Holidys in Soviet Sanatoriums. Vacation to Sovetsk

Architecturally Diverse and Ideological Staunch, Soviet Sanatoriums Were Intended to Edify and Invigorate
Visiting a Soviet Sanatorium is Like Stepping Back in Time. Originally Built in the 1920s, They Afforded Workers a Place to Holid, Courtesy of A State-Funded Voucher System. At Their Peak They Were Visited by Millions of Citizens Across The Ussr Eve Year. A Combination of Medical Instition and Spa, The Era"s Sanatorium are among the most Innovative Buildings of Their Time.
Althrow aesthetHetically Diverse, Soviet Utopian Values ​​Permeated EVERY ASPECT of theSE StRUCTURAS, WESTERN HOLIDAYS WEREIDEVED as Decadent. By contrast, sanatorium breaks were intended to edify and strengthen visitors: health professionals carefully monitored guests throughout their stay, so they could return to work with renewed vigor. Certain Sanatoriums Became Known for Their Specialist Treatment, Such AS Crude-Oil Baths, Radon Water Douches and Stints in Underground Salt Caves.
While Today Sanatoriums are in Critical States of Decline, Many Are Still Full Operational and Continue to Offer Their Soviet-Era Treattions to Visitors. Using specially commissioned photographs by leading photographers of the post-Soviet territories, and texts by sanatorium expert Maryam Omidi, this book documents over 45 sanatoriums and their unconventional treatments. From Armenia to Uzbekistan, IT Represents The Most Comprehensave Survey to Date of this Fascinating and Previor Overlouck Soviet Institute