1. Birth aboard the Trans-Siberian Railway

    · Trans-Siberian Railway near Lake Baikal, Russian SFSR, USSR

    Birth aboard the Trans-Siberian Railway
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    Nureyev was born while his mother was travelling by Trans-Siberian train toward his father's posting in Vladivostok. The birth occurred on a train; coordinates are a representative point near Lake Baikal rather than an exact rail position.

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