Keyword: «living quarters»

Based on the materials of the state Archive of the Voronezh region and the State archive of social and political history of the Voronezh region, the author investigates the problem of everyday life of the urban population of the Central black earth region. Special attention is paid to the communal life of the residents of the regional center – Voronezh. The novelty of the research is seen in the fact that previously unused sources are introduced into scientific circulation, which are analyzed on a new methodological basis for domestic science, in the context of actual microhistoric topics. The relevance of the research topic is explained by numerous historical Parallels characteristic of two modernization epochs: our modernity and the period of global transformation of the late 20s-30s. The research is based on the achievements of Soviet and modern Russian historiography, including the works of Voronezh historians V. p. Zagorovsky and V. I. Panova. The paper focuses on such aspects of everyday life of citizens as: housing problem, social development, interpersonal relationships, social deviations. It is emphasized that the problems of the urban population increased against the background of constant population growth due to migration from villages and villages, where the situation was even worse and living conditions even more difficult. Especially suffered from the influx of migrants regional center, most of the inhabitants of which crowded into shacks and barracks. Considered as social institutions of cities of Chernozem region: the children's homes and nurseries, children's homes, the commune school for the deaf and others, described their poor living conditions and numerous violations. In conclusion, it is concluded that the unsolved domestic issues in the first place the housing problem gave rise to a series of social deviations, and the domestic disorder of most urban residents did not allow them to fully perceive the innovations of the cultural revolution, which the Communist state will promote in the years of industrialization.