To The Edge Of The World

Posted on 07 November 2017 by Christian Wolmar

It is the world s longest railway line But it is so much than that, too The Trans Siberian stretches nearly 6,000 miles between Moscow and Vladivostok on the Pacific Coast and was the most ambitious railway project in the nineteenth century A journey on the railway evokes a romantic roam through the Russian steppes, but also reminds travellers of the vastness of our world and hints at the hardships that were endured in its construction Christian Wolmar expertly tells the story of the Trans Siberian railway from its conception and construction under Tsar Alexander III, to the northern extension ordered by Brezhnev and its current success as a vital artery He also explores the crucial role the line played in both the Russian Civil War Trotsky famously used an armoured carriage as his command post and the Second World War, during which the railway saved the country from certain defeat Like the author s previous railway histories, it focuses on the personalities, as well as the political and economic events, that lay behind one of the most extraordinary engineering triumphs of the nineteenth century. Free Download Kindle ePUB To The Edge Of The World by Christian Wolmar – kino-fada.fr Now I knowthan the typical American about the Trans Siberian Express This generally doesn t help me when chatting up girls.The movie Dr Zhivago came out when I was in high school, I saw it at the theater, and images from that film have stayed with me ever since I especially remember the train scenes, both from Zhivago s long journey with his family in a cattle car and through the Russian winter and from the ard train the Trotsky type character used.At the library, this book was on the new arrival shelf, and I immediately checked it out Well written, thoroughly researched, and an amazing story The Trans The movie Dr Zhivago came out when I was in high school, I saw it at the theater, and images from that film have stayed with me ever since I especially remember the train scenes, both from Zhivago s long journey with his family in a cattle car and through the Russian winter and from the ard train the Trotsky type character used.At the library, this book was on the new arrival shelf, and I immediately...All the books of Christian Wolmar I have read so far I enjoy thoroughly He makes the history of trains, an interesting subject in itself, eveninteresting and compelling This was not exception, however, it would have beencomplete in my opinion by a few additions Namely how muchtrains impacted the lives of people living in the Tundra, the Nenets Train travel obviously meant that Russians from the interior had greater access to the tundra and to the peoples that lived there an All the books of Christian Wolmar I have read so far I enjoy thoroughly He makes the history of trains, an interesting subject in itself, eveninteresting and compelling This was not exception, however, it would have beencomplete in my opinion by a few additions Nam...I travelled on the Trans Siberian many moons ago and so I always enjoy reading about it For those who do not already know Wolmar is somewhat of an expert on many aspects of trains around the world, and has covered many angles with his work over the years In this book, he dispels many of the colourful myths around its origins and uses his research and knowledge to give an informative and deep insight into the longest train journey in the world.Alexander III initiated the Trans Siberian project, I travelled on the Trans Siberian many moons ago and so I always enjoy reading about it For those who do not already know Wolmar is somewhat of an expert on many aspects of trains around the world, and has covered many angles with his work over the years In this book, he dispels many of the colourful myths around its origins and uses his research and knowledge to give an informative and deep insight into the longest train journey in the world.Alexander III initiated the Trans Siberian project, but it was Finance minister, Sergei Witte, the so called father of the Trans Siberian, described as the right man was in the right place at the right time who has to take much of the credit for making it a reality The boom of railway construction was Russia s main catalyst of industrialisation, after all up u...The book I read to research this post was To The Edge Of The World by Christian Wolmar which is an excellent book which I bought from kindle This book is about the Trans Siberian Railway and its history Although when we think of the Trans Siberian Railway we the railway line from Moscow to Vladivostok which is the one that is wholly in Russia Siberia there are actually several Trans Siberian Railways including o...I think I expectedThe book needed a good edit to remove repetitions Probably because the records are hard to access, there is a lot of use of other people s books, with a little bit of the events of the early 20th century thrown in It seems to be part of a series of railways histories because I...This book made me want to cross Russia in this unique Transiberian train, from Moscow to VladivostokTo the Edge of the World by Christian Wolmar read January 2014 I d hoped to do the Moscow Vladivostok route in 2014 but alas, it s not to be Can t do it all An amazing and fascinating story I was astonished to learn how recently the Trans Siberian was completed, due largely to incompetence and super dangerous terrain So that dampens enthusiasm for the trip somewhat from a safety perspective although the repairs means it s mostly OK A real pause for concern is the numbers who di To the Edge of the World by Christian Wolmar read January 2014 I d hoped to do the Moscow Vladivostok route in 2014 but alas, it s not to be Can t do it all An amazing and fascinating story I was astonished to learn how recently the Trans Siberian was completed, due largely to incompetence and super dangerous terrain So that dampens enthusiasm for the trip somewhat from a safety perspective although the repairs means it s mostly OK A real pause for concern is the numbers who died building it think Burma railway or Nazi concentration camp style labour force Also the last section route finished the BAM which I wouldn t have taken anyway but would like to see now out of curiosity is apparently one of th...a basic history of the conception, building, and results of trans siberian express, and bam and some of the other lines, like east chinga, amur line, biakal train ferry, etc plus of the bloody, starving, mayhem along the lines over the years has a neat bit about the czech slovak army trapped in russia after wwi and them wanting to just go home, but not through enemy territory, so idea was to ship out east siberia and get home that way they ruled the trans siberian for months, defeating the re a basic history of the conception, building, and results of trans siberian express, and bam and some of the other lines, like east chinga, amur line, biakal train ferry, etc plus of the bloody, starving, mayhem along the lines over the years has a neat bit about the czech slovak army trapped in russia after wwi and them wanting to just go home, but not through enemy territory, so idea ...This book is delightfully nerdy I just finished doing the Trans Siberian, from Moscow to Vladivostok cause ugh, how dare China ask for a visa I ve been wanting to do it since I heard about it a year ago and I m so happy I was able to I don t have enough words to describe how incredible and insane crossing all of Russia by train is So this book answered a lot of the questions I had along the way How did they build in Mongolia How come the railroads are in such good quality Do Russians re This book is delightfully nerdy I just finished doing the Trans Siberian, from Moscow to Vladivostok cause ugh, how dare China ask for a visa I ve been wanting to do it since I heard about it a year ago and I m so happy I was able to I don t have enough words to describe how incredible and insane crossing all of Russia by train is So this book answered a lot of the questions I had along the way How did they build in Mongolia How come the railroads are in such good quality Do Russians really prefer the train to flights It s remarkable how much this train shaped Russia There s so much Russian culture within the train, from the grandmother we met Ye Babuska who knitted an entire sweater and showed us pictures of her grandchildren to the way everyone takes off th...

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07 November 2017

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