домов и по зелени. Типовая советская застройка.
@@dilvastak7351 в нашем районе идет реновация полным ходом. Слухи про то, что отправят жить неизвестно куда являются лишь слухами. Строится новый дом, из соседней хрущевки переселяют в него людей, эту хрущевку ломают, строят вместо нее новый дом, переселяют в него из следующей соседней хрущевки. У нас уже три дома так переселили, даже улицу люди не поменяли. Люди очень довольны. Подруга из хрущевки ждет не дождется, когда их очередь дойдет. На соседней улице сломали хрущевку, а вместо нее ничего не построили, просто стало больше пространства. Потому что построили один дом, вместивший в себя две хрущевки. Да этажей больше, но пространства вокруг тоже стало больше. А вот Москва сити точно место фриков.
I grew up in an apartment/unit like that. The whole precinct was made of them. Very uniform, with good infrastructure, public transport, schools, shops, sport fields, children and youth clubs, bicycle park, lots of green spaces. I had a lot of freedom, I didn't need my parents to drive anywhere, it was safe, pathways everywhere with safe pedestrian crossings, lots of activities after school and easy to visit friends. The good side was also heating provided by the city with hot water to radiators in each room making the whole apartment very warm during the winter. When I moved to Australia I was stuck in a suburb, cold house, unable to heat all rooms due to very high electricity costs. A car was a necessity, not walkable at all, no paths, nothing around, everything fenced off. Psychologically for children very isolating and unsafe.
These houses were massively built from 1959 to 1985 throughout the USSR. It took only 12 days to build one house! For example, a bathroom and a toilet were delivered from the factory ready-made with all communications, finishes, sinks, etc. These houses were quite cheap and were built as temporary housing, but many of them have been standing for 60 years. They had many advantages, but there were also disadvantages, if the house is panel, then there is poor sound insulation, when your neighbor goes to the toilet, you will definitely know about it) I rent an apartment in a similar brick house of 1969 in one of the regions of Russia. In 2000, he was modernized and added a 6th floor. At one time it was a very good housing, which, moreover, people received for free.
Такие дома, пятиэтажные, строились до начала 1970х. Я выросла в такой квартире и до сих пор владею ей. Мы въехали туда в 1970м году. Не помню, чтобы подобные строили после того, как мы въехали в свою. Строили 9ти и 12ти этажные дома, а потом и 16ти этажные.
@@AmauryJacquot The country fell apart, the economy collapsed, and Russia returned to the level of 1991 only in 2017. As a result, the temporary has become permanent. But compared to many Western countries, these panel houses have allowed the majority of Russians to become homeowners, rather than tenants or mortgage debtors. Owning your own property makes life a lot easier.
@@bacillusanthracis8399 indeed, I was merely talking about the construction itself, which was obviously pretty good for "temporary" stuff. indeed, the manufactured fall of the SU was a great mistake of the previous century.
Thanks for the tour of the Russian Apartment. I love it and would buy it if I were in the market and it was for sale. The owners have done a marvelous job with maintenance and updates! I watch alot of videos from Russia and I cannot get over how clean and litter free it appears to be. I live in Alabama USA and the litter problem here is terrible. I cringe when I drive my car and see all the trash along the roadway. I think sometimes that the citizens of Alabama hate their state. Russell please continue making videos from Russia. Thanks!
It's considered the hight of lower class behaviour not to keep your living surroundings and streets dirty and littered,no matter how humble your home or neighbourhood every one is obliged to keep it tidy and clean,throwing rubbish on the ground is an absolute no no,it's thaught to kids from an early age in most of Europe,I live in the UK and it's not that clean,you notice it straight away when you've been away on holidays to Europe and come back to UK how very dirty some places are with food and other rubbish thrown on the streets,I guess it's lack of respect for your souroundings and yourself!
I live in South Carolina USA. We have a litter problem too. Sorry but I would rather have my house than an apartment. Just the truth. I can live with the litter. Who knows maybe someday we will clean it up.😄
I’m from small Russian city and I guess the problem with garbage on the streets is totally global and doesn’t depend on the city or country. My city is relatively clean, but nevertheless there are dirty areas. There are cities where garbage is cleaned more carefully, in others it’s worse. I come to the conclusion that it’s like this everywhere 😅
I grew up in a building like this, after i lived in Barcelona and in the uk, i gotta say that soviet flat is the most comfortable living in terms of energy efficiency and general comfort: there are requirements for insolation and ventilation, you rarely can get black mould in Russia but in the UK and Spain its a common thing.
I live in a similar flat now in Germany. It's perfect for me, an elderly lady and my cat. We have a generous balcony looking down onto a green field and trees. Our micro-village is mostly older people and young families, because the flats are ideal as either a starter home or a retirement flat. I'm very happy in mine!
А живял ли си в съветския съюз за да говориш това? Каква слънчева светлина, там няма такава 6 месеце през годината. Но не това е най-важното, там нямаше и досега няма демокрация. Четири години съм била там, а ти не. Иди и виж преди да говориш. Българка съм.
I just did a quick translation but am sorry that people are struggling despite what the news says. I think people around the world are seeing increased poverty but certainly some places are worse than others especially when there is no way to have your voices heard@@Марта-й7е
Great exploration of a classic Russian apartment! The walk around the microdistrict and the detailed tour of the apartment provided a fascinating glimpse into everyday life. Kudos to the long-time residents for maintaining such a cozy space over the years. Looking forward to more insights from your adventures!
Вынужден был переехать на Кипр год назад из такой вот хрущёвки в подмосковье, как в видео. Делал там ремонт сам, квартиру эту несчатсную вымучал собственными руками. Живу сейчас на солнечном острове, рядом море, фрукты и овощи вкуснее и знаете... Я хочу назад в свой хрущ. В свою маленькую квартирку в лесу, с зеленью, с дождиком за окном, со снегом зимой. Море и слонце это очень круто, но тоска на душе страшная...
Понимаю вас... В этом деле есть какая то тайна. Не изученные вопросы. Где родился - там и сгодился говорят. Поэтому есть что то духовное в жизни, какой то духовный аспект, что отличается от материального
Так в чём проблема? Возвращайтесь на родину! У меня, например , нет никакого жилания ехать в россию, даже в отпуск, не то, что возвращаться. Как вижу фото своего российского "муравейника" (тоже в хорошем месте), мне страшно становится. Про всё остальное вообще молчу...
вынужден он. Возвращайся в стабилитрон. Тут очень хорошо. Выйдешь на улицу а там иран, тоже тепло и фрукты и снег, населеник тоже иранское, часть северо корейская.
The only real problem I have with it would be the stairs. I couldn’t imagine coming home from the grocery store and having to deal with all those steps. Otherwise it’s not bad at all.
Never understand this kind of comment. You do understand that the unnatural thing is using an elevator. I grew up in one of these, and going up and downs is just fine. People never complained. We were used to no elevator. It's mainly Same goes for most old buildings in Europe.
I absolutely loved the little apartment and yes I would live in it. It’s compact and there’s no way you could be a person who hoards. Essentials only. My problem now is that my hip and knees are stuffed and there is no way I could walk up and down those stairs 😮
spent some time living in one of these. the stairs are very easy to get over! if it's ten storeys, then yeah, that becomes hard. but ten-storey buildings have elevators
Nostalgic tour into Soviet atmosphere of a Russian flat. I saw similar abodes in the 1980s in East Germany, with a typical smell of phenol, even in aeroplanes. Their endless, unforgiving grey winter sky smelled burnt coal with flocks of ravens or crows loudly hovering above the snow.These crammed appartments were a cozy retreat, well heated with warm water.
My video game rooms are heated with boring white radiators that can not be customized to another color. It was either that, or portable kerosene heaters, or a mini-split A/C unit heat pump, or just pretend that there is invisible ductwork and that furnace is nowhere or the outside A/C unit is hidden behind the house. Back in the real world, I heat my house with vent-free gas logs in the fireplace, regulated automatically by the thermostat in the hallway. Thermostat is self-powered by the lit pilot light, so the gas logs turn on and off automatically just like a natural gas water heater would, even during a power failure. Just so long as there is steady natural gas.
Khrushchev took the path of abandoning architectural excesses, standardizing and reducing the cost of projects. As a result, such houses appeared. On the plus side, many families for the first time in their lives got the opportunity to live in a separate apartment. Of the minuses - the quality of architecture and planning of Soviet cities fell sharply.
Thank you for showing this, they made a nice, cozy home. I love the greenery outside, the trees are beautiful and give a nice feeling as you see them through the windows on every floor, and a relaxing feeling as you go outside. It’s so nice that there’s a play area for the kids right there.
о, да, я жила в кирпичной девятиэтажке 1965 года постройки. Батарей - литой чугуний, можно греться, как у камина! Окна деревянные, в два стекла. А уж кирпич держал тепло замечательно.
Сейчас в этих домах после капремонта ставят погодные регуляторы и жмотятся изо всех сил. Подруга теперь ходит в двух свитерах и подштанниках 😏 Соседские бабки, которых полдома, скандалят и не дают прибавить отопление.
Thanks 👍Absolutely was. I want to do more like this, simply to show the types of apartments and differences. The family were so amazing to me yesterday.
Yes, If I would choose to live in an apartment, I would have no problem at all living in one exactly like the one you are showing here in this video. It has everything one would need, including the balcony and the greenery outside. Me personally, I prefer and choose to live far out in the country/forest, where I can have animals, grow what I need and feel the freedom of not having people living all around me. But yes, if I were ever to have to live in an apartment, this one would suit me perfectly.
@@АнатолийЛашков-п3в Если бы я мог жить в загородном коттедже или даже в особняке и иметь возможность себе это позволить, я бы с большим удовольствием жил в России. ☺
@@АнатолийЛашков-п3вthese tiny houses you have in nature in addition to your apartment are called "Schrebergarten" in german. A Schrebergarten is a collection of similar but different sized or sometimes same sized small gardens in nature where you can have a small house on and enjoy your private green island. Chalets are a different thing
There are a lot of buildings like this where I live too. (Skopje, Macedonia). It's important to note that these neighborhoods as you can see in the videos have very nice urban planning - parks, playgrounds... And most of them survived a catastrophic earthquake in Skopje :) By the way, they really should fix those facades.
One thing people need to realize is when you live in a place that is cold and has a lot of snow it is hard to keep up the outside. You should come up to rural Colorado and see how it looks in the summer no one mows yards and things always look unkempt. The severe weather is hell on the outside areas and it is summer such a short time you just let it go until you have to deal with it. Most of the year it is covered in white. It was the first thing I thought when I looked at the video.
A very nice apartment!! Loved the decor, especially the kitchen. Oddly, I’m in London and have to say adjacent to me is a very similar style building. Great upload!
I'm in the Netherlands, and this looks pretty normal to me. It's not typically Russian, I'd say it's typically post- WW2. I've lived in a flat very similar, just without the central heating. The only surprise was the washing machine in the toilet. I've never seen that before, but it makes sense to put your washing machine where there are water pipes. The low ceiling at the shower room and toilet doors are probably because there are pipes running there. The storage is also just sensible for a small appartment. Shame the outside hasn't been kept up, otherwise it's very nice. Certainly liveable. You should come to the Netherlands and visit my moms flat, it's the same in many ways. (Except the outside has been painted last year, lol!)
Я живу в России, в Зауралье. Такие дома вполне типичны для России, Украины, Казахстана, Беларусии. Квартиры в этих домах очень маленькие. Обычно стиральные машины ставят не в туалет, а в ванной комнате или на кухне. Это очень тоскливое и бедное жилье. Но я выросла в такой квартире и живу до сих пор.
It might not look pretty from the outside but the inside of the apartment is livable and cozy. If only governments could fund projects like this again and make more affordable housing.
