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Why Soviet-era prefab apartment blocks can be good housing

Adam Something · Commentary · 5 min · 2021 · YouTube title: Commie Blocks Are Pretty Good, Actually
Why it's here

Linked in housing and urbanism threads as a fun, deliberately provocative case that dense blocks are better than their reputation.

What it covers

Adam Something gives a short, tongue-in-cheek defense of Soviet-era prefab apartment blocks. He argues they offer efficient, dense housing with schools and services built nearby.