1st Edition
Outdoor Adventures in the Soviet Union and the Post-Soviet Space The Metamorphoses of Proletarian Tourism
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
Biography
Alexander Statiev teaches Russian and Soviet history at the University of Waterloo, Canada. He has published books and articles on pro- and anti-Soviet resistance during World War II, Soviet counterinsurgency, Russian and Romanian military history, Soviet deportations, Russian war memory, fascism and mountain warfare.
