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The paper examines the peculiarities of the perception of Soviet reality in 1945–1952. The basis of the research are regional archival materials – letters written by residents of the city of Gorky to the local authorities during those years. The paper presents their opinions about issues related to the postwar city – the state of housing and communal services, and the preservation of cultural monuments.
Tatiana Arbakova (Tue,) studied this question.