World of Children in the USSR: Artek Pioneer Camp Archives, 1944 - 1967

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World of Children in the USSR: Artek Pioneer Camp Archives, 1944 – 1967
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This collection documents the history of Artek, the main Soviet pioneer recreation camp. It includes information on various aspects of youth policy and young people’s lives in the Soviet Union in the period from 1944 to 1967 and provides an insight into everyday life and mentality of Soviet children. The archive is a valuable resource for a wide circle of researchers in such fields as sociology, cultural studies, philology and political history.