жилая площадь The Housing policy of the Soviet state in 1953–1985 (based on the data of the Lower Volga region) Authors: Gumenyuk A. A. In this article, the main directions of the housing policy in the Lower Volga region in 1953-1985, in the period of Khurshchev’s and Brezhnev’s reforms, are analyzed. The article is based on the data from the archives and periodical press.