In the Soviet Union flats were given for free by the enterprise you worked for. You had to wait for several years but it was worth it. You didn't pay a penny.
Правительство и сейчас в России очень много делает подобных вещей. Много разных социальных программ, когда помогают населению с жильем. Я сейчас живу в подобной квартире. 1/3 при покупке оплатило государство. Моей знакомой государство подарило дом в пригороде - многодетная семья. Моему дяде бесплатно выделили земельный участок для строительства дома. Многим знакомым выделили субсидии для оплаты части ипотеки. В России сложно быть бездомным. Есть программы, например "сельский врач", когда вы устраиваетесь работать в сельскую больницу и вам бесплатно предоставляют жилье. Моя тетя проработала так 5 лет врачем в подмосковье: зарплата+бесплатное проживание в квартире+по прошествии пяти лет круглая сумма на счет в банке на котору можно купить жилье намного лучше чем на видео. По прошествии 5-ти лет она купила квартиру в Москве.
@@AlbertAuto с зарплаты не удерживали, квартиру давали не в собственность на предприятиях для привлечения работников .Были списки очередников имеющих менее 18 метра на человека .Старую квартиру забирали ремонтировали, давали следующему очереднику .
As someone from the US I would totally live here. That apartment is actually really nice. I've lived in some dumps. I love that fireplace and the brick walls. The floors were really nice. And seriously? People just leave their bikes wherever? Yeh ya can't do that here
Уехал я из такой квартиры в отпуск в Германию , арендовал жилье через интернет приехал и заселился в такую же квартиру , это удивительно, такие районы могут быть намного более ухоженными чем на этом видео , спасибо за видео
Very interesting. Thank you for sharing. I've always taken an interest in Soviet era buildings and this was a great tour of how a typical family lived during Soviet times.
Gas oven is very comfortable to use. It means electricity independence from power supply any time and easy control of cooking process to increase or decrease the flame.
induction gives the same kind of control, with none of the issues from burning methane (including the generation of C6 cycle hydrocarbons which are toxic)
@@AmauryJacquot I agree with you. But in Russia there is a set of strong rules consorning gas usage and big practice including examination of each gas point by a specialist with equipment on a quoterly basis.
Lovely apartment! I especially like that it's got lots of stairs to keep people healthy! I have an elevator where I live but I don't use it because I like taking the stairs for my health.
Что характерно, в те времена оставляли много места для зелёных насаждений, делали большие относительно числа жителей дворы. Я каждый день по дороге на работу вижу такой микрорайон, там между двумя пятиэтажками, стоящими друг к другу "спинами", вообще нет дорожек, асфальта, гаражей - только деревья и кусты. Летом смотрится просто офигенно.
As a resident of Russia, I can confirm that this is in fact a typical microdistrict and a typical apartment. But the interior decoration is not typical. The people who live there have worked and invested in the improvement of their homes.
Thanks for another great video. I actually grew up in a building just like this, and can totally relate to everything you said. I went to a day care facility that was literally a couple of hundred yards away from our block and remember that I was able to walk there by myself at a very early age (~5 years old). Imagine that. No way I would let my own 5-year old walk by themselves anywhere, but it wasn't a big deal. As you stated, everyone in these micro-communities (I like that term you used) knew each other and would watch out for each other's children. Likewise, we too had several very large playgrounds located in central places in between these block buildings where all the kids from the area would meet to play. I am talking 30, 40-60 kids at a time. That's part of the reason we had such large circles of friends. Once it came time for school, the schools too were located within walking distance to all the buildings so we kids would walk to school from the first day of the first grade. Lastly, while these Soviet-style block buildings may look run down on the outside now, there were kept in good condition, both physical as well as optically during Soviet times, so you would have to imagine this area having been well kept, with nice meadows, proper walk-ways, streets, and - as you said - limited parking because most people did in fact not own cars but relied on bus or tram transportation nearby. Your video also shows just how well kept many of the actual apartments are by their owners (or renters), regardless of what the building looks on the outside. And that applies to this day. So, to go back to your title for this video "Could You Live Here?" - yes, I could. Was born there, grew up there, now I own a house and live in the U.S. but could easily live in one of these apartments again. Keep up the great work on your channel. I thoroughly enjoy your videos.
I am from Russia and as a child in the 70s I lived in such an apartment. I would like to add that the ceiling in the hallway to the kitchen is low because there is a mezzanine, a bicycle could fit there. In some types of such apartments, there was a glass partition with a bathroom almost under the ceiling of the kitchen. This was done to improve the insolation of the bathroom and create obstacles to the reproduction of pathogenic bacteria.
Thank you for a very interesting tour of this Russian apartment. I’ve never seen a Russian apartment before. I think it would difficult to climb the stairs without an elevator.Maybe that is a first world problem. I thought that apartment was very beautiful and cozy. I Loved the kitchen , the countertops were gorgeous! It was so beautiful. The living room was so elegant. I loved the fireplace,with the electric fire going, very cool! Thank you to the apartment owners for showing us their beautiful home.I liked the balcony. I liked the entire place.I know the winters get brutally cold. I live in the snow belt of Ohio, our winters are also insanely cold too !I liked & subscribbed to your chanel. Thank you again for an interesting video. I know nothing about Russia so it was a very interesting video ! ❤
It was five floors not three, and someone in a wheelchair or other health concerns would disagree about no elevator. Or, 3 little ones and a shitload of groceries. @@laos-f6x
Yes that's first world problem - my granny easily walked up to 4th floor, and she was 93. Elevators are mostly needed, if you are moving something heavy.
The door to the kitchen is the rule. Rooms with gas equipment should be separated from the living by a door for safety. This is a VERY typical 40+ year old apartment in all Russia. There's a bit of not typical furniture that was replaced about 10 years ago. But there was no major renovation in the apartment, everything is preserved as 40 years ago.
Hello, I am new to your channel and you came up on my youtube page, this is the second video I have seen. I am from the US and so I find it very interesting to see how things are in other places. I can definitely say the setups for apartments there and where I have been is different. i do however think this one and the other I just watched is very quaint. I think I prefer the closed off balcony’s but I do like them. I am going to subscribe as I enjoy seeing how others live. Thanks for sharing and showing us all these places. Makes you see things differently as we don’t know how it is in other places. ❤
The balconies are so wonderful, everyone should have access to outdoor space. I thought the apartment looked very comfortable and nicely laid out. Maybe a little larger bathroom? Did I see 2 espresso makers, two kettles, 1 tea pot and closet full or spirits? All necessities😊
@@ЕленаЛадникова: I didn't feel that op was criticizing the possible lack of warmth of the apartment. But rather the coming and going during winter. Uncovered parking without plug-ins for block heaters, lots of clearing off the car after snowfall, snowbanks after the plow has been through the parking lot, that sort of thing. Snow mixed with dirt from the parking lot would be messy. The grim building exterior and entrance hall would be extra grim in winter. But I have no doubt that once inside the apartment it is very comfortable.
Not everyone in the Soviet Union received a free apartment. People have been waiting for this for decades. Some like my family had to pay a lot of money for a "cooperative apartment".
Free means paid through TAXES and also ASSIGNED with no choices whatever. Political connections were always a factor, so don’t glorify dictatorship practices.
It’s truly fascinating observing the different decorating aesthetics from one country to another! The element I liked most in this apartment was the lovely star patterned frosted glass in the kitchen door. It added such a unique and historic touch to this classic / typical Russian apartment!
Exterior is always could be repulsive, but YOUR apartment is how you see it. And you live in it. So a lot of such houses looks not nice outside, but different apartments have different AND interesting designs.
My stepbrother was a Russian Orthodox Monk in Moscow. He now lives in NY, but I’m always so interested in his time in Russia. The accommodations, transportation, the genuine IDGIAF attitude of Russian people lol
Actually, it’s a nice apartment!…in Chile, we also have a few apartment buildings that were gifted by Russia in the 70’s and as you said, these buildings were set up in a matter of weeks! These apartments are still livable and in very good condition because their owners have taken care of them through out the years.
It’s like housing commission places from what I see on the outside. If it was in Oz those playground equipments would have been destroyed, as well as all the trees. You would have empty bottles, broken glass, used syringes, condoms, broken windows etc etc. trunk must be up, good luck. Absolutely could live there. Thanks so much Russell. Are the groceries cheaper in the region, where are the shops in relation to the flats? I liked the idea of all those facilities where you live, such convenience for an old fart like me would be amazing. Absolutely no need for a car with all those services hey.
I live in Moscow, but I often travel to the regions of Russia: Bashkortostan, Krasnodar, Arkhangelsk, Yaroslavl and so on. And I can tell you for sure that food prices in Moscow are sometimes even lower than in other regions. But on average the same across the country. Perhaps prices will be higher in the Far East. But the Far East is a completely different story. p.s My English is bad)
@@ksenian2113 я не живу в Масквабаде, но точно знаю, что цены там не ниже, а в разы выше, чем в регионах. И если вы не в курсе, все зависит от региона - где нет районных надбавок, там и цены ниже, но никак не в Масквабаде!
Don't know where abouts in Australia you live, but it is nothing like where I live in rural NSW. Playground equipment here in town is in excellent condition and used every day by the kids after school and during the day by mums and pre=schoolers. Our swimming pool is also in good shape and well used, and our streets are litter free.
Russell, I did enjoy the video very much and did watch it until the end. The apartment was well decorated and very cozy which I liked. I live in an apartment which is 365 square feet in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles and find it to be quite similar with amenities, compact everything and efficient. I have to say that having to climb 5 flights of stairs might be difficult to get used to, but just think of all that good cardio you would get. Thanks for putting this together...I'll now watch your next recommended video on 'RUSSIAN Typical Family Apartment Tour'.
I am 73 years old European female. I went on a Holyday in easten Europe where I was born and rented a room in a similar home on the 10th floor. They had a lift but I do not like it and as a smoker I had to go out of the flat and to the garden for to smoke . As I do not like a lift I did went 10 floor up and 10 floor down SEVERAL TIMES A DAY .... at first i got tired at the 8 or 9th floor and after I did that three floor times it was like nothing. Again I am 73 years old smoker.
No elevator is fine for healthy young people, but what about people with injuries or older persons whom may have all sorts of issues. Also moving or deliveries of larger objects. Under communism you just had to accept whatever the government decided you should have. They didn't have to please the "customer". They were more interested in producing weapons. I'm surprised that so many comments are singing the praises of this. The reason this apt looks better is because some free enterprise has been allowed since the fall of communism.
@@Reidsmith1000 Singing the praises, not really. I am 68 years old and would find climbing 5 flights of stairs difficult, though I would mange and reap some cardio benefits. However, some of the folks in your video seemed older and I empathize for their plight of having to climb stairs.
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separate doors not for the heating but for sound proff - if somebody sleep or take rest in small apartment and you need to do something!
These very obviously fairly old constructions, but everything looks cosy and green. And considering that everyone in Soviet Union was getting these flats free of charge, it is an absolute bargain. Where else can you get a home for free? Most people in London cannot afford to buy even the smallest tiny shoebox, even on good salary, and working 2 jobs.
Расселл, спасибо за видео. Съездий пожалуйста в Храм Вооружённых сил России .В Одинцовском районе . там можно снимать видео. Это потрясающее место. Оно запомнится Вам навсегда.Это в парке "Патриот" . Одинцовский район. 🙏
@@AlbionTVLondonI want to buy this appartment!I have always wanted to live in a run down soviet housing estate .Russia is a dirtpoor dysfunctional asian dictatorship 😂🤣😆
В Москве такие дома все под реновацию.
I want to clarify that people received these apartments in the Soviet Union for free! Yes , yes ! They didn't pay a penny. It's just that when you come to your first job, you get in line for an apartment and in a few years they will give you an apartment for free. My parents got such an apartment in a new house when I was 3 years old. I also had a younger brother, so we were given a three-room apartment.
