Quote Originally Posted by xXHoax View Post
Я смотрю сериал "Как я стал русским", и заметил что дверь квартиры человека открылась наружу в коридор. Это мне невероятно странно. В Америке двери внутри здания в квартиры открываются внутрь, а двери на улицу наружу.
He had to open the door into the person. For some reason the door to the apartment was built as a door to the outside, even though it leads right into the corridor? I found an article about the topic which brings up the КГБ breaking down doors. The more I think about this, the less I understand doors. Is it easier to break a door that opens away from you or towards you, from the outside? You can't block a door with your body if it opens outward from you.


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https://youtu.be/0gsUWpHFlzI?t=20m44s
Hey, man.
The entrance (metal) door in Russia always opens outside.
I believe, there is no any anti-KGB "tradition" or smth. If they`d come for you - they`d finish their business for sure, so no reason to hide in your retreat. No "private property" culture ever existed during those times. Resisting would only make it worse...
The real reason was actually mentioned once on О.Б.Ж. ("Basics of safe life") lecture at high school - it is fire safety. (One of a few subjects I kinda liked at school, lol, but googled it anyways.)
So, If some emergency happens inside the apartment - persons rush to the exit and shouldn`t spend additional time on stepping back into the "danger zone" (since apartments in Russia are often tiny). Plus, it is supposed to be easier to break them for those who are trying to escape.

Безопасность открывания дверей в России регламентирует строительный норматив и правила (СНиП) “Пожарная безопасность зданий и сооружений” от 21.01.1997 г., основной тезис которого гласит: "Двери на эвакуационных выходах и на путях эвакуации должны открываться в сторону выхода из здания"
В какую сторону двери должны открываться или Как установить открывание дверей