Povsednevnai︠a︡ z︠h︡iznʹ rossiĭskikh z︠h︡eleznykh dorog
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Serie Живая история. Повседневная жизнь человечества
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Illustrations and maps
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The 170th anniversary of Russian railways reminds about the role, that these passageways played in the history of the Russian state. Having stretched out on the whole territory of Russia, the railways have formed a special world with their population, professions, culture, habits and superstitions. Telling about the past of the Russian railway the author of the book Aleksey Vulfov – a writer, a composer, a chairman of the All-Russian Society of the Railway Amateurs widely uses historical documents, reminiscences of the railwaymen veterans and his own reminiscences. The edition contains rare photos and supplemented with abstracts from the works of Russian writers.
