Russian railwaymen sentenced to long prison terms for carelessness in wreck . Held responsible for the railway wreck which cost the lives of 65 persons . Five Russian railway employees have been sentenced to terms of imprisonment ranging from five to eleven years . Burak the driver of the train received the longest sentence . The trial of the railwaymen in Moscow , the microphone being well in evidence as always in such trials in Russia . 29 January 1932

Russian railwaymen sentenced to long prison terms for carelessness in wreck . Held responsible for the railway wreck which cost the lives of 65 persons . Five Russian railway employees have been sentenced to terms of imprisonment ranging from five to eleven years . Burak the driver of the train received the longest sentence . The trial of the railwaymen in Moscow , the microphone being well in evidence as always in such trials in Russia . 29 January 1932 Stock Photo
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Smith Archive / Alamy Stock Photo

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5692 x 4267 px | 48.2 x 36.1 cm | 19 x 14.2 inches | 300dpi

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26 May 2020

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