EXCURSION IN REVOLUTION: UPDATING OF 1917 HISTORICAL EVENTS IN TOURIST PRACTICE OF ST. PETERSBURG AND MOSCOW
Excursion in Revolution: Updating of 1917 Historical Events in Tourist Practice of St. Petersburg and Moscow The article is devoted to the study of the actualization of the 100-th anniversary of the Revolution of 1917 in the modern Russian tourist industry. The analysis of the current segment of tourist programmes and thematic excursions covers St. Petersburg and Moscow, drawing examples from other cities of Russia. The article reveals the socio-cultural aspects of tourism programmes timed to the anniversary of the revolution, the features of their target audience, the ratio of traditional and innovative objects, the accents and trends of mass culture, manifested in the representation of historical events. The study analyzed the experience of existing tourist programmes and attempted to outline the range of objects, related to the revolutionary theme and able to form the content of cultural and educational activities related to the anniversary of the Revolution of 1917 and aimed at both tourists and local population.