As squabbling neighbors, Russia and China have had their ups and downs but this grueling seven day train ride from Moscow to Beijing not only connects passengers to newly opened distant lands, but during the forced intimacy, bridges two countries together as ‘close' friends. Combining the history of the region and the twenty-five years (1891-1916) it took to build the railway, filmmakers share the journey with travelers as they make the no frills, do-it-yourself excursion by rail through a surprisingly beautiful landscape. Recommended. Aud: J, H, P. (N. Plympton)
Trans-Siberian Rail Journeys
(PBS, 120 min., $29.95) Vol. 12, Issue 3
Trans-Siberian Rail Journeys
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