Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Aug 20, 2007 05:39
16 yrs ago
Russian term
United States
Exemplary quality, truly bilingual
Native in: Russian 
, English
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, English
"хрущевки"
Russian to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
Речь о построении в Москве "новых хрущёвок" -- low income housing, "slums", но строго Московские, как я понимаю.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | khruschevkas |
vera12191
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| 5 | impossible to translate literally |
sirtov
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| 4 | Khrushchev building |
Сергей Лузан
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| 3 +1 | basic no-frills housing |
Michael Tovbin
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| 3 | Khrushchev's "shell-size flats" |
koundelev
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Change log
Aug 21, 2007 06:12: vera12191 Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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2 hrs
Selected
khruschevkas
Footnote: prefabricated block apartment buildings constructed since the late 1950's in the Soviet Union. Their design was dictated by the requirements of economy and mass-production. The architectural style can be called 'Khruschev rationalism'.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "This was rather difficult to decide. I ended up using this with a brief parenthesized explanation. Thank you, everyone!"
29 mins
Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
Russian Federation
Always welcome! :)
Native in: Russian 
Works in: German to Russian, English to Russian, Spanish to Russian, and 7 more.
Related KudoZ points
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57
Khrushchev building
"Khrushchev building", five-story block of flats/apartment house of the Khrushchev era
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Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
GaryG
: I think that "Khrushchev-era housing" would express it better
4 hrs
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five-storeyed & absence of lifts (elevators) were important features not to be omitted
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+1
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Michael Tovbin
United States
United States
Native in Russian
&
English
Works in field
United States
Commitment to Quality and Deadlines
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia)
Works in: Russian to English, French to English, English to Russian, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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48
basic no-frills housing
главная суть в том, что они уж очень простые и без затей.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Natalie
: Тем более, что при такой версии не нужно пространное примечание с объяснением
3 hrs
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4 hrs
sirtov
Works in field
impossible to translate literally
A very cheap appartment with small living area built in Chrushchev´s era. They were ment to cope with the great demand for residential space foloowing WWII.
6 hrs
Khrushchev's "shell-size flats"
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