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[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 24 points 3 months ago (23 children)

I’d like to learn more about the Soviet housing system. From my very limited knowledge it seems to be one of the few sectors of the economy that actually functioned reasonably well. But maybe I’m missing something.

[–] GenosseFlosse 25 points 3 months ago
  • Low rent means no money for maintenance
  • the elevators where frequently out of order or vandalized
  • instead of a private washing machine you would have a number of them in the basement (maybe 1 for every 5 flats?), and a week plan with timeslots when you can use them. This is nice as long as all machines are working, but the same problem as with elevators applies here.
  • it's not a quiet place, you could always hear people going up and down the stairs. The light switch Relais in the cabinet on each level always made a very loud "clunk" when someone turned on the lights...
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