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Trans Siberian voyage reveals Russia from Moscow to Khabarovsk
Elizabeth Pond sketches a seven day Trans Siberian journey from Moscow to Khabarovsk. The route passes Perm Sverdlovsk Tyumen Omsk Novosibirsk Krasnoyarsk Irkutsk Lake Baikal Ulan Ude Chita Amazar and Khaborovsk. It highlights historic prisons labor camps Cossacks Old Believers Decembrists and the region’s vast resources and taiga landscapes. The piece notes travel by second class for social mixing and platform meals over dining cars.
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Moscow
Khabarovsk
U. S
Europe
China
Japan
Nakhoda
Trans-Siberian Ridge
Siberia
Irkutsk
Phnom Fenh
Lake Baikal