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Samovar in a RZD kupe car Uzhgorod - Moskva in train 16 (Budapest/Uzhgorod - Moskva). 2005-07-22 Photo: Helmut Uttenthaler, helmut.uttenthaler@gmx.at

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Inside kupe carriage in train no. 2 "Rossija" (Moskva - Vladivostok) 2005-09-29 Photo: Helmut Uttenthaler, helmut.uttenthaler@gmx.at 34195 km by train from Graz to Shanghai and back. From Austria to China via Hungary, Ukraine, Russia, Mongolia and back via Kazakhstan, Usbekistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine and Hungary. Start of the travelogue

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Inside kupe car of train no. 1 "Stolichnyj Ekspress" (Moskva - Kiev) 2006-09-17 helmut.uttenthaler@gmx.at

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Inside kupe car of train no. 1 "Stolichnyj Ekspress" (Moskva - Kiev) 2006-09-17 helmut.uttenthaler@gmx.at

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Inside RZD sleeping car Moskva- Sofia during regauging procedure at Vadul Siret (UA). 2006-09-19 helmut.uttenthaler@gmx.at

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Corridor in a RZD-kupeiny-car (4 beds per compartment) on train No. 004 (Moskva - Beijing). 2002-07-25 Author: Helmut Uttenthaler, Graz, utti@telering.at

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Compartment of a kupe-car in train No. 2 "Krasnaja Strela" ("Red Arrow", Moskva - Sankt Peterburg), which is one of the best trains in Russia. In contrast to most other trains in Russia, the fare includes a breakfast (it can be seen on the table); 2001-08-02 Author: Helmut Uttenthaler, Graz, utti@sbox.tugraz.at