Soviet Moscow -sovetskaa Moskva- 60-e- -full Best In... -

To indulge fully in the 60s Moscow is to embrace the paradox: the first man in space and the first cracks in the Iron Curtain. The city smells of lilacs and lies, of borscht and bravery.

As political strictness eased, Muscovites experienced a new level of social and cultural freedom. The "Moscow Kitchen" Phenomenon Soviet Moscow -Sovetskaa Moskva- 60-e- -Full In...

The 1960s was the era of the great building boom. To address a massive housing shortage, Khrushchev initiated the construction of thousands of pre-fabricated, five-story apartment blocks known as Khrushchevki . While often criticized for their "ugly" cement-block appearance, they represented a significant leap in living standards, allowing many families to move out of crowded communal apartments and into their own private spaces for the first time. Cultural "Thaw" and Daily Life To indulge fully in the 60s Moscow is