Open Access#12020
Kazakhstan Gulag heritage: dark tourism and selective interpretation
In: Lennon , J J & Tiberghien , G 2020 , ' Kazakhstan Gulag heritage: dark tourism and selective interpretation ' , International Journal of Tourism Research , vol. 22 , no. 3 , pp. 364-374 . https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.2341
Kazakhstan holds some of the most significant Gulag heritage sites; however, tourism research remains limited. This article introduces analysis of contrasting sites and considers how some have been developed and others ignored. Selectivity in interpretation is linked to societal amnesia and the collective trauma experienced by the population of Kazakhstan. The article reaffirms the politicization of heritage in this emergent nation.
