'A Shameful Chapter': Despite Putin's Promises, More Than 1 …
WEBDec 12, 2022 · According to the Russian government, 1.6 million Russians live in 112,353 buildings that have been officially deemed uninhabitable slums.
Dangerous Moscow: Why it’s best to avoid these dubious places
WEBThe ‘Shanghai’ slums are located right next to Moscow State University, but locals and foreigners alike are advised to stay away from this area where fraudulent business flourishes and violent...
A Tour Through Russia's Five Poorest Cities - The Moscow Times
WEBJan 20, 2015 · A study by the Financial University reveals the level of poverty and income inequality in Russia's largest cities. Tolyatti, Astrakhan, Penza, Volgograd and Saratov top the list of the...
What does life in Russian slums look like? / Russian news
WEBResidents of an emergency building in the Russian city of Saratov are afraid they will die under the rubble of their own house. The five-store building built...
Khrushchevka - Wikipedia
WEBKhrushchevkas are low-cost, paneled or brick apartment buildings built in the Soviet Union since the 1960s. They are named after Nikita Khrushchev, the leader of the Soviet Union at the time. Learn about their history, design, and current status.
Ruining the City - Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center
WEBMar 29, 2012 · But poorly managed urban growth in developing countries has in many cases led to a surge in slums, which significantly degrade the lives of the urban poor and ultimately threaten the sustainability of cities. Slums reflect both local governments’ limited capacity to accommodate swelling urban populations and policy failures.
Population living in slums (% of urban population) - IndexMundi
WEBDec 28, 2019 · IndexMundi ranks countries by the proportion of their urban population living in slum households. See the top 10 countries with the highest slum rates and the definition and source of the indicator.
Population living in slums (% of urban population) - Russian …
WEBPopulation living in slums (% of urban population) - Russian Federation from The World Bank: Data
Moscow's forgotten periphery – DW – 09/22/2019 - dw.com
WEBSep 22, 2019 · The new Russian state was overwhelmed, and a lack of welfare programs added to the neglect that consumed the area. Criminal gangs spread out across the neighborhood, giving it a particularly bad...
Communal apartment - Wikipedia
WEBCommunal apartments are apartments where several unrelated persons or families share common areas such as kitchen, shower, and toilet. They emerged in the Soviet Union as a response to a housing shortage after the October Revolution and were replaced by private apartments later.