Currency Kazakhstan
Train travel in the former Soviet Union was a popular means of transport. While the flagship Trans Siberian train line gets all the headlines, many other epic train journeys take place on a daily basis. With the introduction of new borders, already long journey times are extended with lengthy delays at passport and customs control, a chance for less than scrupulous officials (some genuine, some not). Below is an account of a train journey from Yekaterinburg to Astana in Kazakhstan in December, 2010, which shows that some of the finest Soviet traditions are alive and well.
A significant part of the 27-hour journey (2 hours 20 minutes) was spent at the border (longer on the return journey due to the drug-smuggling rings from Afghanistan and Central Asia). Sniffer dogs prowled, questions were asked but no actual luggage was opened. The main activity was bureaucracy - filling out migration cards, getting passports stamped. One of the Russian customs officers, a tall moustachioed cadaverous-looking fellow, gave a lecture on why the delays were necessary.
Standing in the middle of the carriage, he announced that all problems for the Russian and Kazakh peoples were removed in 1917. The imperialist conspiracy of 1991 nullified those achievements and made the ruble convertible, thereby turning it into a lucrative currency. Drug cartels seized the opportunity to enrich themselves and started selling drugs in Russia. A more verbose contribution to the “Anything to declare, Sir?” from customs officials back home.
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