Wolmar Christian: To the Edge of the World: The Story of the Trans-Siberian Railway
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: 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,…