Nothing is for free. Many people paid for it the same way the young pay for others homes over the time. Everybody pay in the end and they couldn't even choose how they wanna live because the government owned their money and made choices for them.
They would have been +- free in many Western European countries, too. Sozialer Wohnungsbau in Germany e.g.
Only that quality was much better
Одни получали. Другие "вступали в кооператив", то есть покупали. Скажем, мои родители в 1970 или 1971 году выложили 7500 рублей (тех самых, раннебрежневских) на вступительный взнос в ЖСК. За типовую двушку. Откуда дровишки? Два сезона летних халтур + атомные доплаты на основном месте работы отца + собрали с родственников кто что мог.
Мой отец работал на заводе токарем, ему выдали сначала комнату в общежитии, а со вторым ребёнком 3х комнатную квартиру.
@@Moonboy05 если там были прописаны дети то квартира им оставалась. Просто они уже не могли сами получить жилье,если у них уже есть.
Thanks to the people living in the appartment for letting us see their appartment.
The word apartment does not have 2 p's only one p
@@ShelbyJohnson44who cares
i have been living outside for so long that i no longer wish to be inside
@@larajones175if it was down to you and somebody else for a job, a job you really wanted, and you spelled appartment with two ps and they spelled it correctly, all other things being equal, who do you think would get the job.
Do you want to do something right or do you want to do it wrong, when doing it right is just as simple?
Your comment tells me one thing about you. You've got that whole arrogant /ignorant thing that is so unpleasant. My advice, which of course you'll say something snarky about(please, have at it), is ask yourself why you took the time to make that reply at all. Like, what did it do for you? did it give you that warm feeling, did it feed your soul, did it give you that nice little feeling that you reached out and said something kind to somebody, said something that maybe made their day a little better, at least not any worse...🤔?
Yes! I can't believe they've lived there for 50 years and that the husband helped build it when he was a young whippersnapper LOL! They both must be quite fit from those stairs, especially when they remodel and bringing groceries up!
There’s one important aspect often forgotten. They started building these rather cheap apartments to solve acute real estate crisis caused by the WW2 destruction.
Right, also to bring people to the outlying areas of Russia to work in the collective farming or nearby industries.
@@TravellingwithRussellвы вообще не разбираетесь в данном вопросе. И зачем вы делаете эту рекламу не самому хорошему жилью?
@@TravellingwithRussell
To put things in perspective, Russian urban population:
1926 - 16 million
1950 - 46 million
1970 - 81 million
1990 - 109 million
2020 - 109 million
And even before WW2, with only 16 million, there was an acute urban housing shortage.
@@sofiabessonova2214 он не делает рекламу, он рассказывает о россии
@@Conserpov Destruction of Russian country communities by communists forced people to move to a cities to save themseves from starvation and to find jobs. Plus it wroked well to de-russify Russia and to cut connection with real Russia
One thing that really impressed me during my time in Russia was how, despite the bleak and rather run-down exteriors of the typical "Krushchovki", the apartments themselves felt very warm and inviting.
I feel the same way as far as not caring what the outside looks like...and felt this apt was kind of adorable. I have an Aunt that just turned 103 yrs old. When she retired she took a trip to Russia, and could not get over how very hospitable and warm the people were...She loved it there. I never forgot her talking about that so long ago~
It's because they say, they can't change the exterior but you can always do something on the inside. It was the same in Eastern Germany during Socialist times. If you lived in an old building, not one of the fancy panel blocks, you usually had to do all renovations for yourself and the houses were basically ruins, barely held together with good will. If you look back at old photos, seeing these houses you would never think people still lived in there. Oftentimes they had coal furnaces and lead water pipes right till the end of the GDR, or you could add a gas heater (called "Gamat") by yourself but you usually only had these in rooms you needed warm like the bathroom or the kitchen. But on the inside, you would never think you were basically in a ruin.
Source: I lived in such conditions until the age of 8.
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In Finland similar buildings were made in 60's and 70's when lots of people moved to cities which caused a shortage of housing.
They were made to not be long lasting buildings, and it was estimated that they would last perhaps 30 years.
But then lots of them were decided to be permanent after all, and now many of them have been renovated from the outside, made more pleasing to the eye and with more lasting materials. So it can be done if the will to do so is there.
I was amazed when I started to notice that the formerly extra depressing grey blocks started to change into decent looking buildings.
It makes a big difference in the neighborhood, at least for me, when the grey blocks get a new look.
@@FINNSTIGAT0R But the bleak, depressing gray panelaki as we called them in slovakia have a charm all their own to some. Sure, it's not the colorful amalfi coast or santorini :)
Green paint is used in hospitals so the blood doesn't look bright.
I am from the US, and, honestly, have seen and lived in much worse. I think it's pretty nice, actually! I thought it was great that people could leave their bikes and such downstairs without fear of them being stolen! I can't say that for places that I have lived!
I hear ya. I live in Aurora Mo and the wind comes through our windows when it's blowing crazy. We don't have the storage but we did ask if we could make us garden space and that's been awesome. No stairs. People do steal around here but I guess that's everywhere.
Hello from Ava Mo.:)
Where I lived we had a bike rack and all the bikes were locked up at night
I generally use that as a prime indicator of whether you live in a high or low trust society - whether or not you can leave a bike visible/accessibility on your property without worrying about it disappearing. Or leave something in your car (if you have one) without it possibly getting stolen.
You could leave a front door open in England with no worries in the 60's, it's how things were..a solid community. Everyone knew a stranger. Not any more!.
Nothings ever for free, somebody's paying for it somehow . Id sooner live in a free society anyway.
One important thing you didn't mention is how green the surrounding area is between the apartment blocks, the trees completely change and soften the look of the neighborhood, even when you are on the balcony you are not looking into the opposite block but a lovely cover of birch trees, this was one thing Soviet planners got right, the importance of open green spaces. I thought the apartment was lovely, thank you for the tour!
Good point about the landscape ! In the US , many / most of our apartment complexes seem to be surrounded by concrete spaces w/ only a few random trees or shrubs & patches of grass / lawn . Even in smaller towns in more rural-based towns , the apartments are " green deprived " ! Luckily there are often parks available but many may be too far away for daily excursions . On holidays & weekends the parks ( city , county & national ) are appreciated & well - attended ! 🌳🌲🥀🌻🪴
I do not see homeless people! Crowds, not well maintained, however better than the disgrace we see in parts of the biggest cities in the united states!?
@@fatimamelo3858 Most inner cites in the US suffer " urban blight " ; the paperwork , permits , & laws to clean up & improve these areas take forever to go into action . Even small towns in rural areas go thru this too just like the big cities such as New York . Sad ... progress is slow ...
I noticed that! The splotch of trees made it so lovely!
I did notice the trees. It is a great feature!
I am so grateful to the family for sharing their beautiful apartment with us. They did such a wonderful job.
The only horrible thing is the stairs,because as you get older it’s hard to carry any food upstairs,otherwise its a very lovely place
@@silvialivick3034 Even here in Canada/ U S A, most 30---40 year old apartments, over 3 stories had an Elevator. Only 3 story apartments had no Elevator.
I am from Bulgaria and usually our neighbourhoods and apartments also look exactly like this. This looks so familiar to me and gives me lots of nostalgia. I used to live in a building that looked exactly like this, only on the inside our flat looked modern because my parents were always renovating.
SAME IN 🇫🇷
I love to see how other people live by getting a peek into their homes. This was great.
Was it ? Move there, I'll buy your one way ticket 👍
@@LEK-we2hh why are you so aggressive? calm down lol
My wife used to love looking inside other houses as a prospective buyer. The name "Looky Loo" certainly applied .
me too😂
@@lisaistryingtolive There's always one !
These apartments were provided by the Soviets for free. We had a similar system in Yugoslavia and a similar layout and construction. That free apartment really changed and improved my family life.
Exactly. The social housing programs were very good back then.
Nothing is free. Construction of these houses was financed through taxation.
@@MK-lm6hb At this point, in the "free world" , I'm taxed to the bone and have to pay a fortune for an apartment.
@@markorsrpska7230 You seem to be nostalgic about good, old Soviet times when apartments were "free" but people were not. You had no elections, just one Great Leader for 40 years but this is just a small matter when compared with "free" housing.
@@MK-lm6hb I prefer to be controlled and live comfortably than free and hungry, if you can call today's western capitalism "freedom". I've tried both systems and, unfortunately, I know the difference.😁
Thanks for sharing! Thanks to the family that shared their cozy apartment with us! They have shown us to appreciate what you have and make it fit your needs!
Yes dave, we should be grateful to the couple who allowed us to view this lovely apartment. And you're correct again, in saying we should all be grateful for what we have and take care of it the best we can and make it a cheerful place to come home to.
Many people in Canada would love a apartment like this. Very cozy. A little worn on the outside but no litter and no ugly graffiti sprayed on the building. Sadly too many Canadians are now living on the streets. The USSR back in the day provided free housing for their people. A special thanks to the apartment occupant for showing us their nice home.
Все эти квартиры довались бесплатно....
@@АлексийМудрый-р3х бесплатно? мы ж не в волшемном мире живем, чтоб построить жилье, нужны деньги. а откуда деньги, ога с налогов тех же граждан, кторым якобы бесплатно дается. ну или с доходов углеводородов, что по сути тоже собственность граждан. и то давалось не всем или не сразу. мои родители сами покупали квартиру.
Дверь на кухне нужна не для сохранения тепла.
В СССР были санитарные нормы: если на кухне установлена газовое оборудование кухня должна быть отделена дверью.
Это снижает риски быстрого распространения газа по всей квартире или огня в случае пожара.
Если дверь отсутствует, могут оштрафовать и заставить ее восстановить. Это законная мера.
Да и в маленьких квартирах дверь на кухню позволяет не будить тех кто спит, когда идёшь ночью на кухню в "набег на холодильник"😂
Сейчас в России такие же нормы. Мы меняли планировку и хотели совместить кухню с гостиной, но у нас в доме газ, а дверь ну совсем никак не поставить, пришлось устанавливать выдвижную перегородку которая отделяет зону с кухней от гостиной, иначе перепланировку не согласовали бы
Сейчас этой нормы нет. Только ,если кухня напрямую выходит в комнату нужна дверь. У меня выход из кухни идёт в корридор - поэтому дверь мы сняли. Тем более, что из-за маленькой кухни холодильник стоит в коридоре. Приходится при гоотовке мотаться постоянно между кухней и корридором, но я не жалею ( во всяком случае пока ноги носят). Зато всё, что хотела разместила на кухне.
Некрасиво и безвкусно, так типично для русских😂
@@emil665написал свой высер, полегчало, надеюсь?
@@Esperanza-sh8lw 😂😂😂😂
Yep. I lived in an apartment very similar to this in Moscow in 1993-1994. You saw mostly Ladas, small Russian-made cars, outside the buildings, but some BMWs also. It's interesting how the cars have changed. Hondas in Moscow. Wow. Yes, padded apartment doors. Yes, everything was walkable in neighborhoods like this. There would have been a main strip with a bakery, a butcher shop, a fishmonger, and an open space where a rinok, or outdoor market, would set up. There's also likely a supermarket (not the kind you think) and a kino -- a cinema. I didn't mind living in a small apartment like this and got used to it. We would have parties with 20 people. So much homemade food and vodka. Dancing in the living room. So much fun.
Was it safe
You're making me nostalgic for my time in Moscow 1998-2000. Gatherings of 20 people in a small apartment for sure. And mostly in the kitchen!
@@Balagoola Yes! I still have a love for small kitchens because of the Russia experience. I recently bought a teapot, chainik and last night made pelmeni. Russia never leaves you.
