“Here we’ll be given a good house…” (the 1930s)

Abstract

Basing on the archive documents related to the Stakhanovism in the East-Siberian region, the authors study the dwelling and household conditions of the foremost workers’ life in 1935-1936. The historical materials, including letters, memoirs, reports etc., show the course and results of the housing and social policy of the Soviet government through specific examples.

Keywords

• East-Siberian region
• Stakhanovites
• housing policy
• culture
• dwelling and household conditions