How to Have a Rest in the Arctic: Leisure Activities of the Soviet Polar Explorers in the 1930s
Abstract Mid 1930s characterized by a change in cultural imperatives: instead of the Spartan and anti-bourgeois ideals of the NEP and industrialization period the authorities proposed a lifestyle full of abundance. The words of I. Stalin: “Living has become better, comrades; living has become happie...
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crioppubl:10.1088/1755-1315/539/1/012013 2024-06-02T08:01:44+00:00 How to Have a Rest in the Arctic: Leisure Activities of the Soviet Polar Explorers in the 1930s Sidorchuk, I V 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/539/1/012013 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/539/1/012013/pdf https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/539/1/012013 unknown IOP Publishing http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ https://iopscience.iop.org/info/page/text-and-data-mining IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science volume 539, issue 1, page 012013 ISSN 1755-1307 1755-1315 journal-article 2020 crioppubl https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/539/1/012013 2024-05-07T14:02:03Z Abstract Mid 1930s characterized by a change in cultural imperatives: instead of the Spartan and anti-bourgeois ideals of the NEP and industrialization period the authorities proposed a lifestyle full of abundance. The words of I. Stalin: “Living has become better, comrades; living has become happier” was perhaps the most popular slogan. The 1930s were also characterized by the Arctic exploration activity peak, which was to become an objective symbol of the Soviet social experiment success. But was there a place for leisure in it? The aim of the research is to answer this question by investigating the issue of leisure practices of Soviet polar explorers. The author came to conclusion that leisure of the polar explorers was a rest in the style of socialist realism – idealized and unrealistic, practically leaving no hint of deviance or contradiction with the established cultural imperative. They listened to music from Soviet musical comedies, read the right books, played chess, not cards, studied foreign languages and were actively involved in political education. The only weaknesses available – smoking and alcohol – were the means to calmly think over the situation or celebrate a public holiday, once again realizing the importance of their work for the benefit of the socialist homeland and being inspired to new exploits. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic IOP Publishing Arctic Bourgeois ENVELOPE(-66.996,-66.996,-67.628,-67.628) IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 539 012013 |
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Abstract Mid 1930s characterized by a change in cultural imperatives: instead of the Spartan and anti-bourgeois ideals of the NEP and industrialization period the authorities proposed a lifestyle full of abundance. The words of I. Stalin: “Living has become better, comrades; living has become happier” was perhaps the most popular slogan. The 1930s were also characterized by the Arctic exploration activity peak, which was to become an objective symbol of the Soviet social experiment success. But was there a place for leisure in it? The aim of the research is to answer this question by investigating the issue of leisure practices of Soviet polar explorers. The author came to conclusion that leisure of the polar explorers was a rest in the style of socialist realism – idealized and unrealistic, practically leaving no hint of deviance or contradiction with the established cultural imperative. They listened to music from Soviet musical comedies, read the right books, played chess, not cards, studied foreign languages and were actively involved in political education. The only weaknesses available – smoking and alcohol – were the means to calmly think over the situation or celebrate a public holiday, once again realizing the importance of their work for the benefit of the socialist homeland and being inspired to new exploits. |
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