15 minute city
@@ministryofpeacekmk Welll... I wouldn't say so. This is just a very normal European thing. The way all cities in Europe are set up, with these little stores in every neighborhood that people can walk to.
Believe it or not, my apartment in Milan is fashioned after these Soviet apartments, and it's quite nice. People do these apartments up, and nicely too. It's a great way to live, because It's economically manageable and surrounded by green commons.😊
Show a citizen of Milan two identical photos of the exact same building and apartment but tell them one is Milan and one is the USSR and they will insist the former is glorious and the latter is depressing.
@@yaelz6043 interesting!
This is bigger than the studio apartments I lived in in my youth....I didn't die.
very nice balcony windows/views here
I very much agree. I wish they had apartments like these in America and maybe they do I just don't know about them.
I'm from the UK and I thought this was a very comfortable and functional apartment to live in. The Green spaces were very nice. Maybe a seat on the 3rd floor landing would be handy to take a rest if needed. Would I live there.. yes I would.
Go live there then. Idk whats wrong with you people and romanticizing 3rd world countries
in winter, when there is nothing, everything looks pretty depressing.
I spent a month in Yoshkar Ola, Russia, during winter, and the reason the buildings develop cracks and appear worn out quickly is due to the rapid weather changes. Temperatures can go from +2°C to -30°C (35°F to -22°F) in just a few hours or less. This is also why the asphalt on the streets tends to crack.
wow! I am from Yoshkar-Ola, I don`t believe =) that a foreigner came to see our small town. Where are you from? Previously, only Finns liked to visit us
@@oxrets I am from Sweden, and I have actually been to Yoshkar Ola twice. The following year, I spent a couple of months there during the summer.
I got invited on a business visa for a prolonged stay by my late friend David Refuerzo, a former US Navy officer who chose to retire and live with his wife in your city.
We used to hang out at a place called the Red Tab, and my favorite beer is still Baltika No. 9.
I remember you didn't have McDonald's, so we went by taxi to Kazan to buy hamburgers.
I also visited a small place called Zvenigovo, where I dipped my toes in the Volga River.
I hope to be able to visit again someday because I still know my late friend's widow, who's still living there.
In other words if you don't like the weather, stick around because it will change.
Thanks for a really interesting tour
- thanks to the owners. I lived in some of the worst flats ever in London, in the 1960's. This one is lovely.🌹
@@jerryspann8713That's what they say in Savannah, Georgia too!
Thank you to the people who allowed us to see their lovely apartment. It's looks so comfy and very pretty. I love the storage and I could definitely live there except for the Russian winters.🥶❄☃
BETTER THAN SLUM IN BRONX N.Y
I'll keep you warm in those russian winters :)
I didn't say it was a bad place I thought it was very nice and I could live there.@@MoniqueangeliqueLumpkin
@@crystalheart9 perhaps she agreed with you (-:
@@Sciffyan Ok🧡
I was pleasantly surprised.. the outside looks run down but the inside is really nice. The kitchen is adorable
About 7 billion people would love to have an opportunity to have a place like this for themselves.
I completely agree.
HOW' BOUT SOME OF THOSE 7 BILLION ILLEGAL "BOAT BLACKS/MUSLIMS/& MÉJICANS" BEING STREAMED INTO U.S. ACROSS OUR BORDERS?
Really? Not me!
@@dalemoore8582Maybe you just haven't had the bad luck that most normal people around the globe will experience, so call yourself priviledged. I had my first apartment in Denmark as a single room apartment at 49 square meters, and it was a one room apartment with a separate batroom and kitchen but only one room for living, sleeping, playing, eating, EVERYTHING. I have since lived in both 2 and 3 room apartments that were a lot spacier, but as a widower, I am currently living in a 2 room apartment at 83 square meters with a living room as big as a minor dance hall and a bedroom with plenty of room and even a walk in closet on top of that, not to mention that I have a small garden all my own outside the 83 square meters. Top modern will all ammenities and high tech heating/cooling systems and top grade insulation and all.
To me, this Russian apartment is the typical warn down mismaintained place that you will find everywhere in Russia. But to most Russians, it will most likely be a rather nice place, if a bit small by most recent modern standards.
@@dalemoore8582I guess you are not homeless.
Thank you for showing this, it's very interesting to see how folks live in other places of the world. This apartment really does seem quite cozy and comfortable. I'm impressed with all the storage they have cleverly incorporated into a relatively small space. And I love how the buildings are surrounded by so many trees! That's beautiful.
❤️💯
When I left England,
to live in a former USSR Satellite Country,
now an EU and NATO Member State,
I first rented an apartment very much like this one.
Honestly YES, they have hearts and souls that revere Nature, and they respect their neighbors it seems more than here in Ohio USSA
@@rodneycaupp5962
I fully enjoy living in this former USSR Satellite Country.
I have not experienced one nano second of regret.
I have not spoken to an English person since 2016.
I have met many Russians here, all lovely and over helpful.🙂
Do not forget to add a fundamental point, citizens received all THESE apartments for free from the state. And during perestroika, all Russian citizens received their housing for free for free use. Unique to the world !
👏🏼👍🏼❤️🇷🇺
Не забудьте ещё важные моменты. Не все получали жильё бесплатно, получали те, кто умел хорошо выслужиться перед начальством, отстоять в очереди десятки лет и выживать НА МИЗЕРНУЮ ЗАРПЛАТУ, которую с трудом хватало на еду и одежду.
А неугодных, подозрительных высылали с места рождения за тысячи километров в соседние государства. И там выживай как хочешь. Мои прадедушка, дедушка, бабушки - никогда не выезжали с мест, куда их сослали, они никогда в жизни не видели моря и не выезжали из своей богом забытой деревни. Моих предков репрессировали НЕЗАКОННО. Никаких компенсаций им никто не выплатил. Три поколения моей семьи унижены и лишены возможности выкарабкаться из бедности. А кто-то да, получил бесплатную квартиру.
@@nataliakhabenko Как драматиШно ! Я как коренная ( 5 поколений) ленинградка в возрасте 55+, могу сказать, что слишком патетично,что бы быть 100% правдой. Это оч похоже,слышала звон, но не знаю где он. Получали все, по месту прописки на момент прохождения приватизации желья. А уж, кто и как этим распорядился, не вина государства ( в целом) . У многих в истории такой огромной страны были свои трагедии. И это ,опять же , не обощая ситуация, и нельзя окрашивать в один цвет все прошлое и настоящее. В истории все и всегда не однозначно. За сим, кланяюсь, т.к. не вижу повода для дискуссии-)
Как правило получали жилье те, кто работал и работал долго, порой на одном заводе лет по 20-40
@@ikris88 иногда и 10, все зависело от работы, наверное, и от квартиры. мои родители встали в очередь на расширение в 1988, а в 1992 мы уже заселялись в 5комнатную. Нас 4ро детей просто
I married my first husband in 1988. We were students, so we lived in married housing (Missouri USA). It was smaller than this place: the front door opened onto the main room - living, dining, kitchen, just barely big enough for all three. Our closet was in the hall, outside the bathroom, then our bedroom. That was it (those who had children or some other dependent had a second bedroom). I could live with that Russian apartment; it sure has a lot of storage, for such a tiny place.
When he was standing on the balcony, I thought, "If I lived there, I'd like to have a hoist for stuff, such as groceries, between here and the ground. My married housing apartment had two flights of stairs at one end, three at the other, and that and the passage between apartments was all open. The laundry was in the basement, and the stores were about 3-4 miles away, and we didn't have a car, just bicycles. But we were younguns then. :D
Hello from Missouri USA!
Как вы попали в Россию
I'm from Russia and I can say this is a typical appartment. Although the apartment building itself is pretty old. Most people in my town live in 9-floor buildings bulit in the 80s. They have slightly bigger rooms and higher cielings and a seperate bathroom and a toilet.
В 9 этажном такая же двушка, и высота потолков везде одинаково, ниже может казаться из за натяжных потолков...
Im in USA. I was raised in a small cozy home, very simple. We were a family of 6 in a 2 bedroom house. Im in my 60s now and i could definitely live in this apartment, i think its lovely. Nowadays people tend to be so materialistic, expecting to live in sprawling homes and own expensive vehicles. Makes me sad.
yep I hear you. I'm 80 and the changes here I've seen are mostly atrocious.. 50k vehicles are now the norm. residences over 300k. absolutely absurd.
The difference is that people in Soviet Union got these apartments for free, can you imagine this in US?
@@Hedonism123 It would help enormously in America right now with all the homelessness. Not that US is alone in that, but there seems to be such a lack of care in US right now, whereas other nations try to do something about it.
@@limedickandrew6016 It will never happen, Capitalism is not about Social justice. Here in Toronto nobody can afford a house anymore, you need $200 000 annual income just to get a mortgage and pay a down payment, houses are over $1 million even old and ugly
@@Hedonism123 Well, if that is the case, things need serious fixing. At that rate, in a hundred years time 30 million Canadians will be living in the street, 5 million will have a home. Who knows, might only be a mere two decades from that. Of course, there will be a revolution long before it gets that bad.
I'm French and in the 70s this Russian design was very popular with the French state too. Bringing Russian architects to start new towns in the countryside and in the suburbs of Paris. It was viewed as top luxury for young couples with one child back then, for they all had the latest modern facilities, and all had running water, which most of France still did not have at the time. The biggest underground shopping centre in Paris (Les Halles) is actually Russian build too and all concrete, based on this principle of it has to accommodate everything, quickly, in huge quantities.
I think in the French movie "The Intouchables" a dark-skinned guy lives in such an apartment
Във Франция видах квартал Антигона в Монпелие, който строен малко по-късно от хрущовките, но е също толкова бездушен и нечовечен.
Живяла съм в центъра Москва и макар да бяхме в хубаво жилище за дипломати според руските стандарти, до Френското посолство, то беше ужасно малко и с хилядите хлебарки.
Напълно подкрепям мислите ви. От България.
@@Марта-й7е Thank you and hello to you in Bulgaria !
In fact, the pioneer of panel construction was a French architect Le Corbusier, which real name is Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris. So there was a similar architectural school in France.
it's not just french for example in slovakia or czechia there is so many neighborhoods around these 2 countries that look like these in video
i think that's because back in day russia had a big impact on everything
and these panel houses or whatever you call em were cheap
in early 80' in slovakia there was an expansion of these buildings and poeple were getting apartments almost for free very very cheap@@rumpegen
I think the apartment is quite lovely & cozy. The entrance is a little drab but still acceptable. It must be nice to be able to leave a bike in the foyer & not have to worry about it being stolen. Thanks for showing us around.
There's a difference between a house and a home-it's the people that create the atmosphere of a place. I like how they use the space creatively. [From Adelaide-Australia]
Hello to the city of churches....and Dean Lukin, well he is from Port Lincoln. I completely agree with you. No matter the outside, its what's inside those counts.
The streets are mighty clean and green.
I could live there and I'm here in the USA.
@@TravellingwithRussell при СССР квартиры в этих домах давались людям бесплатно, но они были собственностью государства ( живущий в такой квартире не мог еë продать) А после распада СССР в России приняли закон о приватизации жилья. Все желающие оформили квартиры в собственность. Оформление стоило копейки. Фактически люди получили квартиры в собственность бесплатно. Чтобы получить полную картину о том, где живут россияне, надо добавить к квартире и дачный домик на небольшом участке земли ( это горожане). Дачи есть у миллионов человек. Землю под дачу при СССР давали бесплатно, а домики строили люди за свои средства. Обычно на дачах живут или отдыхают по выходным летом. А в провинции многие живут в своих домах круглый год. Это и села, и деревни и кварталы небольших городов.
Россия - северная страна с холодными зимами. Иметь теплое отапливаемое жильë - жизненная необходимость.
