Soviet holidays in Crimea
Artek, on the Black Sea coast, was the Soviet Union's most popular children's camp.
Witness History · BBC World Service
March 25, 20229m 10s
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Show Notes
Artek, on the shores of the Black Sea in Crimea, was the Soviet Union's most popular holiday camp. Thousands of children visited every year. Maria Kim Espeland went there in the 1980s. She spoke to Lucy Burns in 2014.
Photo: Group of children attending Artek. (Credit: Irina Vlasova)