Khrushchovka apartments: the French dream that became a Soviet reality
When Nikita Khrushchev, the ruler of the USSR in the 1950’s visited France, he had no idea that…
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Demolition of khrushchoby now – a chilling echo of 1999 apartment bombings
Vladimir Putin ensured his rise to power by orchestrating the blowing up of apartment buildings in Moscow and…
Tearing down the khrushchoby: From renovation to deportation to revolution?
The Kremlin’s backing for Moscow city’s decision to tear down the infamous five-story “khrushchoby” apartment buildings and for…