"The anti-tourist prefers dead things to living. The anti-tourist loves truth, but is partial to lies." Kalder refers to himself as an anti-tourist, which, to him, means a person who rejects sights normally viewed as spectacular. He thinks that they "have been seen and written about so many times that they are no longer spectacular."
Kalder thought Russia to be prime ground for the anti-tourist. There are traditional tourist spots there, such as the Red Square, but he stayed far away from places like this. Instead, he visited places like Tatarstan. Not exactly a prime vacation spot. There, he visited a museum full of jars containing dead mutated children. Why does he do this?
Because it excites him. Kalder does not find excitement in places like the Eiffel Tower or the Pyramids of Giza. He needs anti-tourist spots. Places like Tatarstan, where he can find real interest off of the beaten path.
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