Those who have yet seen Leonid Gaidai's Soviet comedy "Operation Y" and Shurik's Other Adventures should remember that parquet was laid on the floor of the apartment in the episode at the construction site. Judging by the architecture, the houses under construction bear little resemblance to the dwellings of the party elite. Does this really mean that in Soviet times parquet could be seen in the apartment of an ordinary citizen, or did Gaidai embellish reality in his picture?
It should be noted right away that Gaidai never embellished reality in relation to parquet. Floors covered with wood in Soviet apartments could be seen until the early 1980s, until until the construction segment began to finally win the cheaper and easier to install linoleum. Most apartments with parquet floors were in the times of Stalin and Khrushchev.
By itself, parquet is a very “not young” finishing material. The first parquet appeared in Europe in the 13th century. In the XVI century, he penetrated into Russia. Of course, until the 20th century, parquet floors were the lot of only noble and wealthy people. Interestingly, the most popular floor design was herringbone. In the same way, parquet was laid in the USSR until the decision was made to rationalize the process by starting to lay it in squares. Parquet squares, by the way, were made directly at the factory and transported ready to the construction site.
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In the USSR, parquet production developed by inertia. In 1914, there were 85 parquet manufactories in the Russian Empire. The Soviet Union brought the production of this finishing material to a fundamentally new level, and, most importantly, made parquet virtually accessible to the public. This material was quite cheap in the conditions of a socialist economy, especially since for the production parquet did not hesitate to use secondary raw materials, as well as residues obtained in the production of other lumber. In general, the parade of rationalization!
Linoleum gradually replaced the wooden flooring. However, this process was not fast. First of all, because parquet was produced in the country a lot and it was relatively cheap for the construction sector, especially after it began to be produced in the already mentioned squares.
If you want to know even more interesting things, then you should definitely read about why the Soviet people rejoiced tiny Khrushchev apartments.
Source: https://novate.ru/blogs/280322/62544/