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«Мінскі феномен». Гарадское планаванне і ўрбанізацыя ў Савецкім Саюзе пасля 1945 г.

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Die weißrussische Hauptstadt Minsk wurde nach 1945 als sozialistische Musterstadt geplant und aufgebaut. Die Stadtplaner fanden hierzu ideale Voraussetzungen Weißrussland war bis vor dem Zweiten Weltkrieg ein reines Agrarland und zudem hatten die deutschen Besatzer die Stadt komplett zerstört. Am Beispiel von Minsk verdeutlicht das Buch den Wandel des städtebaulichen Leitbildes in der Sowjetunion von den 1930er bis in die 1950erJahre und die damit verbundene Errichtung des »Systems der geschlossenen Städte«. Der Autor zeigt den Prozess der Industrialisierung und Modernisierung ebenso auf wie die Entwicklung der Stadt Minsk vom lokalen Handelszentrum zur sowjetischen Industriemetropole. Die vorliegende Studie widmet sich damit dem Problem von Stadtwachstum und Verstädterung in »Nachzüglergesellschaften« und will auf dieser Grundlage dazu anregen, die Urbanisierung als ein Leitmotiv der Sowjetunionforschung zu etablieren.Thomas M. Bohn ist Professor für Geschichte Osteuropas an der LudwigMaximiliansUniversität München.

436 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2008

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July 27, 2013
Well-researched and well-thought out work on the reconstruction of Minsk after WWII. The author claims that instead of rebuilding the largely destroyed city the planners chose to reconstruct it as what they perceived as a new socialist city - classicism in architecture, wide streets, functionality, green areas. This proved impossible due to concentrating in Minsk of the regional industries and the resulting mass influx of workers from Belorussian villages. The influx also included students and others hoping to improve their life standards through moving to the city. The large enterprises who were mostly responsible for construction, did not have sufficient resources to supply with minimal living space even their own employees, which meant that the city authorities could do nothing against illegal construction and abysmal living conditions. Khrushchev's attempt to limit the numbers of residents of the big cities was not successful in Minsk, requiring more and more labor. People found ways to overcome the residence laws and the authorities had no choice but ignore the situation.
In general, a very good work on attempts to create a livable urban reality sabotaged by financial and bureaucratic problems.
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