Annotation. The Turkestano-Siberian Railroad, or Turksib, was one of the great construction projects of the Soviet Union & rsquo;s First Five-Year Plan. As the major icon to ending the economic "backwardness" of the USSR & rsquo;s minority republics, it stood apart from similar …
Built between 1926 and 1931, the Turkestano-Siberian railroad, or Turksib, was one of the great construction projects of the Soviet Union's First Five-Year Plan. This text explores the transformation of its builders in Turksib's crucible of class war, race riots, state purges an…
The Turkestano-Siberian Railroad, or Turksib, was one of the great construction projects of the Soviet Union's First Five-Year Plan. As the major icon to ending the economic "backwardness" of the USSR's minority republics, it stood apart from similar efforts as one of the most p…
"The Turkestano-Siberian Railroad, or Turksib, brought not only trains to the steppes of the old Tsarist Empire, Kazakhstan, but also the promise of revolution." "One of the great projects of the Soviet Union's First Five-Year Plan, Turksib was part of a larger campaign of rapid…