Republic of BAM: History of the Baikal-Amur Mainline / History Lessons / MINAEV
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Baikal-Amur Mainline (BAM). Perhaps you've been there yourself, someone's parents worked there, or you've heard something about the largest construction project in the USSR. Much is said about the Baikal-Amur Mainline. But what was it really like? What did this project mean for the Soviet people and for the country? Let's find out.
The Baikal-Amur Mainline is one of the largest projects of the Soviet Union. It is over 4,000 kilometers of railway, stretching through the taiga and Siberia to the Pacific Ocean.
Contents:
00:00 What's the episode about
02:21 How the BAM construction began
06:11 Life and daily life of the construction workers
10:32 Wedding in the construction team
11:06 How much did BAM workers earn?
15:34 Who was sent to the construction site?
16:57 Contrasts of the Baikal-Amur Mainline
23:05 BAM - a construction project for young people
26:04 The influence of the Baikal-Amur Mainline on Soviet music
28:24 Dean Reed on the Baikal-Amur Mainline
33:16 The cultural life of the Baikal-Amur Mainline residents
35:27 The village of Kuanda - the small capital of the Baikal-Amur Mainline
38:00 The Baikal-Amur Mainline during the Perestroika era
41:10 Life in the 90s and after the collapse of the USSR
43:28 BAM today
45:53 In conclusion
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