"Leningrad". Intourist poster by Boris Alexandrowitsch Zelensky (1914-1984). Poster published in 1933 in the USSR .
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Visit the USSR, Intourist Poster 1958.
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Some Intourist-approved promotional beauty shots of Our Glorious Republic, for your edification reddit.com/gallery/qo15fv
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The Intourist garage, built in 1932 in Moscow, one of the finest example of constructivist architecture
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Intourist poster (layout) by art. A. Antonchenko, 1960, 92 x 60 cm.
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"Intourist" poster - Visit the USSR Art. A. Antonchenko, 1958, 57 x 82 cm. Offset printing. Published by Vneshtorgizdat
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The Intourist garage, built in 1932 in Moscow to accommodate cars of expected tourists
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Intourist travel poster, 1975. Sights from left to right: Swallow's Nest in Crimea, Monument to Bohdan Khmelnytsky in Kyiv, Dnipro Hydroelectric Power Plant.
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INSIDE INTOURIST (Robert A. Heinlein, 1960)

How to Break Even (or Almost) in the Soviet Union

To enjoy a thing requires that it be approached in the proper mood. A woman who has been promised a luxury suite at Miami Beach won't cheer at the thought of roughing it in the north woods, especially if her husband pulls this switch after the vacation has started.

But, with proper pre-conditioning, it is possible to enjoy anything-some people are addicted to parachute jumping. To experience the Soviet Union without first getting in the mood for it is too much like parachute jumping when the chute fails to open. The proper mood for the Soviet Union is that of the man who hit himself on the head with a hammer because it felt so good when he stopped.

This article assumes that you have already, for good and sufficient reasons, decided to visit the USSR, one good and sufficient reason being a wish to see for yourself this Communist paradise that Khrushchev has promised our grandchildren. But to set out for Russia in the holiday spirit in which you head for the Riviera, Las Vegas, or Rio is like going to a funeral for the ride.

You can avoid the worst shocks to your nervous system by knowing in advance that you are not going to get what you have paid for; then you can soothe the residual nerve jangling with your favorite pacifier. I used small quantities of vodka-"small" by Russian standards, as Russians also use it to insulate themselves from the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune but they dose to unconsciousness. Drunks, passed out in public places, are more truly symbolic of the USSR than is the Hammer & Sickle.

My wife found methyl meprobamate (Equanil, Miltown) more useful. For you it might be yoga, or silent prayer, but, whatever it is, don't neglect it. Travel in the Soviet Union is not like travel anywhere else in the world. My wife and I have visited more than sixty countries on six continents, by freight ship, helicopter, dog sled, safari, jet plane, mule back, canal boat, etc.; as "seasoned travelers" these are our credentials. To visit the USSR we prepared by extensive reading and my wife learned the Russian language. Nevertheless, again and again we ran into surprises, difficulties, and maddening frustrations.

You can travel all through the Soviet Union without knowing a word of Russian-which will suit Khrushchev just fine because you will thereby be a prisoner of "Intourist," the state-owned travel bureau, seeing only what they want you to see, hearing only what they want you to hear

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Hotel "Intourist" was built in Baku, Azerbaijan in 1934
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Intourist poster, N. Zhukov, 1936
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National Hotel (former Intourist) under threat to be replaced with an ordinary turbo crap!!! 4 Stefan cel Mare si Sfant Boulevard Chisinau, Republic of Moldova Built in 1974. Architects: A. Gorbuntzov, V. Shalagynov. Engineers: Y. Skrinski, V. Ivenko, T. Derkacenko (c) BACU / photo Dumitru RUSU reddit.com/gallery/oaugcb
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Tourism and Travel to the Soviet Union, Intourist, USSR, 1935
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Intourist poster "Visit the USSR in winter", 1960s
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Visit the USSR - Intourist poster, 1939
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Intourist Hotel, Chisinau, Moldova
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Intourist (Russian: Π˜Π½Ρ‚ΡƒΡ€ΠΈΡΡ‚, contraction of иностранный турист, "foreign tourist") is a Russian tour operator, headquartered in Moscow. It was founded on April 12, 1929 and served as the primary travel agency for foreign tourists in the Soviet Union. 1930s-1980s reddit.com/gallery/kxg6jo
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Visit the USSR - Intourist poster, 1939
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Baku, InTourist, USSR, 1930s
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Intourist Poster
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"Caucasus," Intourist, USSR, 1930s
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1963 travel poster promoting tourism in the Soviet Union β€œVisit the Soviet Union - The country of the world’s first spaceman!”. Founded in 1929, Intourist was the official state travel agency of the USSR / Soviet Union.
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Intourist poster, N. Zhukov, 1936
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USSR Health Resorts, Intourist, USSR, 1930s
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An interesting fragment from the plan of the MGB for working with foreigners in hotels and restaurants of the Intourist network, 1946. Salons are obviously brothels - at least I have no other ideas. Measure "N" means wiretapping. "E" is a hidden search.
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Intourist International Club - Arkhangelsk, Russia - 1942
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Visit the USSR, Intourist, USSR, 1930s
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Visit the Soviet Union by Car!, Intourist, date unknown
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Cruising the Volga, Intourist, USSR, 1930s
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Crimea, Intourist, USSR, 1935
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Intourist Garage by Konstantin Melnikov, Moscow, Project timeline: 1933 – 1936
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Intourist travel poster, 1960s
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Intourist - the Soviet Travel agency - released this travel map in 1936
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"Moscow," Intourist, USSR, date unknown
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