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The original plans and funding for construction of the Trans-Siberian railway to connect the capital, St. Petersburg, with the Pacific Ocean port of Vladivostok, were approved by the Czar Alexander II in St. Petersburg. His son, the Czar Alexander III supervised the construction; the Czar personally appointed Sergei Witte Director of Railway Affairs in 1889. The Imperial State Budget spent 1.455 billion rubles from 1891 to 1913 on the railway construction, an expenditure record which was surpassed only by the military budget in World War I.
Full-time construction on the Trans-Siberian Railway began in 1891 and was put into execution and overseen by Sergei Witte, who was then Finance Minister. Russian soldiers, as well as convict labourers from Sakhalin and other places were pressed into railway-building service.
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What is the name of the region crossed by the trans-Siberian Railroad?
Crossing the "Wild East"
In the 1890s russia began building the trans-siberian railroad to link Russia with siberia true or false?
Yes, the aim was to link European Russia with the Far East.
Approximately how long is the Trans-Siberia Railroad?
5,000 Miles
Who organized the underground railroad?
harriet Tubman
What is the Canadian railway trilogy?
The Canadian Railroad Trilogy is a long, wonderful piece of music about the building of the railroad across Canada, written and sung by Gordon Lightfoot.
In what country is the Trans-Siberian Railroad?
Trans-Siberian Railroad is in Russia
What is the Longest railroad?
Trans-Siberian Railroad
Why was the trans Siberian railroad built?
Because the Russian czar (emperor) was to fat to fit in the tour bus.
Why was the Trans-Siberian railroad built?
Because the Russian czar (emperor) was to fat to fit in the tour bus.
What two cities does the Trans-Siberian Railroad connect?
Moscow and Vladivostok on Russia's Pacific coast are connected by the Trans-Siberian Railroad.
Pacific terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railroad?
Vladivostok
How long is the Trans -Siberian Railroad?
5,000 miles
The eastern terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railroad is?
Vladivostok
What are the three primary routes of the trans-Siberian railroad?
1. Trans - Siberian Line 2. Trans - Manchurian Line 3. Trans - Mangolian Line
Benefits of the building of the Trans-Siberian railroad?
there was no benifits to the building of the railroad. they built it for no reason and they never used it. 400 billion dollars down the drain. dion nalls.. yeahhh
Approximately how long is the Trans-Siberian Railroad?
5,000 miles
Which is the longest transcontinental railroad in the world?
The Trans-Siberian Railway.
