RMweb Premium Welly Posted December 9, 2009 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 9, 2009 On my surfings I came across this web page - hard to believe that Stalin had ordered a complete railway to be built in the middle of Siberia completely isolated from the main Soviet Railway network! Probably bull but here is the link. http://englishrussia.com/?p=1305&f=2l Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_mcfarlane Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 ....hard to believe that Stalin... Not really, he (and his government) were notorious for grandiose schemes like this. It was probably built using slave labour as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bingley hall Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 It was probably built using slave labour as well. A tradition carried over from Imperial time according to Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salekhard%E2%80%93Igarka_Railway Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Max Stafford Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 But of course, the 'Man of Steel' elevated the practice to an industrial scale artform! Still, amazing to see such things still extant and a reflection of the sheer size of Russia that it can remain undisturbed to this day! Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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