흐루쇼프의 주택 정책과 소련사회의 일상

This paper aims to show how the efforts of Soviet authorities to overcome 'housing crisis' under Khrushchev were made and what results they led to in terms of everyday life of Soviet people. Obviously, the mass housing campaign launched by the Khrushchev regime since late 1950s has reached a brilliant achievement, providing more than 80 millions people with new apartments until the end of Khrushchev's era. However, Soviet people were not always being pleased with the mass construction of new dwellings. To be apportioned a new apartment, many people had to wait at least several years, while sometimes even seeking illegal methods. Moreover, those who were lucky to get a new apartment were soon disappointed with its small size, lots of design and building defects, shortages of facilities, etc. Therefore, an attempt of Khrushchev's government to improve living conditions of Soviet people through mass supply of separate apartments did not lead to 100% success. Some people could get a chance to change their everyday lives by obtaining new dwellings, but their delight frequently turned into frustration as soon as they saw poor quality of their new homes. The others never saw the promise of Soviet authorities to supply new apartments for every Soviet family within 10-12 years come true. These failures in Soviet housing policy were repeated in interior plans. The Soviet government wanted to bring up 'new Soviet man' by filling a new apartment with modern furniture. But such a daring plan were hard to be realized, for people were difficult to get new items owing to underdevelopment of Soviet Union's domestic furniture industry.