Socialist Hotels
153 Socialist-era hotels across 31 countries
$50.69
- Hardcover
248 pages
- Release Date
17 September 2026
Summary
From brutalism to modernism, via futurism - the Socialist Hotel is a unique architectural and cultural phenomenon that is collectively documented in these stunning photographs for the first time.
Would you check in to a Socialist Hotel from an era when hospitality came second to ideology? These state-constructed buildings were used by visiting government workers, ordinary citizens - and even the occasional capitalist guest from the West. Today they are a fascinating legacy of a Soviet…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781068294617 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1068294612 |
| Author: | Elena Amabili, Damon Murray, Stephen Sorrell, Caroline Eden, FUEL |
| Publisher: | FUEL Publishing |
| Imprint: | FUEL Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 248 |
| Release Date: | 17 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 770g |
Elena Amabili
Elena Amabili is a Berlin-based photographer and researcher who grew up living in a hotel. Her work explores the fading legacy of socialism. With Socialist Hotels, Amabili documents modernist holiday spaces, brimming with collective stories.
Caroline Eden is a writer contributing to the food, travel, and culture pages of The Guardian, Times Literary Supplement, and Financial Times, among other publications. Specializing in Central Asia and the Caucasus, her books have won numerous awards, and she occasionally reports on the region for From Our Own Correspondent (BBC Radio 4).
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