“Creatively?” The place is tiny, especially for 2 people. How else could you possibly use that space and still actually fit within it’s tight confines?
@@mudman6156 My eldest daughter lives in a similar apartment (probably 55 sq m) with her partner, two teenage daughters and a baby. It's quite comfortable. You don't have excess junk in the apartment. In summer the kids spend their holidays at the dacha with their great-grandmother, or in the village with their father's parents. In winter they're outside skiing or ice skating. In Spring and Autumn they playing with friends in the playground between the apartments. Both parents work or study, and the kids are not couch potatoes. You really don't need a 4-500 sq m apartment, especially if you need to pay for heating in Winter.
No graffiti in the hallways. I am impressed.
У нас нет граффити, потому что есть суровые бабушки, которые накажут любого, кто попробует испортить подьезд. Знаете, бабушки в России очень боевые😂 шутка
Check out American suburbia and small towns. You will be surprise. We don't have graffiti here either, but we have swimming pools in every back yard (Palm, Desert So.Cali)
А почему они должны быть????
I could live there no problem. They have a beautiful little home. And look at the area, no graffiti or litter all over the place. No scum bags hanging around, people leaving their bikes downstairs.
Its not just the apartment its the community, they have a nice home.
My dad got a flat in a house like that for free 😂😊 . He was distributed after graduating his university to Northern Kazakhstan ( Soviet education was for free and then you should work 3 years in a place you were ordered, only after that period you could move from the place where you wanted) and there he received the flat in six months . My parents were so happy.
We still have it. My parents don't want to sell it though they live in a two-stored cottage now. For them it is a sort of family nest. 😊
For the cost of Soviet housing, it’s great. But back in the days of the Soviet Union, while people were shoehorned into such a tiny one bedroom apartment, I was growing up in a 4 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom house with 2 very real fireplaces, a living room, dining room, family room, and downstairs game room. We had a deck that was larger than this entire apartment. And my parents never had to stand in a line for anything we needed. We didn’t have one Soviet clunker car that required us to wait ten years to get. No, we had a small Japanese economy car, a British sports car, and a gigantic American luxury car, yet my parents were NOT considered to be rich. But compared to people living in the Soviet Union, we were probably fantastically wealthy by any stretch of their imagination. The Communist government didn’t do the people of the Soviet Union any favours. Instead of making the entire country middle class citizens, they made the entire country live in poverty. Boris Yeltsin realised that the moment he stopped at a random grocery store in Texas, knowing that it couldn’t have been possibly staged. He was completely shocked by what he saw. Later he cried as it occurred to him what a horrible failure the Soviet system really was. All they had ever accomplished was to force the entire population to live in poverty.
I don't mind living there. The bedroom could be a bit bigger to accommodate dressers lol. But the kitchen is bigger than in apartments in North America. In fact there are so many run-down ugly apartments and infested with insects in North America.
@@mudman6156 ну конечно , конечно , и бездомных у вас нет и все живут бохато.
@@татьянаиванова-э1ж8й Russel is a Russian propaganda person that speaks English. That is not a typical apartment, that's an upscale one. I know exactly what the elevator is like in those building, how bathrooms leak or roofs, or the noise, or the cockroaches in the apartments, or the fleas , or rats etc in basements..........
Very nice Apartment. Thank you for the people to let us see this place.❤
That's a nice apartment - you can sit in your lounge room with balcony doors open, see green trees and grass and get beautiful fresh air. It looks clean and liveable to me.
I really like how everything is organised in this flat. It is not big, but very functional and very comfortable. There's everything you might need. From nice balcony overlooking quiet green area to nice appliances and facilities. And considering these flats are inexpensive to run, I'd be happy to live in such flat.
In Russia, they pay about 6,000 rubles a month for the maintenance of such an apartment, which is about 80 dollars. This is for gas, hot and cold water, garbage collection, repair and maintenance of common property, for electricity. And in your country, how much do you pay per month for housing maintenance?
How much does a russian woman cost?I want to buy one 😂
@@penttitappermove to Russia and have one for free. Children will be top add-on:)
@@NikolayBychkovRus We already have pets 😂
@@penttitapper man, in which country do you have them?
I was born and raised in northen China and we have apartments like those as well. It usually has no real living room unless you make one bedroom into a living room. The entry room is adjacent to kitchen and bathroom so it would be used as dining area. Many households would also take adventages of their kitchen balcony to be used as a kitchen and the actual kitchen would be a dining room then they could have their entry room to be a living room.
It looks very nice and thanks to the owners for allowing us to visit.
We have hundreds of thousands of similarish blocks in Poland but the balcony conversions into rooms are illegal so you’ll never see that. These blocks are made from prefabricated concrete slabs so they are very strong and warm. They were built like this as there was a massive shortage of properties after ww2 and this was the quickest way of accommodating tens of millions of people. The thing is in Poland most of these blocks look brand new, like they were built yesterday even though they are old. That’s because they have been cladded with insulation to make them warmer. When you clad these blocks they will look brand new, better then most blocks you will see in the west.
I think this cladding gives such a boring look. I like the old style better.
Такими страшными эти дома стали за последние 30 лет, после захвата власти горбачевым и его бандитами.Раньше там было достаточно уютно.
в москве! такие дома сносят и дают новую квартиру в новом кирпичном доме! современный дизайн! и застройщик делает там социальный ремонт!
это называется реновация районов! и многие не спешат продавать такие квартиры.
в под московье такие дома реставрируют новым фасадом , керамикой или панели
Thanks for your insight.
@@DanielH874 You're welcome.)
That's actually a lot nicer and more spacious than most Manhattan apartments with a lot more storage!
(Edit: If you disagree, just look up any real estate agent on TH-cam who shows nearly illegal, chopped, closet-type apartments with exposed piping and gas meters IN the apartments in NYC for $2,000+/mo. and tell me I'm wrong.)
Yeah I mean I’d hope so, considering Manhattan is one of the most densely populated regions in the world
I will take the New York architecture over the Russian prefab any day, but that’s me
This is not Manhattan. This is neighborhood like Queens or Staten island. There are houses, not small apartments. I am from eastern Europe and also live in similar soviet type building, but the apartment area is double and rooms are bigger. I feel claustrophobic from this video.
Lady, please stop !
I guess it's better than being homeless!
You are so right about NYC apartments, pay so much and get so little. I thought this Russian apartment was nice and cozy and I would live there with no problem, except those steps....first floor only for me! lol
Many criticize Khrushchev 's Soviet housing . But , in fact , Khrushchev did a great thing at that time , to resettle citizens from communal apartments and barracks into separate social apartments . Renovation programs are now in place , allowing citizens to get more spacious and new apartments .
+ just imagine that people lived in rooms in a barracks with ovens, no water, no water closets. Toilets in the yard and public baths in a district. And after barracks they got such apartments. That was fantastic.
It is not true. This housing aimed to withdraw the people from theyr roots. The most people were resettled from the village and from theyr own houses in the city. This was one part of building of new people. They wanted people to forget theyr heritage.
@@BankLawyer That's right
@@BankLawyerа че по-английски пишете?)))
Russian urban population:
1926 - 16 million
1950 - 46 million
1970 - 81 million
1990 - 109 million
2020 - 109 million
So cosy! I love it! Great video, thank you! 😊😊
Thank you! 😊
We are modernizing them in Orenburg. They make a gable roof, which insulates the upper fifth floor. They are insulated with mineral wool, plastered and painted with facade paints. The house is being transformed
That's interesting thanks. I am going to have to look some information up on the remodeled ones.
Не видел таких в Оренбурге.
@@user-so2ip9kz7v видимо на глза не попались. Пару недель жил в Дзержинском.
@@TravellingwithRussell In our Altai Territory, all the old five-storey buildings are also changed roofs and facades are updated, all this is done according to the federal program. Regarding the green color in the entrances and mold - this is absolute nonsense, in all such houses the colors of the walls are different and there is no mold there, since there is no dampness, the heating season begins with a drop in temperature to +8 °.
@@ГалинаБуторина-ч7мдома с плесенью вообще следует сжигать.
I love how green the area around the apartment complex is. I'm an American living in the western US and for reference my apartment is 811 sq feet with two bedrooms, 2 bathrooms a living room and kitchen. Only the bedrooms and bathrooms have doors. My front door leads outside rather than into the building. The apartment is $2000 a month and this does not include utilities. Thanks to the apartment owner for letting us tour their home I loved the doors, the floors and the awesome shower setup. I would enjoy living there although it would get old fast carrying groceries up five flights of stairs I'm sure.
Step-o-matic Gym. You would probably live longer!
I'm an American living in the southern U.S. and for reference my house is 2,500 sq ft with 4 bedrooms, two full bathrooms, a living room, a kitchen, a dining room, a laundry, a 2nd living area, a foyer, a large walk-in closet, a two car garage, a crafting room and a workshop. My front door leads outside to a large yard with a 100 acre park across the street. My mortgage payment is only $1,200 a month and this does not include utilities. Some people make very bad decisions and end up paying for overpriced apartments when if they had a little discipline they could have saved up for a down payment for a house. Thanks to the apartment owner for letting us tour their home but I couldn't possibly live there.
@@derekheuring2984how much do you pay in real estate taxes?
@@thecatatemyhomework A little over $3,000 per year since the governor of Texas applied a portion of our budget surplus to lower our property taxes. Previously, they were over $5,000 per year.
You get fit very quickly going up and down those stairs two or three times a day,why pay for gym membership,good idea 5 storey apartment buildings no lift,watch the weight fall off some people really need that!
I grew up in an apartment like this in Yugoslavia in the 70's and 80's. You can find them everywhere from Vladivostok to the Adriatic coast. They were small but well thought out and comfortable. They were obviously designed by architects who knew what they were doing, unlike today, where the point is to cram in as many apartments as possible, disregarding the liveability. I now live in a same size apartment in Melbourne, Australia and it's nowhere near as practical, with open plan living room and kitchen, which I hate but it is what it is. And it cost me almost half a million AU$ to buy it. So, yes, I'd be more than happy to live in one of those old ones ❤😊
Time to return to russia then ! 😊
@@edubogota1 Read better: I grew up in an apartment like this in Yugoslavia in the 70's and 80's.
For half a million AU$, you could buy a house on a small parcel of land in outer suburbs of Melbourne.
@@metroudelnaya they don't have comprehension skills
@@MK-lm6hb maybe... prices have gone up beyond that even there. If a real estate is "cheap", there's usually a good reason behind it. Plus, it means living 40 or more km away from the city, it's almost a countryside and I didn't want that.
Действительно это типичная квартира, обычно оставшаяся или принадлежащая родителям на пенсии. Таких очень много строили при СССР. Что мне нравиться их сопровождают большие территории при дворе, есть простор, в новых жилых районах все скучено и места вне гораздо меньше.
*нравится
капитализм, выжать максимум прибыли с вложений. Скоро в конуре будем жить, а, уже. Студии!
У нас в Бишкек много районов с разными советскими домами. На некоторые люди болт положили. Но есть и классные районы, где все покрашено, улицы, скамейки, площадки отремонтированы, и куча просто зелени, деревьев и цветов, да так много что самих зданий летом еле видно. Красота а пахнет как. Проблемы только с парковками, не ожидали в СССР такого потока машин. 😀 Честно говоря все лучше чем эти новые курятники новостройки.
Смотря где. Живу в пиковской новостройке, район очень и очень просторный.
По сравнению со старыми не хватает пока зелени, но деревья и кусты посадили, лет через 10 будем просто утопать в зелени!)
I can’t image the elderly people doing those stairs every day. Especially carrying groceries.
What I find impressive is that the Soviets built so many of these apts to house their people. We should be doing this for OUR people. The apts are quite nice! I would live in one! Thanks for showing how they lived.
