In this place in time, today – January of 2024 – the idea of having holidays in Russia may not seem appealing or even plausible to many. Moscow and Washington are rattling their sabers again, and the weight of that activity is throwing the world off balance yet again. But it wasn’t always this way and, one can hope, common sense will once again swoop in at the last minute, save the day and calm will once again prevail.
There is a certain amount of irony in the title of this post, but the gist here is less about geopolitical “throwing their toys out of the pram”, but more about what we, the common folk, are missing: friendship, expanding open-mindedness and – most of all – visiting what is a spectacular and fascinating country. But, in a somewhat happy twist of events, read more about how even tattered and morose places can be places of enlightenment and, dare we say it, joy. And, as the post title quite clearly states, the lure is to visit not only Russia, but some of its forlorn structures – and by that we mean sanatoriums that have fallen on hard times.
This topic is interesting enough that a book is available for you to enjoy. The authors say “This book is the first to offer a comprehensive collection of photographs and text on Soviet-era sanatoriums from Armenia to Uzbekistan. All the photographs are specially commissioned for the book, taken by a team of young photographers specialising in the post-Soviet territories.” Find out more here courtesy of Fuel Design.
You can always count on Tripadvisor for unusual choices. Click here to discover your next Soviet adventure.
Good old egalitarian Canada flies to Russia. Choose Air Canada. Click here to book.
See the USSR and more. AutoEurope have vehicles almost everywhere. Click here to look and book.