Trans-Siberian Railway

[Edward M Dumanis]

On Tue, 11 Feb 1997, Steve Baehr wrote:

> I just got a message from a former student teaching in Japan
> who wants advice about the safety of the Trans-Siberian Express.
> Does anyone have any experience with its current safety for a
> gringo? He wanted advice, but all that I could give him were
> the old Wild East stories. Any advice would be appreciated.
> Thanks.
>     Steve Baehr
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> Stephen L. Baehr (slbaehr at vtvm1.cc.vt.edu)
> Professor of Russian
> Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
> Blacksburg, VA 24061-0225
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>

I do not know about safety for a gringo but the Solzhenitsyns were robbed
there when they were returning to Moscow few years ago. It was a scandal.
I do not think that anything improved there in this respect.  However, I
am sure that you can find those who managed to avoid unpleasant
encounters. Good luck.

Edward Dumanis <dumanis at acsu.buffalo.edu>