Housing is a human right. :)
They seized the land and collectivised land. Built places like this all over empire to house displaced non urban farmers and laborers
We used to. But don't mention the US government building housing en masse for people like before or you'll be branded a Socialist.
@@GrammyKeenanot to a capitalist.
@@staciasmith5162 To a socialist, everything is a "human right".
After living a little abroad, not in luxary places though, I started apreciating Russian way of life and commodities more.
This actually is “15-minute city”, which is now being discussed by WEF as a “progressive” thing to do. Though, they have entirely different purpose for them than the soviets had. Soviets built this to let people move from the villages, to give people places for living after WWII.
Не столько из деревень, сколько из коммуналок. С жильём было очень плохо. Практически все жили в коммуналке. И, в бараках. Их много было в Москве, с туалетом на улице. Поэтому спешно начали строить такое жильё. И, люди, были очень рады, когда получали своё отдельное жильё со всеми удобствами.
I truly would guess it to be a “7 minute city”. That time would also include the initial “planning”, of such a building.
Russian architecture certainly has changed. And it appears as though, it’s not highly valued anymore. Slowly but surely, the powers that be, desensitize the people’s desire for beauty. Therefore, the pursuit and joy in beauty, is taken away.
Very sad.
I am sure it was great to get your own place. I thought is was an American myth about communal living ,Wow learn something new every day. I am afraid that we are heading to opposite direction toward communal living the futrue is not looking very brite in the US. I wish it was easier to get citizenship in Russia I think you guys are headed the opposite direction.@@ИринаТрускова-ы9п
@@pip5391tf are you talking about? These buildings are really old and were built asap to be given for free, homeless people didn't care about beauty.
I spent my childhood and youth in a similar apartment, in a panel house. Until my 5th year, we lived in a communal apartment in the basement of our house, so when we were given (for free) a two-room apartment on the fifth floor, we were happy to heaven! There were already four of us by that time. In fact, happy times were! All the neighbors knew each other. Schools, kindergartens and shops are literally a five-minute walk away. And the fact that you go up to the fifth floor every day, you get used to it and do not notice the inconvenience. And, by the way, it's good for health, charging!)) As a child, I really liked to go down, jumping 3-4 steps in giant jumps. But it was very problematic for my father to lift a piano to the fifth floor))) My sister and I went to music school, so we also had a piano in our room. A two-tier bed, a desk, a couple of cupboards and a piano, everything fit into a room like this bedroom, only narrower.
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Пианино на пятый этаж? Счастливчики! У меня отец с друзьями пианино тащили на 12-й 🤪 В домах до 12 этажей включительно, видите ли, не был положен "грузовой" лифт (который на самом деле грузопассажирский), как раз наш случай. Вот и тащили, ведь как ребенку без музыкальной школы-то, а там фортепиано обязательный предмет 😆 Если буду переезжать, с собой пианино точно не заберу )) Подарю безвозмездно ))
How interesting... I live in the USA and the MINIMUM square footage in my area.. the MINIMUM is 1200 square feet! unreal what has happened to this place over the past 50 years.. and none of it good.
@@silwen9412 после того, как мы с сестрой закончили музыкалку, пианино продали и теперь я очень о нем жалею!(((
@@leecowell8165Have you been provided with living space for free? And when the privatization was announced, our apartments were transferred to our full ownership, also free of charge.
Я живу в подобной квартире в 5- этажном доме. Раньше, когда не снимали, не арендовали квартиры, многие семьи жили по много человек в квартире. И тогда каждая комната была одновременно и спальней и комнатой для нескольких людей. А кухня тоже могла использоваться как комната, там дети могли делать уроки или читать. А на балконах спали в тёплое время. В одной комнате могли жить по несколько человек. И тут комнаты изолированные, каждая с отдельным входом, а есть проходные, в которых кому-то тоже может приходится жить, хотя это не удобно. Сейчас так тесно не живут, предпочитают снимать жильё, арендовать, если не хватает собственного.
Y porqué hay que traducir al anglosajón? el anglosajón no tiene nada de la gracia necesaria para hacerse entender 😮
Y porqué hay que traducir al anglosajón? el anglosajón no tiene nada de la gracia necesaria para hacer traducciones 😮
На кухне тоже спали, если было место для диванчика с откидными валиками. Читали часто в уборных, особенно, когда по 5 человек в однокомнатной квартире площадью 27 кв.м. жили.
If you read the book written by my friend RUSSIA BECOMES YOU , you will see his description of long forgotten Moscow of the 90s. Jeff was there for a few years. His descriptions are very realistic and based on his correspondence with his daughters.
Moscow of today is mesmerising. I love St Petersburg even more. Food and service, culture and people, ancient churches and monasteries are my fav parts
Greetings to you dear Russell, as a citizen of former soviet republic i really appreciate your making of this video, because i used to live in such apartment building in my childhood. I am preparing for my IELTS exam, and your current explanation might be very useful in my case. Thank for your efforts and keep going!
You are very welcome.
Many thanks for the interesting footage. Many people in Germany live in similarly small flats. And many of them are not as well equipped as here. The outside of the houses is very ugly, but you don't notice anything inside the flats. You can be okay with 1-2 people. Newly built apartment blocks will certainly be more spacious today than in the Soviet era. In East Germany, many similar prefabricated buildings from the GDR era have been preserved. The buildings have only been embellished on the outside and inside so that you can no longer recognise their origins.
Incidentally, cooking with gas is better than with electricity because the temperature of the food can be regulated much better. That's why almost all good restaurants cook with gas.
В данном видео показаны не слишком ухоженные панельки и дворы.
Купил квартиру в подобном доме около года назад. Из плюсов: очень-очень хорошая инфраструктура (садики, школы, автобусы, магазины, почта, банк, центральный парк, набережная с велодорожками); очень хорошая транспортная доступность (от порога дома - 45 минут до центра Москвы, в ближайшие 2-3 года открытие диаметра МДЦ); высокий шанс реконструкции\реновации; доступная цена с легким кредитом; жарко зимой\прохладно летом;
Из минусов: относительно старый жилфонд; не особо качественная работа ЖКХ; низкий уровень базового жилья ( плохо с ровностью полов, стен, ванной, качеством электропроводки, соответственно сделали кап.рем на 1 млн, для комфортного и современного жилья); отсутствие общего пространства на 1 этаже; возможны сомнительные соседи (алко\нарко) но лично нам повезло.
Считаю отличным вариантом, если правильно учесть развитие транспортной инфраструктуры и спрогнозировать подорожание в будущем (или реиновацию\кап.ремонт). Доступно к покупке без иппотеки на 30 лет, возможно быстро выкупить через ипотеку при средней региональной зарплате. Данный объект легко сдавать, легко продать, комфортно жить.
Очень спорный выбор особенно в Москве когда их по реновации могут снеси в любой момент и отправить жить куда угодно... Инфраструктура изза реновации тоже пойдет далеко и надолго тк плотность населения дико возрастет, так что или надо искать где подобные дома точечно остались(места есть но их мало), ну или смотреть районы чуть новее тк до них руки дойдут не скоро(ну они и дальше от центра), где уже панельки в 9-16 этажей...
Сомнительные соседи возможны везде, даже в премиальный новостройках, мало того есть рассадники идиотов типа того же сити(они там не поголовно но тк народа много и в среднем процент выше то впечатление мягко говоря неприятное, отдельный прикол разделение публики в самом сити),.
Всё относительно. У нас в Омске такой двор и дом считались бы в идеальном состоянии.
Все относительно, во многих новых домах шумоизоляция намного хуже чем в старых панельных домах. Слишком много жильцов, часто очень шумных и бесцеремонных, слишком много машин, озеленение чаще всего отсутвует.
Этот дворик в Наро-Фоминске очень похож на дворы в в старом Купчино в СПб, и по серии домов и по зелени. Типовая советская застройка.
Легко продать? Щаззз
@@dilvastak7351 в нашем районе идет реновация полным ходом. Слухи про то, что отправят жить неизвестно куда являются лишь слухами. Строится новый дом, из соседней хрущевки переселяют в него людей, эту хрущевку ломают, строят вместо нее новый дом, переселяют в него из следующей соседней хрущевки. У нас уже три дома так переселили, даже улицу люди не поменяли. Люди очень довольны. Подруга из хрущевки ждет не дождется, когда их очередь дойдет. На соседней улице сломали хрущевку, а вместо нее ничего не построили, просто стало больше пространства. Потому что построили один дом, вместивший в себя две хрущевки. Да этажей больше, но пространства вокруг тоже стало больше. А вот Москва сити точно место фриков.
I grew up in an apartment/unit like that. The whole precinct was made of them. Very uniform, with good infrastructure, public transport, schools, shops, sport fields, children and youth clubs, bicycle park, lots of green spaces. I had a lot of freedom, I didn't need my parents to drive anywhere, it was safe, pathways everywhere with safe pedestrian crossings, lots of activities after school and easy to visit friends. The good side was also heating provided by the city with hot water to radiators in each room making the whole apartment very warm during the winter. When I moved to Australia I was stuck in a suburb, cold house, unable to heat all rooms due to very high electricity costs. A car was a necessity, not walkable at all, no paths, nothing around, everything fenced off. Psychologically for children very isolating and unsafe.
В каком районе живете? Я в Мосман. Возле воды особенно холодно зимой😮
Why you moved to Australia then?
@@edubogota1 The question is constructed incorrectly. Are you asking me why I am in Australia?
@@janestones323 Correct, sorry i was not clear.
What the hell are you doing in Australia?
These houses were massively built from 1959 to 1985 throughout the USSR. It took only 12 days to build one house! For example, a bathroom and a toilet were delivered from the factory ready-made with all communications, finishes, sinks, etc. These houses were quite cheap and were built as temporary housing, but many of them have been standing for 60 years. They had many advantages, but there were also disadvantages, if the house is panel, then there is poor sound insulation, when your neighbor goes to the toilet, you will definitely know about it) I rent an apartment in a similar brick house of 1969 in one of the regions of Russia. In 2000, he was modernized and added a 6th floor. At one time it was a very good housing, which, moreover, people received for free.
Такие дома, пятиэтажные, строились до начала 1970х. Я выросла в такой квартире и до сих пор владею ей. Мы въехали туда в 1970м году. Не помню, чтобы подобные строили после того, как мы въехали в свою. Строили 9ти и 12ти этажные дома, а потом и 16ти этажные.
pretty good for "temporary" if they lasted for 60+ years...
@@AmauryJacquot The country fell apart, the economy collapsed, and Russia returned to the level of 1991 only in 2017. As a result, the temporary has become permanent. But compared to many Western countries, these panel houses have allowed the majority of Russians to become homeowners, rather than tenants or mortgage debtors.
Owning your own property makes life a lot easier.
@@bacillusanthracis8399 indeed, I was merely talking about the construction itself, which was obviously pretty good for "temporary" stuff.
indeed, the manufactured fall of the SU was a great mistake of the previous century.
"Communications" does not mean the same thing in English as it does in Russian with regard to buildings.
I'll no longer complain about my 50-yard walk to carry groceries into my house! But that is a nice, cozy place. Thx for sharing.
I didn’t expect it to be so nice inside compared to the outside. I like all the storage space they have .
Хотите я вам продам две такие комнаты в таеой квартире 😁? Всего за 2 300 000 рублей🤗
Very small but they made it their own. It’s perfect for one person
@@magnetistars3344 Nice try 😂😂😂 I've seen bigger dog Kennels
Thanks for the tour of the Russian Apartment. I love it and would buy it if I were in the market and it was for sale. The owners have done a marvelous job with maintenance and updates! I watch alot of videos from Russia and I cannot get over how clean and litter free it appears to be. I live in Alabama USA and the litter problem here is terrible. I cringe when I drive my car and see all the trash along the roadway. I think sometimes that the citizens of Alabama hate their state. Russell please continue making videos from Russia. Thanks!
