2. Russia Redux • Возвращающаяся Россия

Chita-Transbaikal (03.2011)

Six thousand kilometers from Moscow, the Transbaikal Region (Zabaikalsky Krai) of Russia is in far eastern Siberia & shares borders with both China & Mongolia. The capital city, Chita, is the headquarters of the Siberian Military District and until 1991, was a closed city famous for its exiles. Decembrists first sentenced to hard labor were exiled here in 1827, the last Emperor of China was imprisoned here, & more recently, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, was held in detention.

An ethnically & culturally diverse region long inhabited by Buryats, Evenks and Russian Cossacks, this vast area is one of extraordinary beauty from the Kodar Mountain Range to the little-known Siberian desert, the sands of Chara.
Read More
An alternative to the Trans-Siberian, BAM was supposed to bring prosperity to the region. Many who enthusiastically moved east to help build BAM are bitter that it's promises are thus far unfulfilled.
216 / 285

An alternative to the Trans-Siberian, BAM was supposed to bring prosperity to the region. Many who enthusiastically moved east to help build BAM are bitter that it's promises are thus far unfulfilled.

BAMBaikal Amur Mainlinerailroad tracksnovaya CharaRussiaZabaikal RegionEastern Siberiarusurusu photographyЗабайкальский край

  • Staci & Wafaa see eye-to-eye.
  • Работник депо в Чаре, бамовец.
  • With a BAM veteran in Chara. С Ветераном БАМа в музее. Чара.
  • Home of Lidia & Vladimir Shander, veteran BAM workers. (Novaya Chara)
  • Лидия и Владимир Шандер. Ветараны БАМа.
  • Dinner with the Shanders.
  • Наши корреспонденты Стэйси Бивенс и Уафаа Дауии с семьём Шандеров, ветеранов БАМа в Чаре.
  • Novaya Chara - Новая Чара.
  • Baikalskaya Mountain Company.
  • Baikalskaya Mountain Company research center.
  • Chemicals at the Baikal Mining Company's research facility.
  • Trilon "B".
  • The purpose of the Baikal Mining Company is the development of the Udokan copper mines.
  • Всю жизнь эта геолог отдала Удокану.
  • The Baikal-Amur Mainline Railroad, otherwise known as the BAM, was considered by the Soviets to be the construction project of the century when building commenced in 1974.
  • An alternative to the Trans-Siberian, BAM was supposed to bring prosperity to the region. Many who enthusiastically moved east to help build BAM are bitter that it's promises are thus far unfulfilled.
  • Spectacular scenery along the BAM line.
  • BAM cargo cars.
  • "БАМ- лучший подарок отчизне!"
  • Construction of the BAM took half a century to complete.
  • No Comments
  • Photo Sharing
  • About SmugMug
  • Browse Photos
  • Prints & Gifts
  • Terms
  • Privacy
  • Contact
  • Owner Log In
© 2022 SmugMug, Inc.