VARIATIONS IN PERCEIVED LEVEL OF PRESTIGE OF RESIDENTIAL AREAS IN THE FORMER USSR

Housing exchange data assess how residents of the largest Soviet cities perceived the differentiation in level of living among these cities. Equivalent data for 33 regions in Moscow evaluate their relative prestige or level of living. Comparison of the results of these investigations with those from previous analogous investigations permits analysis of changes in prestige and/or level of living during perestroyka.