It's considered the hight of lower class behaviour not to keep your living surroundings and streets dirty and littered,no matter how humble your home or neighbourhood every one is obliged to keep it tidy and clean,throwing rubbish on the ground is an absolute no no,it's thaught to kids from an early age in most of Europe,I live in the UK and it's not that clean,you notice it straight away when you've been away on holidays to Europe and come back to UK how very dirty some places are with food and other rubbish thrown on the streets,I guess it's lack of respect for your souroundings and yourself!
I live in South Carolina USA. We have a litter problem too. Sorry but I would rather have my house than an apartment. Just the truth. I can live with the litter. Who knows maybe someday we will clean it up.😄
I’m from small Russian city and I guess the problem with garbage on the streets is totally global and doesn’t depend on the city or country. My city is relatively clean, but nevertheless there are dirty areas. There are cities where garbage is cleaned more carefully, in others it’s worse. I come to the conclusion that it’s like this everywhere 😅
@darrellspraggins you should move there.
@@ShopStylebyme I'am working on it!!
I grew up in a building like this, after i lived in Barcelona and in the uk, i gotta say that soviet flat is the most comfortable living in terms of energy efficiency and general comfort: there are requirements for insolation and ventilation, you rarely can get black mould in Russia but in the UK and Spain its a common thing.
I live in a similar flat now in Germany. It's perfect for me, an elderly lady and my cat. We have a generous balcony looking down onto a green field and trees. Our micro-village is mostly older people and young families, because the flats are ideal as either a starter home or a retirement flat. I'm very happy in mine!
А живял ли си в съветския съюз за да говориш това? Каква слънчева светлина, там няма такава 6 месеце през годината. Но не това е най-важното, там нямаше и досега няма демокрация. Четири години съм била там, а ти не. Иди и виж преди да говориш. Българка съм.
@@Марта-й7е What democracy is there in the west?..its all rigged.
So true! The mould you get in the UK is BIZARRE. I've never lived anywhere that had mould like the kind so many UK domestic dwellings all do.
I just did a quick translation but am sorry that people are struggling despite what the news says. I think people around the world are seeing increased poverty but certainly some places are worse than others especially when there is no way to have your voices heard@@Марта-й7е
Great exploration of a classic Russian apartment! The walk around the microdistrict and the detailed tour of the apartment provided a fascinating glimpse into everyday life. Kudos to the long-time residents for maintaining such a cozy space over the years. Looking forward to more insights from your adventures!
Вынужден был переехать на Кипр год назад из такой вот хрущёвки в подмосковье, как в видео. Делал там ремонт сам, квартиру эту несчатсную вымучал собственными руками. Живу сейчас на солнечном острове, рядом море, фрукты и овощи вкуснее и знаете... Я хочу назад в свой хрущ. В свою маленькую квартирку в лесу, с зеленью, с дождиком за окном, со снегом зимой.
Море и слонце это очень круто, но тоска на душе страшная...
Понимаю вас... В этом деле есть какая то тайна. Не изученные вопросы. Где родился - там и сгодился говорят. Поэтому есть что то духовное в жизни, какой то духовный аспект, что отличается от материального
Так в чём проблема? Возвращайтесь на родину! У меня, например , нет никакого жилания ехать в россию, даже в отпуск, не то, что возвращаться. Как вижу фото своего российского "муравейника" (тоже в хорошем месте), мне страшно становится. Про всё остальное вообще молчу...
@@archiaksenov2306 Господи, только россияне придумали себе какую-то духовность и носятся с ней повсюду. Где человеку хорошо, там он и живёт.
No place like home, I guess..
вынужден он. Возвращайся в стабилитрон. Тут очень хорошо. Выйдешь на улицу а там иран, тоже тепло и фрукты и снег, населеник тоже иранское, часть северо корейская.
The only real problem I have with it would be the stairs. I couldn’t imagine coming home from the grocery store and having to deal with all those steps. Otherwise it’s not bad at all.
In those times I didn't think of stairs. I were at home. We were not fat.
Never understand this kind of comment. You do understand that the unnatural thing is using an elevator. I grew up in one of these, and going up and downs is just fine. People never complained. We were used to no elevator. It's mainly Same goes for most old buildings in Europe.
I absolutely loved the little apartment and yes I would live in it. It’s compact and there’s no way you could be a person who hoards. Essentials only. My problem now is that my hip and knees are stuffed and there is no way I could walk up and down those stairs 😮
Not a lot of steps actually...Nice an additional exercise... Only 4 floors...
spent some time living in one of these. the stairs are very easy to get over! if it's ten storeys, then yeah, that becomes hard. but ten-storey buildings have elevators
Nostalgic tour into Soviet atmosphere of a Russian flat. I saw similar abodes in the 1980s in East Germany, with a typical smell of phenol, even in aeroplanes. Their endless, unforgiving grey winter sky smelled burnt coal with flocks of ravens or crows loudly hovering above the snow.These crammed appartments were a cozy retreat, well heated with warm water.
My video game rooms are heated with boring white radiators that can not be customized to another color. It was either that, or portable kerosene heaters, or a mini-split A/C unit heat pump, or just pretend that there is invisible ductwork and that furnace is nowhere or the outside A/C unit is hidden behind the house.
Back in the real world, I heat my house with vent-free gas logs in the fireplace, regulated automatically by the thermostat in the hallway. Thermostat is self-powered by the lit pilot light, so the gas logs turn on and off automatically just like a natural gas water heater would, even during a power failure. Just so long as there is steady natural gas.
My first time watching your channel, and because I liked it I want to see more. I subscribed, and can’t wait to see where else you take us!
Thank you so much. I hope you enjoy the channel, along with 300 older videos.
Khrushchev took the path of abandoning architectural excesses, standardizing and reducing the cost of projects. As a result, such houses appeared. On the plus side, many families for the first time in their lives got the opportunity to live in a separate apartment. Of the minuses - the quality of architecture and planning of Soviet cities fell sharply.
Housing 100+ million people in Russia alone is no small feat, which is the most important aspect.
it still has better quality than modern day apartments in my country.
@user-hx2ov4ug2y как их называют, сифилизированные страны
Это не заслуга Хрущева, это наследие Сталина.
@@farforik Хрущев критиковал излишества.
Thank you for showing this, they made a nice, cozy home. I love the greenery outside, the trees are beautiful and give a nice feeling as you see them through the windows on every floor, and a relaxing feeling as you go outside. It’s so nice that there’s a play area for the kids right there.
😂 зимой в этой квартире можно жить с открытыми окнами а горячая вода в кране 65-70 градусов
это правда, в панельках очень жарко и душно, а вода - кипяток 🤣 В итоге я всю зиму отапливаю улицу
@@ksenian2113 я тоже жил в такой квартире . Зимой так жарко что приходилось балкон открывать 😂
о, да, я жила в кирпичной девятиэтажке 1965 года постройки. Батарей - литой чугуний, можно греться, как у камина! Окна деревянные, в два стекла. А уж кирпич держал тепло замечательно.
Сейчас уже давно не так.
Сейчас в этих домах после капремонта ставят погодные регуляторы и жмотятся изо всех сил. Подруга теперь ходит в двух свитерах и подштанниках 😏 Соседские бабки, которых полдома, скандалят и не дают прибавить отопление.
This is much nicer than the apartment we stayed in, when we were visiting there in early 1990s.
Thanks Russ, Love your narration and camera work! It was very kind off the owner to allow us to view this lovely home. Take care and love from Aus
Thanks 👍Absolutely was. I want to do more like this, simply to show the types of apartments and differences. The family were so amazing to me yesterday.
@@TravellingwithRussell Hope things aren't getting to hairy over there. Stay safe. ps was the apartment for sale and if so, how much?
Yes, If I would choose to live in an apartment, I would have no problem at all living in one exactly like the one you are showing here in this video. It has everything one would need, including the balcony and the greenery outside. Me personally, I prefer and choose to live far out in the country/forest, where I can have animals, grow what I need and feel the freedom of not having people living all around me. But yes, if I were ever to have to live in an apartment, this one would suit me perfectly.
Не забывайте , в России , почти у каждого , есть дачи , это домики на природе , иногда строят хоромы ( коттедж ) .
@@АнатолийЛашков-п3в Если бы я мог жить в загородном коттедже или даже в особняке и иметь возможность себе это позволить, я бы с большим удовольствием жил в России. ☺
@@АнатолийЛашков-п3вthese tiny houses you have in nature in addition to your apartment are called "Schrebergarten" in german. A Schrebergarten is a collection of similar but different sized or sometimes same sized small gardens in nature where you can have a small house on and enjoy your private green island.
Chalets are a different thing
There are a lot of buildings like this where I live too. (Skopje, Macedonia). It's important to note that these neighborhoods as you can see in the videos have very nice urban planning - parks, playgrounds... And most of them survived a catastrophic earthquake in Skopje :) By the way, they really should fix those facades.
One thing people need to realize is when you live in a place that is cold and has a lot of snow it is hard to keep up the outside. You should come up to rural Colorado and see how it looks in the summer no one mows yards and things always look unkempt. The severe weather is hell on the outside areas and it is summer such a short time you just let it go until you have to deal with it. Most of the year it is covered in white. It was the first thing I thought when I looked at the video.
I remember the 1963 earthquake. There was a photo that I never forgot, of a man holding the body of his dead daughter.
My ex husband is from Terece Tetovo. The countryside is so very very beautiful.
A very nice apartment!! Loved the decor, especially the kitchen. Oddly, I’m in London and have to say adjacent to me is a very similar style building. Great upload!
I'm in the Netherlands, and this looks pretty normal to me. It's not typically Russian, I'd say it's typically post- WW2. I've lived in a flat very similar, just without the central heating. The only surprise was the washing machine in the toilet. I've never seen that before, but it makes sense to put your washing machine where there are water pipes. The low ceiling at the shower room and toilet doors are probably because there are pipes running there. The storage is also just sensible for a small appartment. Shame the outside hasn't been kept up, otherwise it's very nice. Certainly liveable.
You should come to the Netherlands and visit my moms flat, it's the same in many ways. (Except the outside has been painted last year, lol!)
Я живу в России, в Зауралье. Такие дома вполне типичны для России, Украины, Казахстана, Беларусии. Квартиры в этих домах очень маленькие. Обычно стиральные машины ставят не в туалет, а в ванной комнате или на кухне. Это очень тоскливое и бедное жилье. Но я выросла в такой квартире и живу до сих пор.
It might not look pretty from the outside but the inside of the apartment is livable and cozy. If only governments could fund projects like this again and make more affordable housing.
Right, back in the day they did so much for the greater population.
In the Soviet Union flats were given for free by the enterprise you worked for. You had to wait for several years but it was worth it. You didn't pay a penny.
Правительство и сейчас в России очень много делает подобных вещей. Много разных социальных программ, когда помогают населению с жильем. Я сейчас живу в подобной квартире. 1/3 при покупке оплатило государство. Моей знакомой государство подарило дом в пригороде - многодетная семья. Моему дяде бесплатно выделили земельный участок для строительства дома. Многим знакомым выделили субсидии для оплаты части ипотеки. В России сложно быть бездомным. Есть программы, например "сельский врач", когда вы устраиваетесь работать в сельскую больницу и вам бесплатно предоставляют жилье. Моя тетя проработала так 5 лет врачем в подмосковье: зарплата+бесплатное проживание в квартире+по прошествии пяти лет круглая сумма на счет в банке на котору можно купить жилье намного лучше чем на видео. По прошествии 5-ти лет она купила квартиру в Москве.
Yes, a typical five-story building. It should be added that apartments in the USSR were issued by the state. I had to wait for years, but it was free.
