User talk:Jpena89/sandbox

Article Evaluation
--Jpena89 (talk) 04:22, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

The article I have chosen for this assignment is about Communal Apartments in the USSR. The living conditions endured by the residents were horrible as they were forced to live with strangers and each family would have to share small living quarters with shared kitchens and bathrooms. For those who got along, a family was assigned to guard the residence as it was common for other residents to steal food and steal from others in the apartment. The article explains how light switches were divided by families. A family would not be able to light the hall way light for example as it was owned by someone else, forcing them to walk in the dark and potentially hurt themselves. Feelings about such living quarters were mixed. Some families considered others in the residence as part of their own family and each took care of each other, you messed with one you messed with all, while others had a rough time but also had no other option but to make the best of the horrific people and situation they were forced to cohabitate with. I found the article to be neutral. It did not pick sides and described those families who made the best about their situation. Those who considered their cohabitants a part of their extended family while it also described the assigned duties of other family units who had to guard their belongings in other to avoid thefts and abuse by the cohabitants.

I edited the Communal Apartment article to include a brief description describing the option in case of divorce. Trading spaces was surely an option if a family was separated by divorce. The source I used was, http://kommunalka.colgate.edu/cfm/essays.cfm?ClipID=376&TourID=900 which I understand to be a reliable source. Jpena89 (talk) 03:20, 23 March 2018 (UTC)