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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Format: Still Image
Language:Russian
Published: Honnold Mudd Library. Special Collections
Subjects:
Posters
Soviet
Railroads
Baikalo-Amurskaya Magistral'
Baikal-Amur Railroad
permafrost
Siberia
Online Access:http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/u?/tcp,44
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spelling ftclaremontcoll:oai:ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu:tcp/44 2023-05-15T17:57:23+02:00 BAM, a project of the century Soviet Union Soviet era image/jp2 http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/u?/tcp,44 rus rus Honnold Mudd Library. Special Collections Twentieth Century Posters - http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/col/tcp http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/u?/tcp,44 For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact Honnold Mudd Library Special Collections at http://libraries.claremont.edu/sc [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 ftclaremontcoll 2016-08-30T18:25:47Z 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 (CCDL)
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topic Posters
Soviet
Railroads
Baikalo-Amurskaya Magistral'
Baikal-Amur Railroad
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Soviet
Railroads
Baikalo-Amurskaya Magistral'
Baikal-Amur Railroad
BAM, a project of the century
topic_facet Posters
Soviet
Railroads
Baikalo-Amurskaya Magistral'
Baikal-Amur Railroad
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."
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title_full BAM, a project of the century
title_fullStr BAM, a project of the century
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title_sort bam, a project of the century
publisher Honnold Mudd Library. Special Collections
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op_coverage Soviet Union
Soviet era
genre permafrost
Siberia
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Siberia
op_source [Lithograph?], 25.88 x 40.25 inches; Soviet era poster collection, Honnold/Mudd Library, Special Collections
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op_rights For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact Honnold Mudd Library Special Collections at http://libraries.claremont.edu/sc
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