People's Houses (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. People's Houses are community centres associated with the labor movement. First People's houses (Russian: ) were established in Russia in 1880-s. They were usually built in the working-class neighbourhoods. Typically People's House featured a theatre and a lecture hall, a library with reading and tea-rooms. Often Sunday schools for children and grown-ups were organised. People's houses were subsidized by the Municipal Dumas, country councils and donations of private individuals.