place
Verzhbolovo
also: Вержболово
A border town on the western edge of the Russian Empire (in present-day Lithuania, near Kybartai), the last stop before crossing into Prussia and a standard customs/passport checkpoint on the St. Petersburg-Berlin rail route.
Reading notes
- The Guard Under Guard §14 Verzhbolovo
The last Russian station before the Prussian border on the St. Petersburg-Berlin line (in present-day Lithuania), where passports and baggage were inspected before travelers crossed into German territory.