Rural housing Flashcards
1
Q
Negatives of rural housing under the Tsars
A
Lived in single room wooden huts - Izba
- Slept on oven
- Animals in hut - overcrowded
- Cold, damp, grubby - poor by modern standards
2
Q
Positives of rural housing under the Tsars
A
- Cheap to construct
- Controlled by families
3
Q
What was Stalin’s approach to rural housing?
A
Created special housing blocks on periphery of collective farms
4
Q
What was Khrushchev’s approach to rural housing?
A
Took Stalin’s ideas further, creating self-contained ‘agro-towns’
5
Q
Negatives of rural housing under the Communists - also consider the plight of kulaks
Think especially in comparison to Tsars
A
- Built quickly and cheaply - still poor quality
- Like Tsars there was overcrowding
- Unlike Tsars also experienced public health problems like in towns and cities
For Kulaks:
- When forced from property often dumped in barracks or tent accomadation in a field
6
Q
Key differences between Tsarist and Communist rural accomodation?
A
Tsars:
- Individual living
- Individual control
Communists:
- Communal living
- State control
7
Q
Overall judgement on Russian rulers and rural housing?
A
Little done to aid improvements in rural housing
