Koenker, Diane, 1947-

Club Red : vacation travel and the Soviet dream / Diane P. Koenker. - x, 307 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references 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.

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

G155.R8 / K78 2013

914.70484