SocietyHow people really live in Saint Petersburg05:23This browser does not support the video element.SocietyJuri Rescheto09/13/2016September 13, 2016Communal apartments were billed as the solution to the housing shortage in the USSR. The idea was to save space by accommodating several families in a single space. To this day, such dwellings remain an integral part of life in Saint Petersburg.Copy linkAdvertisement