But why exactly six hundredths? Where did this number come from? And who was entitled to such a land allotment? Historian Vladimir Spirin recalled this: — For a long time, many associated the concept of "six hundredths" with the personality of Nikita Khrushchev. However, it was Joseph Stalin who first ordered the allocation of plots for growing vegetables and berries, which measured 600 square meters, to workers. Stalin's idea of six hundredths was finally implemented at the state level in 1949 in a resolution of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, signed on February 24, "On collective and individual gardening and horticulture for workers and employees" (to address the problem of food shortages). **So why exactly 6 hundredths?** The size was taken based on the scientific justification of vegetable grower Vitaly Edelstein. In 1944, his book "Individual Garden" was published. The author took into account the norms of vegetable consumption per year per person and based on this justified the necessary area of land allotment at 124.5 square meters per person. Edelstein also considered that at that time the average family size in the USSR was about 4.5 people, which meant that one social unit was entitled to 560 square meters. A little more land was added for a small number of fruit trees and shrubs, resulting in 0.06 hectares, or our well-known 6 hundredths.
