The 1979 census reported more than 66 million families in USSR, and as the years progressed the numbers just kept rising and rising. Joseph Stalin was the former leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, often referred to as the USSR. Stalin immensely affected families by creating housing problems, producing harsh living standards, and establishing family laws.)
(Housing was a huge problem for people living in Russia. In some places, “…only 6% of households had more than one room.” Soviet families lived in apartments, while most lived in barracks. A large portion of the population lived in overcrowded buildings. Housing was especially complicated in the cities because of the little land that was available. The government had control