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Yeah... I currently live in Russia. This is not even close to true. Maybe there's a few communal apartments still in St Petersburg. But most Russian families no
by cpursley 7y ago
Yeah... I currently live in Russia. This is not even close to true. Maybe there's a few communal apartments still in St Petersburg. But most Russian families not only have their own private apartment, buy they outright own it (no mortgage) unlike Americans who are up to their eyeballs in debt.
- varjag 7y agoSeveral generations living in very cramped conditions in the same apartment is extremely common in Russia. Precisely because they can't afford to buy anything, mortgage or not.
- cpursley 7y agoWhat percentage of people do you think live in communal apartments still and which cities? I'm probably biased living in city with lots of new construction (Anapa).
- varjag 7y agoA 2012 KP article claimed every third Russian under 45 lived with parents. A Western migrant would unlikely be hanging out with the most desolate group.
- cpursley 7y agoLiving with parents is different than living in a communal apartment (where people live in rooms and share common areas with unrelated people).
- antisthenes 7y agoIt isn't anymore and hasn't for quite some time. Older generations sometimes live in with younger ones to help care for children and/or care for the elderly as well.
- PeterisP 7y agoSeveral generations of one family in the same apartment and communal apartments are two very, very different things.
- varjag 7y agoYes and the GP post wasn't referring communal apartments.
- mantas 7y agoMost families bought apartments they were living in at the time for peanuts in early 90s