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Eastern European Toilets in Motion
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Russian passenger car on Moscow-Sankt Peterburg line.
Many Russian train toilets have weak or broken springs
on the trapdoor at the base of the bowl,
providing a view of the tracks rushing past underneath
and a refreshing breeze.
No TP, just a wire brush in a small bucket....
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Latvian passenger car on the Riga-Tallinn line.
Note the footpads — most Soviet rail cars
were built to all-USSR standards,
hence this feature for Central Asian use.
Lower the seat and it's a raised throne.
In the configuration shown, it's an elevated squatter.
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The tricky part is staying perched up there
as the train sways through erratic Soviet-era
rail joints, especially on the largely unmaintained
Russian rail lines.
The exposed plumbing may provide adequate hand grips
for those trying these advanced techniques,
although I someone in
in our group working at the hospital in
Sankt-Peterburg
was sent flying,
with semi-disasterous results,
during just such an attempt.
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A Sani-Flush blue border indicates a toilet that I've used.
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