Those photos are a mix of dutch housing in Amsterdam, including an old canal street. It is about as far as you can get from "Soviet era planned city." People d

Those photos are a mix of dutch housing in Amsterdam, including an old canal street. It is about as far as you can get from "Soviet era planned city." People definitely live in smaller spaces in the Netherlands (and Europe in general), but the quality and amenities of the public spaces is so outstanding, that it more than makes up for lack of square footage in one's house.