No. 12,556 in Russian
коммуналки
"Коммуналки" refers to communal apartments where multiple families share common areas like kitchens and bathrooms.
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В Питере до сих пор много коммуналок, где живут люди.
In St. Petersburg, there are still many communal apartments where people live.
Коммуналки refers to communal apartments, a type of housing where multiple families share facilities like kitchens and bathrooms.
Мне рассказывали истории о жизни в коммуналках во времена СССР.
I was told stories about life in communal apartments during the USSR era.
Коммуналки depicts an aspect of life during the Soviet Union, emphasizing shared living conditions.
Сейчас такие квартиры, как коммуналки, редкость, но они ещё существуют.
Now such apartments as communal ones are rare, but they still exist.
Коммуналки highlights the rarity yet existence of communal apartments in contemporary times.
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