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The Trans-Siberian Railway: How Steel Tamed the Russian Steppe
This episode explores the construction and geopolitical impact of the Trans-Siberian Railway, the longest rail line in the world. We examine Tsar Alexander III’s commissioning of the project in 1891 to bind Russia’s vast eastern territories, and the sheer engineering challenges faced by builders crossing the Ural Mountains and the frozen Lake Baikal. We discuss the role of Sergei Witte, the finance minister who drove the railway’s completion through foreign investment, and how this steel artery transformed Siberia from a penal colony into an agricultural and industrial powerhouse. The…
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