Tourism external and internal.
Tourism external and internal.
S.SUSLIKOV.
About 15 years ago a limit of dreams of the Soviet person, if it,
Certainly, did not concern secrets, did not carry obviously or it is reserved
Epaulets, there was any abroad. Well though Bulgaria. And a phrase: "To me in
Paris on business "was simultaneously both jeer, and bitter
Regret. Till the end of a life to anybody, except for an insignificant small group
Party, diplomatic bosses, and also politically
Reliable Soviet writers, such possibility did not shine.
The Iron Curtain has been slightly slightly opened with the reorganisation beginning.
Began possible to go abroad under private invitations
Besides to few lucky beggars, uncharged secrets and
Having zakordonnyh acquaintances. At the beginning it was necessary to change
The Soviet roubles on a fantastic official rate from calculation
For 1 US dollar - our 67 copecks. Then, the truth, the authorities
Have thought again, and the dollar began to cost 6 Soviet roubles. Special
Tourist course, however.
And that it was necessary to do by that who, alas, did not concern to
To lucky beggars? Only internal tourism, travel on the country.
For example, to wave under the trade-union permit to Lvov, to make round
On republics of the Soviet Baltic, Transcaucasia, Central Asia.
Or to be driven on water, to the pedestrian, automobile so-called
To all-Union or local route and to receive a badge from the proud
Inscription "the Tourist of the USSR". There were even special rounds for
Schoolboys with even more proud name "My Native land - the USSR".
Very fashionable in capital intellectual circles and adjoining
To them was to have a rest on the Soviet mounting skiing resorts. For people
Devoted by music words Tcheget, Azau, Itkol, Terskol - sounded in
Prielbruse or Dombai, Teberd in Karachaevo-Circassia.
Idyll all this at first sight has failed at once, suddenly,
As soon as borders and from political maps have completely opened
The USSR has disappeared. What has occurred? Why it is instant millions
People have ceased to plough on native open spaces and began to leave
Exclusively abroad? Explanations here a little. First, yes
The reader will excuse for exaggeration when long hold on me
privjazi and then it release, instinctively it would be desirable to leave in
The party. Secondly, traditional, minus details of the local
Colour, the Soviet monotony and uniformity: in registration
Hotels, restaurants, public and residential buildings, in a way of life
Eventually. Thirdly, scarcity of the goods on counters
Shops.
Today the tendency of enormous jump of external tourism is available
And almost full oblivion of tourism internal. So and
Events developed further, do not burst last year's
Economic crisis. Rough, spasmodic growth of a dollar exchange rate to
To rouble, so prompt reduction of incomes of a new average
Class - the basic consumer of foreign rounds - have led to that,
That we now have. The stream of the tourists leaving has considerably shoaled
For a cordon, but there were favorable preconditions for
Revival of internal tourism: the life proceeds. Rich as
Went, and will go abroad, and grown poor
Representatives of middle class too should have a rest somewhere.
There are native open spaces. Whether only here representatives are ready
Russian turservisa to provide to us worthy service? Not
I undertake to generalise, but particulars guard.
The nature of the Samara area is picturesque and various. One
Only the beauty Volga and the Zhigulis of that fanned by legends stand.
Therefore and travel on Zhigulis on horses was represented in
The higher degree the interesting. So it also has appeared actually.
The general kind impressions were spoilt by one detail. On group
Tourists in 15 persons was seven or eight saddles. Not on all
Horses have sufficed. It was necessary to go for a drive by turns. There was it in June,
There was a terrible heat. And actually instead of 2 trips to day,
In the morning and in the evening, one turned out only, or in the morning, or
In the evening, as to the foamy horses passing from one change
To another, rest was required. Considering, that a similar trip rather
It is short-term (in addition to days off Friday) not is taken
So it is a lot of time tourists have spent in a saddle.
Certainly, at leisure many bathed, sunbathed, the blessing
Near by the chain of lakes (an old channel of Volga) settled down. But
In the evening was so the desire poparitsja in the good rural is great
To bath... Alas, that was not. Defects, have greased omissions
Impressions of stylish rest.
