The Trans-Siberian Railway

Russian Rulers History Podcast

Mark Schauss

History, Putin, Ussr, Usa, War, Tsar, Belarus, Arts, Revolution, Social Sciences, Ukraine, Science, Crimea, Russia, Soviet

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🗓️ 30 April 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Join me as we learn about the construction and history of the Trans-Siberian Railway as well as taking a trip along its 9,289 kilometers or 5,772 miles. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support

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0:00.0	Welcome to Russian history retold, Episode 264, the Trans-Siberian Railway.
0:19.1	Last time we finished the two part series on the operations of the KGB and the United States
0:23.8	in Europe.
0:24.8	Today, we will discuss the railway connecting European Russia to the Russian Far East, the
0:31.0	Trans-Siberian Railway.
0:34.0	But before we get into that, just one to announce today, April 30th, is the 13th anniversary
0:40.8	of the beginning of the Russian rulers' history podcast, now known as Russian history
0:45.6	retold.
0:46.6	I've been really appreciative of all the people who've listened over the years.
0:51.2	We've had over 15 million downloads of one of the episodes and it's just been truly
0:56.6	a remarkable journey and I hope to just continue it on and on.
1:00.9	So thanks to all my loyal listeners for keeping this going.
1:05.0	Let's get into this episode.
1:08.5	Connecting European Russia to the Russian Far East, this railway spans the length of
1:13.6	over 9,289 kilometers or 5,772 miles.
1:21.2	It is, obviously, the longest railway line in the world.
1:25.8	The Trans-Siberian Railway runs from the city of Moscow in the west to the city of Lava
1:31.9	Vostok in the east.
1:34.5	There is one other destination that marks a longer distance so and that is the one that
1:39.4	ends in Pyongyang, North Korea.
1:42.5	While it is an additional 1,000 kilometers longer, its service has been suspended for
1:47.6	some time.
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