BAM, a project of the century
The Baikal-Amur Magistral (BAM) is a broad gauge railway line in Russia, traversing Eastern Siberia and the Russian Far East. The BAM was built as a strategic alternative route to the Trans-Siberian Railway, especially along the vulnerable sections close to the border with China. Built over permafro...
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| Language: | Russian |
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| Online Access: | http://cdm15831.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcp/id/44 |
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| description | The Baikal-Amur Magistral (BAM) is a broad gauge railway line in Russia, traversing Eastern Siberia and the Russian Far East. The BAM was built as a strategic alternative route to the Trans-Siberian Railway, especially along the vulnerable sections close to the border with China. Built over permafrost and due to the severe terrain, weather, length and cost Brezhnev described BAM as "the construction project of the century." |
| format | Still Image |
| genre | permafrost Siberia |
| genre_facet | permafrost Siberia |
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| institution | Open Polar |
| language | Russian |
| op_collection_id | ftclaremontcoldc |
| op_coverage | Soviet Union Soviet era |
| op_relation | Twentieth Century Posters - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/tcp tcp00061.tif http://cdm15831.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcp/id/44 |
| op_rights | For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact Honnold Mudd Library Special Collections at https://library.claremont.edu/scl/ |
| op_source | [Lithograph?], 25.88 x 40.25 inches; Soviet era poster collection, Honnold/Mudd Library, Special Collections |
| publisher | Honnold Mudd Library. Special Collections |
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| spelling | ftclaremontcoldc:oai:cdm15831.contentdm.oclc.org:tcp/44 2025-01-17T00:15:54+00:00 BAM, a project of the century Soviet Union Soviet era image/jp2 http://cdm15831.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcp/id/44 rus rus Honnold Mudd Library. Special Collections Twentieth Century Posters - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/tcp tcp00061.tif http://cdm15831.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcp/id/44 For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact Honnold Mudd Library Special Collections at https://library.claremont.edu/scl/ [Lithograph?], 25.88 x 40.25 inches; Soviet era poster collection, Honnold/Mudd Library, Special Collections Posters Soviet Railroads Baikalo-Amurskaya Magistral' Baikal-Amur Railroad Image ftclaremontcoldc 2024-12-30T05:56:15Z The Baikal-Amur Magistral (BAM) is a broad gauge railway line in Russia, traversing Eastern Siberia and the Russian Far East. The BAM was built as a strategic alternative route to the Trans-Siberian Railway, especially along the vulnerable sections close to the border with China. Built over permafrost and due to the severe terrain, weather, length and cost Brezhnev described BAM as "the construction project of the century." Still Image permafrost Siberia Claremont Colleges Digital Library |
| spellingShingle | Posters Soviet Railroads Baikalo-Amurskaya Magistral' Baikal-Amur Railroad BAM, a project of the century |
| title | BAM, a project of the century |
| title_full | BAM, a project of the century |
| title_fullStr | BAM, a project of the century |
| title_full_unstemmed | BAM, a project of the century |
| title_short | BAM, a project of the century |
| title_sort | bam, a project of the century |
| topic | Posters Soviet Railroads Baikalo-Amurskaya Magistral' Baikal-Amur Railroad |
| topic_facet | Posters Soviet Railroads Baikalo-Amurskaya Magistral' Baikal-Amur Railroad |
| url | http://cdm15831.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcp/id/44 |