In this article the reconstruction’s plan in Saratov in 1950 and 1974 years was analyzed. The author has given main attention of the ordinary townspeople’s opinion about Saratov’s reconstruction. Materials on the data of the local press, an interview and the archives were prepared.
The article presents an analytical review of the types of sources identified by the author (written, oral, audiovisual) for studying the history of the daily life of the population of the Saratov region in the second half of the 1950s and mid-1980s.
