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What’s a ‘platzkart’ on Russian trains?

Russian Railways

A medical train brings care & medicine hard-to-reach areas of Siberia

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7 ideas for things to do on a long train journey in Russia

Russian Railways

20 interesting places in Moscow & Moscow Region you can reach with the capital's newest train system

Adventure aboard the Ruskeala Express (VIDEO)

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What do Russian train passengers eat?

Kira Lisitskaya (Photo: Sergey Smirnov, Nekrasov, ImageBROKER/Global Look Press; A.Vilf/Sputnik)

How long did it take to get from Moscow to St. Petersburg throughout the centuries? (INFOGRAPHICS)

Yulia Mulino

'Passenger Salad' was a companion for Soviet train travelers (RECIPE)

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The romantic allure of the Soviet ‘elektrichka’ (PHOTOS)

Anton Romanov

Travel on the Trans-Siberian Railway in 5 minutes instead of 7 days (INFOGRAPHICS)

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Here’s how the luxurious train of Nicholas II looked inside (PHOTOS)