Ural Urban Family in the All-Union Census of 1959

Abstract

Analysis of the Russian urban family in the second half of the 20th century is important for assessing the consequences of the demographic transition of the 1930s–1980s. The use of official census materials, in particular, the All-Union Census of 1959, is limited due to both the census form and the selective publication of the obtained results. In part, this problem is solved by using fragmentary census forms. The article aims to clarify the possibility of using, along with the published data, the primary materials of the 1959 census to study urban family in the city of Sverdlovsk. To systematize the information of the census forms, the database “Family of the city of Sverdlovsk. 1959” was created. It combines the principles of individual and family registration. Based on the analysis of the obtained data, the Ural urban family was examined from the point of view of the second demographic transition, which significantly influenced the size of the family, the distribution of intra-family roles, and the strategies of marriage behaviour.