Housing Policy of the Soviet Power in the Context of the Reform Activities of N.S. Khrushchev

Abstract. The aim of this study is to expand the range of existing knowledge regarding the methods of implementation of housing policy during the tenure of N.S. Khrushchev as the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) from 1953 to 1964. The information obtained contributes to a deeper understanding of the process of implementing housing reform in one of the largest agglomerations of the country – Leningrad. The housing policy of the Soviet power during this period can be regarded as a peculiar reflection of the social policies of the CPSU and the reformist activities of its leadership. Its main task was to provide the Soviet people, albeit inexpensive, but nevertheless, free and relatively comfortable housing. Despite the fact that the housing program of the Soviet power primarily focused on large cities and industrial centers, it significantly alleviated the acute housing problem both nationwide and within the cultural capital of the Soviet Union. The main goal of this research is to study the models and methods of addressing the housing issue proposed by the First Secretary of the CPSU, which found practical embodiment in the city on the Neva River.