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Choose a Page:Which is the largest country in th...What was the Soviet Union?Where is the Wailing Wall?When was Israel founded?What made the Gulf States rich?What is the taiga?*Which famous railroad crosses Russia?*Which is the world's deepest lake?Where is the 'Land of the Nomads'?Which country forms a bridge betwe...What is the Kremlin?Which rivers flow right across Russia?Where is the Empty Quarter?Why is the Aral Sea shrinking? Which famous railroad crosses Russia? The longest railroad track that you can travel along without changing trains is the Trans-Siberian Railway, which crosses Russia from Moscow to Nachodka and Vladivostok on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. The journey takes just over eight days and covers 5,864 miles (9,438 km). Russia's flag was introduced by Peter the Great, but was not used during the Soviet Union years.   Previous: Back Book: 1001 Section: Human World Chapter: Russia and the Middle East