The Contribution of Poles to the Construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway at the Turn of the 19th and 20th Centuries
10/03/2023
Sergiusz Leończyk
One of the most important successes of the Russian Empire at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries was, undoubtedly, the construction of the great Trans-Siberian Railway. Currently, it is the longest railway line in the world: it crosses 8 time zones, and the total length of tracks is 9,288.8 km. The construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway contributed to the development of trade between China, Russia and Europe, and also to the economic development of Siberia and the Urals.
Stanisław Kierbedź [1889], Mazovian Digital LibraryThe bridge built over the Neva River according to the design of S. Kiebedź, 1900–1917, Photo by K. Bull, Wikimedia CommonsConstruction works on the Eastern-Siberian Railway near Khabarovsk, 1895. Photo by William Henry Jacson, Library of CongressCossacks perform Russian national dance by the Trans-Siberian Railway, 1904. Unknown author. Wikimedia CommonsThe Trans-Siberian Railway – the west side of Khilok station, Chita oblast, 1903. Unknown author. Wikimedia CommonsThe Trans-Siberian Railway on the coast of the Baikal Lake – the stretch between Utulik-Slyudyanka, 2008. Photo by: Sorovas. Under the license: CC BY-SA 3.0. Wikimedia CommonsThe Trans-Siberian Railway – the part around the Baikal Lake, 2017. Photo by Wojciech ŚleszyńskiThe Trans-Siberian Railway – the part around the Baikal Lake, 2017. Photo by Wojciech ŚleszyńskiTrans-Siberian Railroad map, 2019. Authors: OpenStreetMap: OpenStreetMap contributers, Natural Earth: Tom Patterson, Nathaniel Vaughn Kelso and other contributors and Map rendering: Pechristener using QGIS. Wikimedia Commons
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