Trans-Siberian handbook (1988)

Thomas provides a rich cultural and historical account of the world's longest railway, updated across decades to document the collapse of the Soviet Union and the rise of post-Soviet Russia. The narrative charts how Siberian boomtowns, station markets, and passenger demographics shifted as state control gave way to regional trade. It remains an essential record of how political upheaval filtered into the day-to-day rhythm of cross-continental rail travel.