Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington N.Z. Vol. 20, No. 3. 4th April, 1957
Housing
Housing
Much of the housing in Russia is still in a very poor state but new blocks of flats are going up everywhere and the Soviet authorities did not seem to mind if visitors saw what remains to be done. Heavy industry appeared to have made enormous advances. Consumer goods on the other hand, with some exceptions (e.g., cameras and television sets) were below the standard of similar goods in capitalist countries, but were said to be improving. Food in the hotels was good.
The people in the streets appeared to be orderly, quiet, and obedient—moulded, it seemed, to a pattern by their education. The idea of equality between the sexes is carried out to the fullest extent. Women do heavy labouring work, but they also hold responsible administrative positions.