Panel buildings in Russia
In Russia, the systematic construction of large panel system buildings began in the former Soviet Union and continues in modern Russia to provide fast and cheap housing.
This approach was first implemented in the Soviet Union to address housing shortages, leading to the development of standardized series of buildings. Notable historical types include khrushchevkas and brezhnevkas, named after the respective Soviet leaders under whom they were widely built. These structures were initially intended to supplement the more elaborate Stalin-era '''' buildings and communal apartments, which had previously dominated Soviet urban housing.
Khrushchyovka
A khrushchevka is a type of low-cost, concrete-paneled or brick three- to five-storied apartment building which was developed in the Soviet Union during the early 1960s, during the time its namesake Nikita Khrushchev directed the Soviet government. Khrushchevkas are sometimes compared to the Japanese danchi, similar housing projects from the same period, which by some accounts were directly inspired by them. 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, which contain green areas, playgrounds, schools, shops, medical offices, transport infrastructure, and more.