📆 133 years ago, #OTD in 1891, Russian emperor Alexander III issued an order on the construction of the Great Siberian Route, nowadays known as the Trans-Siberian Railway.
Various projects of a railway to Siberia had been considered in Russia since the late 1850s, but could not be implemented due to their high cost and harsh environment conditions. Finally, in May 1891 the construction started.
🛤 Tsarevich Nikolay, the future Emperor of Russia Nikolay II personally laid the railway’s foundation.
🇷🇺 The Trans-Siberian Railway has connected Moscow with Vladivostok since 1916 with expansion of the railway still taking place today. With total length of 9288 km it spans a record seen time zones, taking 8 days to complete the journey from Moscow to Vladivostok.
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Various projects of a railway to Siberia had been considered in Russia since the late 1850s, but could not be implemented due to their high cost and harsh environment conditions. Finally, in May 1891 the construction started.
🛤 Tsarevich Nikolay, the future Emperor of Russia Nikolay II personally laid the railway’s foundation.
🇷🇺 The Trans-Siberian Railway has connected Moscow with Vladivostok since 1916 with expansion of the railway still taking place today. With total length of 9288 km it spans a record seen time zones, taking 8 days to complete the journey from Moscow to Vladivostok.
#DiscoverRussia #HistoryOfRussia #TravelRussia