Railways - Russia: Books - History and Rolling Stock

To the Edge of the World : The Story of the Trans-Siberian Railway

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.

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Transsibérien - Visa vers l'extrème

The author, a great reporter, writer and photographer, takes us on a captivating investigation into one of the most spectacular railway achievements of all time.
With this book, abundantly illustrated with period documents, set off on an exciting journey from Moscow to Beijing, from the founding of the line in 1889 to the present day, through the turmoil of the Russian revolution, the construction of socialism, the troubles in Manchuria, the luxury of the Compagnie internationale des Wagons-Lits.
This book is also the notes of a train journey between Europe and Asia, as close as possible to the people and landscapes, a true introduction to the journey that is once again possible to the other extreme of the continent.

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