Re:Why is the Moscow Metro so grandiose compared to other So...
by geokon on Thursday May 27, 2021 @08:31AM
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I see, so it wasn't some unexpected influx. It was a deliberate decision on the part of the authorities. I guess it makes sense that industry is clustered and you often can't bring the factories to where the people live.
Labour demand. Moscow used to have lots and lots of factories and these factories needed workers. Increasing industrial capacity was seen as more important than providing every worker's family with their own flat right now, so stopgap measures like communal flats, dorm-style flats, hotel-style flats were used. Some are occupied to this day by people waiting for their proper flat since 1972.