Siberia and the Far East: How it all began
The history of Siberia and the Far East is often told through "great construction projects." "NotMoscow Speaking" tells a different story: uprisings and an independent government, camps and projects abandoned days after Stalin's death, engineers, cosmonauts, prophets, and people erased from official history. These materials are for those who want to understand how it all began here.
2026
The Mad Prophet of Chuvilkinsky Hill
A brief history of Porfiry Ivanov and his "Detka".
2024 Part 1
BAM, the dream space
Part 1. The Baikal-Amur Mainline as a symbol of Soviet dreams and disappointments.
2025 Part 2
BAM – a dream space
Part 2. Anniversary, Gulag, and shift work: the history of the Far East that's not in textbooks. Continuation of the article "BAM, the Dream Space."
2026
When Siberia tried to become free for the last time
The history of the Siberian uprising of 1921: how peasants fought the Red Army against the food tax.
2026
Three Engineers, or Heroes of the Wrong Route
The story of the death of engineers Koshurnikov, Stofato and Zhuravlev while designing a railway.
2026
No time to explain. Just plant potatoes!
Myths and truth about the "potato riots".
2025
White Army, Red Terror
The life and fate of the writer Vladimir Zazubrin.
2025
Cosmonaut number three
The story of cosmonaut Grigory Nelyubov: why he didn't fly into space and was erased from official history.
2025
Trans-Siberian Railway
The Trans-Siberian Railway: The Great Colonial Dream Through the Eyes of Foreign Travelers.
2025
Independent Siberia versus a united Russia
On July 23, 1918, Omsk was declared the capital of independent Siberia.
2025
A Czech's Adventures in the World of Idiotosaurs
Why Jaroslav Hasek didn't stay in Siberia forever.
2025
Millions to be forgotten
How much did Alexander Sibiryakov's loneliness cost him?