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The Heart of the Trans-Siberian
Author: Natasha Beskhlebnaya
Translator: Paul E. Richardson
Russian Life: Nov/Dec 2011
Department: Travel
Page: 52 ( 4) pages
Summary: It was the last, most difficult part of the Trans-Siberian to build – a 90 km stretch of railway bending around Lake Baikal’s southern coast. To this day it preserves the ethos of its age and is the symbolic heart of the 9,289 kilometer rail line.
This article appeared in the Nov/Dec 2011 issue of Russian Life. The text of this article is not available online.
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