USSR COMMUNAL APARTMENTS| ST.PETERSBURG LIFE
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- Опубліковано 25 чер 2024
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In today's video I meet with a friend of mine Tanya who owns a room in the communal apartment in the city center of St.Petersburg.
Communal apartment is a unique phenomenon of the Soviet times. Basically it's a shared apartment for several families. Sometimes up to 10-12 families can live there sharing one bathroom and a kitchen.
Communal apartments appeared after the revolution in Russia in 1917 when private property was nationalized and divided in between those who didn't have one - workers, poors etc. For the government it was a new collective vision of the future. For many people it became a nightmare and their reality.
In 1919 government considered that 9 m2 (96 ft2) is enough for a family but in 1927 this norm was 5,7 m2 (61 ft2). If the room was larger the resident was obliged to find a neighbor during 2 weeks or any stranger could be assigned to live with him or her.
It's hard to believe but in St.Petersburg 80% of the apartments in the city center are still communal apartments. And the view of many buildings that amaze tourists from all over the world from inside and outside is such a contrast!
My friend Tanya owns a room in the communal apartment, drinks coffee from a porcelain, buys antique furniture and collects portraits of Lenin.
And her room is really unique. It's located in the house of 1912. The original lift of that time survived. In her room there are a historical fireplace stove that was heated by wood back then, original parquet that looks really good for 100 year old one and 2 entrances to the apartment (main and blackstairs)
Time codes:
00:00 beginning of the video
01:21 going upstairs by historical lift
02:28 communal/ common corridor
02:48 Tany's room and collection of Lenin's portraits
03:01 abt Lenin's collection
04:33 windows with historical details
05:04 bricks in the room
05:36 making coffee and serving table with porcelain
06:05 antique chairs and wardrobe
06:48 enfilade doors
7:54 parquet floor
8:18 historical fireplace stove
8:51 art nouveau chairs
9:18 common bathroom and kitchen
10:25 backstairs
Interview with Tanya
11:13 Why have you chosen living in a communal apartment
12:45 How many m2 is your room?
12:56 How much is to buy a room in a communal apartment
13:04 How much did you spend on repair?
13:27 What do you feel living here?
14:18 What are the drawbacks of living in a communal apartment?
16:08 How many people do live in this communal with you?
18:51 Do you see yourself living here in the future?
20:05 going to banya
20:48 funny moments of the interview
As a bonus to this video I wanna live a link to the Russian song «Man and cat». The video greatly shows a life in communal apartments
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// ANNA HOPE
I'm Anna Hope a professional licensed tour guide from St.Petersburg, Russia. For years I've been showing Russia and telling about it to my tourists from all over the world. But in new reality it's time to show it to you, guys. In this channel I'm sharing videos about Russia, about its culture, history, traditions, about its unique places and real life of Russian people. I wanna you to feel Russian.
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Great!
This video should have many more views, I found it very interesting, thank you!
Thank you 🙏🏻Hope it will get its views. I also love this video!
Very nice video Anna. And great work Tanya. Love the detailing and devotion to the bygone era. Keep it up
Jimmy! Thank you very much for your support. I will keep going!
The moment you added tea, my mouth watered for tea
Glad to see Russian people enjoying their daily life
They seem similar to us
Love from Pakistan
Great video. Very interesting. Your friend is lovely and a fascinating person. Best wishes from Colin in Edinburgh 🇬🇧
80% of the central city flat are communal...? Crazy.
I mostly hung out mostly in Vasilevsky which is also the historical district... but I see now in an aerial view around the Hermitage from Google maps... that the entire area directly south of the Hermitage looks like communal living... many buildings with large courtyards. From the street level... the buildings look like upscale condo buildings... much more ornate than the typical communist block buildings in the outer areas... and most are a very tall 3-4 story structures.
The Common area is scary.
In the typical 6-story communist block buildings... the situation is opposite. The walkways are concrete that was laid in the 1950s... the courtyards and play areas are dirt... the buildings needed a few hundred thousand gallons of paint 40 years ago... but the flats are luxurious inside.
It’s great to see Russia as it truly is, the wealthy parts and the poor parts. Too many videos on UA-cam try to beautify everything and portray some gorgeous young girl to give viewers a false image when most viewers are really interested in what Russia is actually like . The good, the bad and the ugly. Even here in the US we have the exact same contrasts of the rich neighborhoods and the poor neighborhoods. But it’s more interesting to see real life than some dressed up Hollywood image. It unites us by creating a common ground and let’s us know we are not that different the way the government and the media makes it seem.
You are right, Russia is different like every country
Just subscribed toyour channel
Mostly welcome! Hope you will enjoy the videos
That elevator needs a few glow-in-the-dark Lenin pictures... 😉
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