F.K. Yarmolich. The level and quality of life of a Leningrader in the 1950–1960s (on the materials of the leisure sphere) // Petersburg historical journal, no. 1, 2023, pp. 95–104

Abstract:
In the article on the basis of the materials of Leningrad of 1950–1960s such element of the everyday life of a city dweller as the leisure sphere is scrutinized. The author pays his attention to the number and geographical location of cultural centers, cinemas, etc. in the urban space, the variety of forms of recreation that they offered to their visitors and their financial affordability. Having analyzed these aspects the article assesses the extent to which the altered standard of living of a Leningrader during this historical period correlated with the quality of his life.

Keywords:
leisure, standard of living, quality of life, Leningrad, cultural institutions.

Author:
Yarmolich, Fedor Kuzmich — Candidate of Historical Sciences, Researcher, St. Petersburg Institute of Mathematics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of History of the Fatherland, St. Petersburg State Medical University named after Acad. I.P. Pavlova.
E-mail: f.k.1985@mail.ru

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