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The study aims to explore how Soviet propaganda influenced American travel narratives and perceptions of space.

February 2, 2026Przestrzenie TeoriiOpen Access

Landscape of Placelessness: Soviet Propaganda and Space in 1930s American Travelogues

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Geocritical analysis reveals how propaganda shapes perceptions of space in American travel literature about the USSR.

The study aims to explore how Soviet propaganda influenced American travel narratives and perceptions of space.
Conducted a geocritical interpretation of travelogues by Will Rogers and Jay Norwood Darling.
Utilized both geocentered and egocentric approaches to analyze the texts.
Examined the concept of 'propaganda space' in relation to the Soviet socio-political landscape.
Identified the narrative techniques used by Rogers and Darling to depict a ‘place-doxa’ in the USSR.
Illustrated how propaganda erodes individual space and manipulates perceptions of the Soviet landscape.
Highlighted the themes of coercion and othering within the portrayal of Soviet places.

Olena Yufereva (2025) studied this question.

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