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Urban planning in communist states
Urban planning in the Soviet Bloc countries during the Cold War era was dictated by ideological, political, social as well as economic motives. This thinking was reflected in the urban design of all communist countries. Most socialist systems exercised a form of centrally controlled development and simplified methods of construction already outlined in the Soviet guidelines at the end of the Stalinist period. The communist planning resulted in virtually identical city blocks being erected across many nations, even if there were differences in the specifics between each country. These uniform apartment blocks, ubiquitous over communist countries, have become known as "commie blocks". Soviet-style cities are often traced to Modernist ideas in architecture such as those of Le Corbusier and his plans for Paris. The housing developments often featured tower blocks, standardized and mass-produced using structural insulated panels within a short period of time.
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