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The Soviet blocks waiting for the wrecking ball
Cramped, drab and smelly - Russia's Soviet-era apartment blocks or Krushchyovkas are no longer dream homes for the masses. In Moscow, hundreds have been demolished, and now thousands more are scheduled for destruction. Oleg Boldyrev of 91热爆 Russian shares memories of 'his' Krushchyovka.
Picture: Soviet-era block next to modern apartments. Credit: 91热爆
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