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Steam locomotives
Steam locomotives
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Artist: Artem Bezmenov
Publisher: Foma
Publisher Nastya and Nikita
Series: Color the Story
Pages: 16 (Offset)
Weight: 66 g
Dimensions: 270x210x2 mm
ISBN: 978-5-91786-106-7
An educational coloring book.
For older preschoolers and younger school children.
This book is interesting not only to children but also to adults. We learn so much new and unexpected about Russia's first railway, construction of which began in 1836 – almost two centuries ago. It was called the Tsarskoye Selo Railway because it connected St. Petersburg with Tsarskoye Selo. Today it seems as though railway tracks have always existed, but in those distant times many people were skeptical, frightened, and said they would never ride on the "iron horse" (the rails were made of cast iron). To reassure and attract the public, the Pavlovsk railway station was built, which for a long time became Russia's finest concert hall and where, a little later, the "Waltz King" himself – Johann Strauss – performed. It was to the Tsarskoye Selo Railway that Glinka's famous song "The Wayfarer" was dedicated, written to lyrics by Nestor Kukolnik. And many more interesting names, events, facts, vivid, memorable pictures, and instructive lessons of Russian history will be revealed to the reader of this small, well-illustrated book, filled with good humor.
