Chapter 2 - Economy/Society - Housing conditions Flashcards
(29 cards)
URBAN HOUSING: NICHOLAS II
URBAN HOUSING: NICHOLAS II
What % of Russians were living in towns and cities by the 20th century?
15%
How many cities had more than 100,000 inhabitants by the 20th century?
Only 19
What were the two largest cities in Russia by the 20th century and what were their populations?
St Petersburg - 1.25 million
Moscow - 1 million
When was the first census carried out?
1897
How much did the population of cities Riga and Kiev increase from 1897 to 1914?
Their populations doubled
What % of housing was constructed with wood by the start of WW1?
Over 50%
Of 1000 towns in Russia, how many had access to electricity by 1914?
74
How many were killed by a cholera outbreak in St Petersburg in 1910?
100,000
When was a sewage system installed in St Petersburg?
1911
What did workers sleep in under Nicholas II?
Barracks
URBAN HOUSING: LENIN
URBAN HOUSING: LENIN
What did the Decree on Peace in November 1917 do?
It handed over private property to the proletariat
What did the Bolshevik redistribution of land lead to?
Short-term improvment
URBAN HOUSING: STALIN
URBAN HOUSING: STALIN
What happened to housing conditions under Stalin?
They deteriorated
What % of people in Moscow lived in one room shared by 2 or more households by the mid 1930s?
25%
What did 25% of people in Moscow live in?
Communal dormitories
What % of people in Moscow lived in a bathroom, kitchen, corridor or hallway?
5%
What was the average living space in 1905?
8.5m2
What was the average living space in 1935?
5.8m2
What was the Stalinist policy in regards to housing?
To allocate space rather than rooms
Why were most social projects put on hold under Stalin?
To focus on 5 year plans
How many Russians were made homeless in WW2?
25 million
