Outdoor Adventures in the Soviet Union and the Post-Soviet Space The Metamorphoses of Proletarian Tourism Routledge Studies in Modern History
Statiev, Alexander
Outdoor Adventures in the Soviet Union and the Post-Soviet Space The Metamorphoses of Proletarian Tourism Routledge Studies in Modern History Alexander Statiev - London Routledge 2026 - 419 Seiten - Routledge Studies in Modern History .
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Introduction Part 1. The birth, heyday and downfall of the proletarian tourism (1929-41) Chapter 1: The birth of proletarian tourism Chapter 2. The goals of proletarian tourism Chapter 3. The social and cultural peculiarities of proletarian tourism Chapter 4. Safety matters and gear Chapter 5. Proletarian tourists in action Chapter 6. The downfall of proletarian tourism Part 2. From resurrection to grandeur to mutation (1958-2025) Chapter 7. Adventure tourism after Stalin: administration, objectives, regulations, and status Chapter 8. The culture of Soviet adventure tourism during and after the Thaw Chapter 9. Safety as a priority: successes and failures Chapter 10. Tourist gear: a creative paradise amid hellish shortages Chapter 11. Outdoor adventures from the Thaw to Perestroika Chapter 12. Post-communism: the bittersweet Westernization of adventure tourism Bibliography
Exploring the evolution of adventure tourism in Russia from imperial times to the present, this book highlights the distinctive features of Soviet non-commercial trekking, boating, climbing and skiing expeditions organised by urbanites during their annual vacations.This study, based on archival and other contemporary sources, and interviews with key leaders of the Soviet outdoor community, also benefits from the unique personal perspective of the author who led numerous expeditions across Soviet wilderness. This book discusses the uneasy symbiotic relationship between tourist self-administration and the state bureaucracy that attempted to impose its own programme on outdoor enthusiasts; the culture of Soviet adventure tourism, including its distinctly militaristic flavour; the social, ethnic, and gender composition of tourist teams; and a host of problems, unfamiliar to Western adventurers, encountered and solved along the thorny path to the trailhead. This book analyses the temporary micro-socialities created by Soviet tourists, exposing the values that flourished outside of state control.Outdoor Adventures in the Soviet Union and the Post-Soviet Space will be a useful resource to scholars of authoritarianism, especially those studying the latter in the context of cultural and sports history as well as for graduate students taking courses on cultural or social history.
9781003689935
Tourismus
Wandern
Sowjetunion
Outdoor Adventures in the Soviet Union and the Post-Soviet Space The Metamorphoses of Proletarian Tourism Routledge Studies in Modern History Alexander Statiev - London Routledge 2026 - 419 Seiten - Routledge Studies in Modern History .
E-Book / Zugriff nur im Lesesaal
Introduction Part 1. The birth, heyday and downfall of the proletarian tourism (1929-41) Chapter 1: The birth of proletarian tourism Chapter 2. The goals of proletarian tourism Chapter 3. The social and cultural peculiarities of proletarian tourism Chapter 4. Safety matters and gear Chapter 5. Proletarian tourists in action Chapter 6. The downfall of proletarian tourism Part 2. From resurrection to grandeur to mutation (1958-2025) Chapter 7. Adventure tourism after Stalin: administration, objectives, regulations, and status Chapter 8. The culture of Soviet adventure tourism during and after the Thaw Chapter 9. Safety as a priority: successes and failures Chapter 10. Tourist gear: a creative paradise amid hellish shortages Chapter 11. Outdoor adventures from the Thaw to Perestroika Chapter 12. Post-communism: the bittersweet Westernization of adventure tourism Bibliography
Exploring the evolution of adventure tourism in Russia from imperial times to the present, this book highlights the distinctive features of Soviet non-commercial trekking, boating, climbing and skiing expeditions organised by urbanites during their annual vacations.This study, based on archival and other contemporary sources, and interviews with key leaders of the Soviet outdoor community, also benefits from the unique personal perspective of the author who led numerous expeditions across Soviet wilderness. This book discusses the uneasy symbiotic relationship between tourist self-administration and the state bureaucracy that attempted to impose its own programme on outdoor enthusiasts; the culture of Soviet adventure tourism, including its distinctly militaristic flavour; the social, ethnic, and gender composition of tourist teams; and a host of problems, unfamiliar to Western adventurers, encountered and solved along the thorny path to the trailhead. This book analyses the temporary micro-socialities created by Soviet tourists, exposing the values that flourished outside of state control.Outdoor Adventures in the Soviet Union and the Post-Soviet Space will be a useful resource to scholars of authoritarianism, especially those studying the latter in the context of cultural and sports history as well as for graduate students taking courses on cultural or social history.
9781003689935
Tourismus
Wandern
Sowjetunion