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Vauxhall - the centre of UK soft power in Eurasia.
In the 1837, Russia& #39;s first railway line run from St Petersburg to & #39;Vauxhall gardens& #39;. The 1st station, named & #39;Vokzal& #39;, became the Russian word for & #39;train station& #39;. Since then, Vauxhall / vokzan spread from Ukraine to Uzbekistan
In the 1837, Russia& #39;s first railway line run from St Petersburg to & #39;Vauxhall gardens& #39;. The 1st station, named & #39;Vokzal& #39;, became the Russian word for & #39;train station& #39;. Since then, Vauxhall / vokzan spread from Ukraine to Uzbekistan
Vokzal, not vokzan, obviously
In 1837, duh, I need to learn to read before tweeting
A London urban legend has it that a Russian government delegation came to London in mid-19th century, saw Vauxhall Station, found it so impressive they decided to call their stations in its honour... (not true, though)
