Khrushchyovka and Brezhnevka (both originated the Former Soviet Union). They were originally planned to augment the Stalin-era buildings (Stalinkas) and communal apartments
(multifamily apartments).
Khrushchyovka
A khrushchevka (Russian: хрущёвка,
apartment building which was developed in the Soviet Union during the early 1960s, during the time its namesake Nikita Khrushchev directed the Soviet government.[1] Khrushchevkas are sometimes compared to the Japanesedanchi,[2] similar (often government-sponsored) housing projects from the same period, which by some accounts were directly inspired by them.[2] Preceding this type of housing, the majority of the Soviet housing stock was of low-rise communal apartments
. Khrushchevka"s had from two to five floors.
The Soviet government developed khrushchevka apartments as part of self-contained microdistrict (Russian: микрорайо́н, mikrorajón En:microraion), which contain green areas, playgrounds, schools, shops, medical offices, transport infrastructure, and more. [3]
Brezhnevka
A brezhnevka, (Ru:Брежневка) is a panel or brick
apartment building that was built in the Soviet Union from 1960–1980 under the leadership of Leonid Brezhnev, after whom the building type is named.[4] The brezhnevka originated because of a desire for an update to the khrushchevka. As the needs of the population increased, so did the need to build updated housing. There are about 40 series of the brezhnevka.[5] Common nine story versions are referred to as 'девятиэтажка' ('devyatietazhka', literally 'nine-storeyer').[6][7]