Russian Train Stations: Some Pros, Some Cons
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Russian Train Stations: Some Pros, Some Cons

ByJim Loomis

OK, enough about depressing politics and more about some of the railway stations I encountered on my recent train trip across Europe and Asia. In truth, most of the stations we passed through while traveling between major cities were pretty ordinary. Here’s a good example: the station in the town of Vyazma, a busy railway…

A Few More Thoughts About Russia and Siberia
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A Few More Thoughts About Russia and Siberia

ByJim Loomis

Start to finish, there were a lot of surprises on this journey and there are a lot of little mental images that keep popping up. Some – not nearly enough, but some – I managed to photograph at the time. Here are a few, along with the impressions that remain. First, the traffic congestion in…