They weren't technically expensive back then but you had to wait for a long-ass time to get one. A lot of young families had to live with their parents in like two-room apartments. Speaking from experience.
I'm so sad that the USSR collapsed before they could develop a robust internal economy that was able to keep up with demand. At least China seems to have it figured out and it building entire cities to house people in no time. The soviets were just so slow about it.
Affordable my ass. Considering those are 17 stories high they're probably in (or near) Moscow and expensive as hell.
Not when they were built, they were built with a 2 ruble capped rent.
They weren't technically expensive back then but you had to wait for a long-ass time to get one. A lot of young families had to live with their parents in like two-room apartments. Speaking from experience.
I'm so sad that the USSR collapsed before they could develop a robust internal economy that was able to keep up with demand. At least China seems to have it figured out and it building entire cities to house people in no time. The soviets were just so slow about it.