The Baikal-Amur Mainline turns 50 HISTORYJULY 08 2024ANNA POPOVA

https://www.rbth.com/history/337599-baikal-amur-mainline-turns-50 The construction of a railway across Eastern Siberia and the Far East was thought of back in the 19th century. Having explored the vast territory from the town of Ust-Kut to the Mui River, specialists of the General Staff came to the conclusion that it was completely impossible, neither technically nor financially.