From time immemorial it was believed that everyone should have their own home. And not just a roof over your head, but a full housing, comfortable, reliable and durable. In such a house, a person especially needed when he got a family and began to raise children. After all, it is not in vain that there is an expression “bring the bride to the house”, meaning that the hostess now appeared in housing, who will make him comfortable and suitable for the life of a large family.
Until recently, it was very difficult to implement, largely due to the fact that the ideological regime of past years put personal needs of a person in one of the last places. It was believed that it was enough to provide a person with the minimum necessary for life, and everything else is luxury and excesses. In addition, the operating system of the “equalizing” did not allow to exalt some and belittle others, even if the personal qualities of individuals were very different.
As for housing, the maximum that the Soviet person could count on until the 70s, this is a room in a hostel. In the post -war state, residential buildings were built last, and people had to live in the most unfavorable conditions, despite the fact that the population was constantly increasing. Only when the situation became critical, did the country’s leadership decide on the mass construction of residential buildings.
These were small, unpretentious apartments, with a minimum level of amenities, but they were personal, not common. There was no need to buy an apartment, but in order to get it, I had to stand in line sometimes almost all my life. The owners of such housing were considered lucky, despite the fact that residential areas with their irrational layout and ugly landscapes were more likely to resemble concrete anthills than comfortable residential buildings.
Partially, the situation improved with the introduction of self -reckoning and the emergence of cooperatives – public organizations that themselves financed the construction of housing for their members. Their houses were markedly differed in terms of comfort and the presence of amenities, but now to get an apartment there was a lot of money, which was not affordable for most people.
After the collapse of the Union, everything changed in a radical way. Now the state did not finance the sphere of utilities, and this led to an instant increase in prices for them. Together with the fact that unemployment reigned in the country, and pensions and other state payments remained beggarly, many people could no longer afford to live in such housing. It is during this period that mass sale of apartments begins or renting them out. This was especially facilitated by the migration of the population between the Union Republics.
Over time, the economic situation began to be corrected, people had income, and the state allowed to privatize housing, completely transferring it to the owners’ ownership. This led to the formation of the secondary housing market and prompted the construction of new residential buildings. Now you can freely buy apartments in Moscow or any major city, there would be funds. However, this is not available to everyone, and the apartment issue is still quite acute.