Shaping of Textual and Visual Representations of the Cityscape of Klaipėda in the Period 1945 to 1990. Sightseeing Tour of Soviet Klaipėda
Shaping of Textual and Visual Representations of the Cityscape of Klaipėda in the Period 1945 to 1990. Sightseeing Tour of Soviet Klaipėda
Author(s): Dovilė BataitytėSubject(s): Cultural history, Regional Geography, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Tourism
Published by: Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas
Keywords: Klaipėda; Soviet times; ideologization; tourism; tours;
Summary/Abstract: Based on archival sources and historiographical materials, the article provides the analysis of visual and textual representations of Klaipėda used for the purpose of tourism in the period beginning in 1945 and ending in 1990. The research also aims to elicit why representations of the city of Klaipėda utilised one or another image and to provide an answer to the question which sites of the city were highlighted on sightseeing tours and what methodologies were used for that purpose.
Journal: Istorija. Lietuvos aukštųjų mokyklų mokslo darbai
- Issue Year: 106/2017
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 68-93
- Page Count: 26
- Language: English