Russian Domain
Last Time: Mentioned Laramie Treaty/Taking of the Black Hills
Sochi, S. Ossetia and Abkhaiza
"Olympic law" redevelopment (compare with eminent domain)
Environmental Issues
Olympic Infrastructure in Krasnaya Polyana mountain range- ecological concerns for bobsled and luge tracks
UNESCO world hertiage site "caucauses state biosphere reserve"
To power the olympics, a hydro-electric dam will be built on the Mzymty river
Surrounding Area's Poverty
Trans-Siberian Railroad
Geopolitics and Globalization
Russian Environmental Damage
instead of the dots, the clanging
1
chernobyl
2
eh
3
safe
oh yeah it's fucking winter!
These towns are horribly disfigured by environmental disasters
Russian Alcoholism
Fish and Beer and Subzero Temperatures
Culture
Romance
Writers
History
Poetry
Travel and Tourism
Basics
Connects Moscow to Vladivostok
Completed around 1904, over 5,700 miles wide
wider than continental US
Absolutely GLOBALIZATION in it's purest form
connecting Europe and Asia overland
Containerization makes the TSR more important
Moscow and St. Petersburg switched back and forth as the capital
Moscow - TSARs
St. Petersburg becomes capital of Rus. Empire
18th century
Moscow - USSR
1917
Vladivostok was taken from the Chinese in 1858
USSR naval base, closed to the west
now, major shipping port, open for all
Trans-Siberian Railroad
Self-imposed exile
Dear Gena, it's the psycho.
book me on the TSR
Fifth trip to Russia
Russian women
footballer calfs
abundant facial hair
they are busy and dont know english
Last possible train platform in Moscow station
"have a good journey"
dirty look woman
shoving him down the hall
fast movement
Bedroom
shelves
window
two little beds
netting
Russian food?
water
food
he brought it!
the people's carpet
Jet lag
Cancerous Beach-ball of air
Macho, nope
Just Russians
Finishes the trip
took a week ride
"get the fuck off my train"
fuck you speak english?
I fucked with you
Russian Domain
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Russian Domain