Nothing is free. You were a slave to the commie state.
Было платно, просто удерживали с зарплаты. Как сейчас многие налоги
@@AlbertAuto с зарплаты не удерживали, квартиру давали не в собственность на предприятиях для привлечения работников .Были списки очередников имеющих менее 18 метра на человека .Старую квартиру забирали ремонтировали, давали следующему очереднику .
@@viktorivanov3230 и так тоже было
@@AlbertAuto
Ничего не удерживали с зарплаты.
As someone from the US I would totally live here. That apartment is actually really nice. I've lived in some dumps. I love that fireplace and the brick walls. The floors were really nice. And seriously? People just leave their bikes wherever? Yeh ya can't do that here
It looks very much like a Senior Citizens Allow Income Subsidized apartment in the USA.
This video is a nothing burger.
Проблема в том, что такую квартиру, даже в аренду, мало кто может себе позволить в России😅 про людей сидящих на пособии я вообще молчу
@@hotchaircreativeда ну прямо... Или вы студент?
@@LiviBlack цены гугли в Москве
@@hotchaircreative не тыкайте. Я прекрасно знаю цены.
Уехал я из такой квартиры в отпуск в Германию , арендовал жилье через интернет приехал и заселился в такую же квартиру , это удивительно, такие районы могут быть намного более ухоженными чем на этом видео , спасибо за видео
Very interesting. Thank you for sharing. I've always taken an interest in Soviet era buildings and this was a great tour of how a typical family lived during Soviet times.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks.
Gas oven is very comfortable to use. It means electricity independence from power supply any time and easy control of cooking process to increase or decrease the flame.
И еще оооочень дешево
induction gives the same kind of control, with none of the issues from burning methane (including the generation of C6 cycle hydrocarbons which are toxic)
@@AmauryJacquot I agree with you. But in Russia there is a set of strong rules consorning gas usage and big practice including examination of each gas point by a specialist with equipment on a quoterly basis.
@@Alexey-Komarov that’s a good thing.
Lovely apartment! I especially like that it's got lots of stairs to keep people healthy! I have an elevator where I live but I don't use it because I like taking the stairs for my health.
Что характерно, в те времена оставляли много места для зелёных насаждений, делали большие относительно числа жителей дворы. Я каждый день по дороге на работу вижу такой микрорайон, там между двумя пятиэтажками, стоящими друг к другу "спинами", вообще нет дорожек, асфальта, гаражей - только деревья и кусты. Летом смотрится просто офигенно.
As a resident of Russia, I can confirm that this is in fact a typical microdistrict and a typical apartment. But the interior decoration is not typical. The people who live there have worked and invested in the improvement of their homes.
All except for not enclosing the balcony. Which they like the way it was when they first moved in.
Thanks for another great video. I actually grew up in a building just like this, and can totally relate to everything you said. I went to a day care facility that was literally a couple of hundred yards away from our block and remember that I was able to walk there by myself at a very early age (~5 years old). Imagine that. No way I would let my own 5-year old walk by themselves anywhere, but it wasn't a big deal. As you stated, everyone in these micro-communities (I like that term you used) knew each other and would watch out for each other's children. Likewise, we too had several very large playgrounds located in central places in between these block buildings where all the kids from the area would meet to play. I am talking 30, 40-60 kids at a time. That's part of the reason we had such large circles of friends. Once it came time for school, the schools too were located within walking distance to all the buildings so we kids would walk to school from the first day of the first grade. Lastly, while these Soviet-style block buildings may look run down on the outside now, there were kept in good condition, both physical as well as optically during Soviet times, so you would have to imagine this area having been well kept, with nice meadows, proper walk-ways, streets, and - as you said - limited parking because most people did in fact not own cars but relied on bus or tram transportation nearby. Your video also shows just how well kept many of the actual apartments are by their owners (or renters), regardless of what the building looks on the outside. And that applies to this day. So, to go back to your title for this video "Could You Live Here?" - yes, I could. Was born there, grew up there, now I own a house and live in the U.S. but could easily live in one of these apartments again. Keep up the great work on your channel. I thoroughly enjoy your videos.
вы с России ?? а в каком городе сейчас живете ?
Yeah! It's very similar to the 15 minute concept modern civil planers talking about
I am from Russia and as a child in the 70s I lived in such an apartment. I would like to add that the ceiling in the hallway to the kitchen is low because there is a mezzanine, a bicycle could fit there. In some types of such apartments, there was a glass partition with a bathroom almost under the ceiling of the kitchen. This was done to improve the insolation of the bathroom and create obstacles to the reproduction of pathogenic bacteria.
Thank you for a very interesting tour of this Russian apartment. I’ve never seen a Russian apartment before. I think it would difficult to climb the stairs without an elevator.Maybe that is a first world problem. I thought that apartment was very beautiful and cozy. I Loved the kitchen , the countertops were gorgeous! It was so beautiful. The living room was so elegant. I loved the fireplace,with the electric fire going, very cool! Thank you to the apartment owners for showing us their beautiful home.I liked the balcony. I liked the entire place.I know the winters get brutally cold. I live in the snow belt of Ohio, our winters are also insanely cold too !I liked & subscribbed to your chanel. Thank you again for an interesting video. I know nothing about Russia so it was a very interesting video ! ❤
You really dont need an elevator for 3 floors, like come on
It was five floors not three, and someone in a wheelchair or other health concerns would disagree about no elevator. Or, 3 little ones and a shitload of groceries. @@laos-f6x
Here in eastern europe we can take the "shitload of groceries" uf a flight of stairs,
Yes that's first world problem - my granny easily walked up to 4th floor, and she was 93. Elevators are mostly needed, if you are moving something heavy.
Nice place !!
Also noted how nice and clean and organized this home is. Good job home owners!
The door to the kitchen is the rule. Rooms with gas equipment should be separated from the living by a door for safety.
This is a VERY typical 40+ year old apartment in all Russia. There's a bit of not typical furniture that was replaced about 10 years ago. But there was no major renovation in the apartment, everything is preserved as 40 years ago.
Hello, I am new to your channel and you came up on my youtube page, this is the second video I have seen. I am from the US and so I find it very interesting to see how things are in other places. I can definitely say the setups for apartments there and where I have been is different. i do however think this one and the other I just watched is very quaint. I think I prefer the closed off balcony’s but I do like them. I am going to subscribe as I enjoy seeing how others live. Thanks for sharing and showing us all these places. Makes you see things differently as we don’t know how it is in other places. ❤
The balconies are so wonderful, everyone should have access to outdoor space. I thought the apartment looked very comfortable and nicely laid out. Maybe a little larger bathroom? Did I see 2 espresso makers, two kettles, 1 tea pot and closet full or spirits? All necessities😊
It is so quiet in that building and on the grounds i would be very happy until winter hit! Thank you to the folks who let you show us!❤
А что зима??? У нас везде центральное отопление. В квартирах жара, когда на улице мороз.
@@ЕленаЛадникова: I didn't feel that op was criticizing the possible lack of warmth of the apartment. But rather the coming and going during winter. Uncovered parking without plug-ins for block heaters, lots of clearing off the car after snowfall, snowbanks after the plow has been through the parking lot, that sort of thing. Snow mixed with dirt from the parking lot would be messy. The grim building exterior and entrance hall would be extra grim in winter. But I have no doubt that once inside the apartment it is very comfortable.
@@dianedenham5259in some areas covered parkings exist, some are even warm.
And apartments in such houses were given free of charge in the Soviet Union!
Not everyone in the Soviet Union received a free apartment. People have been waiting for this for decades. Some like my family had to pay a lot of money for a "cooperative apartment".
Free means paid through TAXES and also ASSIGNED with no choices whatever. Political connections were always a factor, so don’t glorify dictatorship practices.
Makes you realize how fortunate we are! Never again will i complain about where i live.
It’s truly fascinating observing the different decorating aesthetics from one country to another! The element I liked most in this apartment was the lovely star patterned frosted glass in the kitchen door. It added such a unique and historic touch to this classic / typical Russian apartment!
As drab as they look on the outside,I was struck how quiet it seemed plus so green which is nice ! The inside of the apartment seemed pretty cozy
It's a purely residential area, if this is filmed ion a working day before noon, it will look like a ghost town.
Exterior is always could be repulsive, but YOUR apartment is how you see it. And you live in it. So a lot of such houses looks not nice outside, but different apartments have different AND interesting designs.
My stepbrother was a Russian Orthodox Monk in Moscow. He now lives in NY, but I’m always so interested in his time in Russia. The accommodations, transportation, the genuine IDGIAF attitude of Russian people lol
Actually, it’s a nice apartment!…in Chile, we also have a few apartment buildings that were gifted by Russia in the 70’s and as you said, these buildings were set up in a matter of weeks! These apartments are still livable and in very good condition because their owners have taken care of them through out the years.
It’s like housing commission places from what I see on the outside. If it was in Oz those playground equipments would have been destroyed, as well as all the trees. You would have empty bottles, broken glass, used syringes, condoms, broken windows etc etc. trunk must be up, good luck. Absolutely could live there. Thanks so much Russell. Are the groceries cheaper in the region, where are the shops in relation to the flats? I liked the idea of all those facilities where you live, such convenience for an old fart like me would be amazing. Absolutely no need for a car with all those services hey.
I live in Moscow, but I often travel to the regions of Russia: Bashkortostan, Krasnodar, Arkhangelsk, Yaroslavl and so on. And I can tell you for sure that food prices in Moscow are sometimes even lower than in other regions. But on average the same across the country. Perhaps prices will be higher in the Far East. But the Far East is a completely different story.
p.s My English is bad)
@@ksenian2113 я не живу в Масквабаде, но точно знаю, что цены там не ниже, а в разы выше, чем в регионах. И если вы не в курсе, все зависит от региона - где нет районных надбавок, там и цены ниже, но никак не в Масквабаде!
@@sofiabessonova2214 думайте, как угодно. Я живу в Москве и ЗНАЮ цены на аренду.
Don't know where abouts in Australia you live, but it is nothing like where I live in rural NSW. Playground equipment here in town is in excellent condition and used every day by the kids after school and during the day by mums and pre=schoolers. Our swimming pool is also in good shape and well used, and our streets are litter free.
Russell, I did enjoy the video very much and did watch it until the end. The apartment was well decorated and very cozy which I liked. I live in an apartment which is 365 square feet in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles and find it to be quite similar with amenities, compact everything and efficient. I have to say that having to climb 5 flights of stairs might be difficult to get used to, but just think of all that good cardio you would get. Thanks for putting this together...I'll now watch your next recommended video on 'RUSSIAN Typical Family Apartment Tour'.
I am 73 years old European female. I went on a Holyday in easten Europe where I was born and rented a room in a similar home on the 10th floor. They had a lift but I do not like it and as a smoker I had to go out of the flat and to the garden for to smoke . As I do not like a lift I did went 10 floor up and 10 floor down SEVERAL TIMES A DAY .... at first i got tired at the 8 or 9th floor and after I did that three floor times it was like nothing. Again I am 73 years old smoker.
No elevator is fine for healthy young people, but what about people with injuries or older persons whom may have all sorts of issues. Also moving or deliveries of larger objects. Under communism you just had to accept whatever the government decided you should have. They didn't have to please the "customer". They were more interested in producing weapons. I'm surprised that so many comments are singing the praises of this. The reason this apt looks better is because some free enterprise has been allowed since the fall of communism.
@@Reidsmith1000 Singing the praises, not really. I am 68 years old and would find climbing 5 flights of stairs difficult, though I would mange and reap some cardio benefits. However, some of the folks in your video seemed older and I empathize for their plight of having to climb stairs.
I love how clean the streets are , not one spec of litter 😍
Unfortunately, you're very wrong. There's litter everywhere :(