Economy and society 5 Flashcards
housing (20 cards)
under both Alexander II and III what were the huts called that the peasants lived in?
Izbas
what impact did the emancipation have on the housing state of peasants?
none, the peasants stayed in their villages, and there was no improvement due to poverty and lack of land
as industrialisation grew under Alexander III what was the living situation of workers
as they had moved to the cities for work, they lived in barrack style dormitories which were over crowded with poor sanitation, so disease was common
by 1900 (nicholas II) what percentage of Russians lived in cities?
15% compared to 80% in the UK and 40% in the USA
when was the first census?
1897
in 1910 in the cholera outbreak, how many people died?
100000
when was a sewerage system built?
1911
by 1914, how many towns were there, and how many buildings did they contain?
1000 towns and 2 million buildings
under Nicholas II how many towns had gas, electricity and a sewage system
74 towns had electricity
35 towns had gas
38 towns had a sewage system
when was the decree on peace issued
1918
what did the decree on peace ban?
private property
what were appartments used for under lenin?
communal living
in moscow in 1935 (under stalin), what percentage of the population lived in one room shared with 2 other families?
25%
where did 5% of families live under stalin?
hallways, corridors or bathrooms
how much did the living space drop from 1905-1935
in 1905 it was 8.5m^2 and by 1935 it was 5.8
how many Russians were made homeless in WW2?
25 million
between 1955-1964 what happened to the housing stock?
doubled
how many people moved to new appartments under Khrushchev?
108 million
what was the problem with Khrushchev’s new housing scheme (Khrushchyovka)
they were poor quality and cheap
what was the average appartment size under Khrushchev?
30m^2
