Synopsis
Dan Snow investigates post-war communal living during the Soviet Union.
- Programme: World's Busiest Cities
- Series: 1
- Episode: Moscow
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2017
- Geography | Urban environments | Settlement in urban areas | Site and situation
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