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By Koenker Diane P.
Diane P. Koenker, 2017
This book examines the history of Soviet vacationing and tourism from the Revolution through perestroika. It explores how Soviet leaders grappled with reconciling leisure with communist ideology, questioning the purpose of rest in a workers' state and how socialist vacations should differ from capitalist ones. Initially, the regime emphasized the utilitarian value of tourism and vacations, promoting access to sanatoria and outdoor activities as part of transforming citizens into new Soviet individuals.