Commie blocks have had a lot of improvement over the years. I find it interesting how medium-density mixed use zoning in America, and commie blocks in central and Eastern Europe seem to be converging on the same New Urbanist ideals… also, not sure if this is the best pro-Khrushchyovka content, but I enjoyed Adam Something’s take on them.
Khrushchyovkas are actually different from what is typically known as Soviet blocks, because they were built up to five stories high and thus didn’t require large empty areas between them for sunlight to reach the lower floors. So the houses are placed closer together, with cozier yards and often plenty of trees right outside the windows. Living in that feels quite different from high-rises.
Commie blocks have had a lot of improvement over the years. I find it interesting how medium-density mixed use zoning in America, and commie blocks in central and Eastern Europe seem to be converging on the same New Urbanist ideals… also, not sure if this is the best pro-Khrushchyovka content, but I enjoyed Adam Something’s take on them.
Khrushchyovkas are actually different from what is typically known as Soviet blocks, because they were built up to five stories high and thus didn’t require large empty areas between them for sunlight to reach the lower floors. So the houses are placed closer together, with cozier yards and often plenty of trees right outside the windows. Living in that feels quite different from high-rises.