Koenker, Diane, 1947-

Club Red vacation travel and the Soviet dream / Diane P. Koenker. - Ithaca : Cornell University Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (pages cm)

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction : vacations, tourism, and the paradoxes of Soviet culture -- Mending the human motor -- Proletarian tourism : the best form of rest -- The proletarian tourist in the 1930s : seeking the good life on the road -- Restoring vacations after the war -- From treatment to vacation : the post-Stalin consumer regime -- Post-proletarian tourism : the new Soviet person takes to the road -- The modernization of Soviet tourism -- Conclusion : Soviet vacations and the modern world.



9780801467738


Tourism--Social aspects--History.--Soviet Union
Vacations--Social aspects--History.--Soviet Union
Socialism and culture--History.--Soviet Union
Culture and tourism--History.--Soviet Union


Electronic Books.

G155 / .C583 2013