On enthusiasm and memory of former achievements leave and there is no time
The well-known mounting skiing resorts on caucasus. At first sight in that
Prielbruse all remains as well as 10-15 years ago. But in it
All and focus, that for these years hotels and the lifts constructed
In 60 and 70th years have even more decayed. Them nobody has found time
To repair, not speaking placing in operation
New lifts and new lines. As consequence, lifts
Are overloaded, turns as were attribute of socialist times,
And have removed to times capitalist. Simply idiocy
Any. On him local residents manage also to earn,
Bringing up on private avto tourists before to the lift, that those
Had time to outstrip the colleagues, to slip in mountains on lifts
Without turn. And rates considerable: 10 "re" from the person or on 40
"re" for the car, for a way dlinoju in 2 km. Samara drivers,
Engaged in carrying, about such earnings till now can only
To dream.
And what occurs in hotels? They for a long time already as a matter of fact - private
Shops, also should cope an accurate hand. An is not present, as was not
There the order, and is not present. At all have not entered differentiation of numbers. For
160 rbl. a day the necessary people, acquaintances and lucky beggars get in
Numbers with a loggia on a South side (in solar silent weather there
It is possible to sunbathe - since January). For the same money
"neschastlivchiki" live in numbers with a loggia on a North side,
Where practically there is no sun and at norths very much
Coldly. Very decent since Soviet times there was a food.
Thanks God, at least something can to be criticised. Summing up,
It is possible to tell, that from us have learnt to take rather strong money (if
Spent in Prielbruse the sum of roubles to translate in dollars on
To pre-crisis course 1:6 it would be quite possible to wave to Austria
Or, say, to Andorra), giving in exchange all same poor,
Unostentatious, it is thousandfold the cursed "Soviet" service.
The quantity of the spent roubles in any way does not correspond to quality
Rest. And it would be desirable to exclaim: "Misters! (And more correctly to tell
"Companions!") what now an epoch on a court yard? Do not forget, that
The money spent at you not from the sky has fallen to tourists. Them still it is necessary
Was to earn ".
Anybody after all does not demand to invent a bicycle. It is necessary only
To borrow the western experience, the western achievements in sphere
Tourist industry. To take such tourist country, as Spain. Whole
Network of hotels in small resort small towns at coast. In
To village at coast the huge Kosta-is gallant some
Supermarkets, tens small restaurants and night clubs, hundreds
Private shops, the big variety of ceramics, pictures, 2
Extensive aquapark, the go-cart racing-centre, all conceivable and inconceivable on
potrebu to tourists.
There is a hunting behind each tourist dollar imported in
The country, the whole large object of the tourist industry works. And it and
Workplaces, and incomes for local residents, and economy growth
The countries - Spain has literally risen on tourism after falling
Mode Ex.
I do not speak about the most extensive cultural program: to someone
It would be desirable to have supper in a medieval castle, observing the knightly
Tournament, to someone to sweep along coast by the steam-ship, to someone
To visit ancient cities with medieval constructions, and to someone
Easier to take a fun in well-known Port-aventure. Here where
The gold parity between the sum of the spent money is reached and
The sum of pleasure from rest.
Not all so is gloomy in native Penates. As an example it would be desirable
To result a mountain-skiing complex on Red Glinka. I do not doubt,
That the complex management has visited in the West and successfully
Borrowed the western experience. Only the basic originally worked
bugelnyj the lift and equipment hire. Then there were lockers
For stock storage, have opened shop on sale of the mountain-skiing
Equipments and cafe. Further, when on the basic lift of a steel
To arise turns, have placed in operation additional lifts
At mountain top as much as possible to disperse people on
Slope. Not it is convenient to all to come in target, not speaking about
The working days, also the line of evening driving opens on
To the shined slope. Under it the separate lift is established.
I do not doubt, that is fast on a slope there will be snow guns,
As much as possible to prolong a season and to start to go for a drive not in December,
As now, and with the first frosts in November and to finish in the end
April.
Certainly, knowing people will reproach me what to go for a drive on
Red to Glinka is more expensive, than in other places. But and confidence
It is more: the quantity and quality of services will correspond
To the paid money. That so does not suffice our tourist
To sphere.
It would be desirable to believe, that there use given after
On August, 17th chance, and gradually step by step standards of ours
The Russian internal tourism will come nearer to the western.
There is at us, eventually, the small Switzerland. And where
Dollars?
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//* an information Source: the Samara newspaper, 15.05.99
//* Reg. Nom. - 1090500018.12-------------------------------------------
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