| ID | 167564 |
| Title Proper | Strengthening Friendship and Fraternal Solidarity |
| Other Title Information | Soviet Youth Tourism to Eastern Europe under Khrushchev and Brezhnev |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Hornsby, Robert |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The three decades following Stalin’s death in 1953 witnessed a dramatic expansion in Soviet tourism to the other countries of the European socialist bloc. Youth tourism in particular was an important feature of efforts to build friendlier and more durable links with the satellite states at the grassroots level. However, the prospects for long-term success in this endeavour were continually hampered by Soviet concerns about the dangers of interaction, and as the years passed, the economic benefits of tourist travel rather than the initial goal of building solidarity were accorded priority. |
| `In' analytical Note | Europe-Asia Studies Vol. 71, No.7; Sep 2019: p.1205-1232 |
| Journal Source | Europe-Asia Studies Vol: 71 No 7 |
| Key Words | Eastern Europe ; Soviet Youth Tourism ; Khrushchev and Brezhnev |