Mar 21, 2022
YULIYA MOSKVINA tells the story of Písnice, a
housing development (sídliště) built on the outskirts of Prague in
the 1980s. A strong community of local tenants struggled for many
years for their right to privatize their own homes after the
collapse of socialism in East and Central Europe. Due to heartless
political and financial machinations and apathy of the government,
Iniciativa
Moje Písnice lost their fight in
2019. However, their struggle is worth recording and can teach us
many lessons, including one about aspects and many sides of
“privatization” in post-socialist cities.
The article was published in GPB.LT, on 21st of
March, 2022.
Music: Blue Dot Sessions - Greylock
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