[alexander_busek]

When Russia was the Communist Soviet Union they forced most of the citizens to move from their villages into the big cities. Same commie mindset

Actually, the reverse was true.

Regards,

[xenia]

Actually, the reverse was true
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Are you from Russia? I have a family member who lives there, and I have been there. The cities that I saw are packed with people who live in apartments. Going into the villages is like stepping back in time. So this was my observation. I could be wrong.

[EBH]

Actually you are both correct. The time period in question was of collectivization. Farms, peasants, were brought under government control. Many due to the abject poverty of the situation moved to the cities.

Poverty and privation drove people from the countryside, while Soviet official industrialization campaigns encouraged (and sometimes forced) their movement to cities.http://kommunalka.colgate.edu/cfm/essays.cfm?ClipID=376&TourID=900