The first subway line was opened in 1935. Today, many of Moscow's metro stations are historical monuments listed as cultural heritage sites.
According to Joseph Stalin, the Soviet metro was supposed to be one of the symbols of the era. Therefore, huge amounts of money were invested in the construction and decoration of the stations. The stunning results justified even the wildest expectations. Thanks to the magnificent stained glass windows, luxurious decor, numerous statues, bas reliefs and mosaic panels, stations can easily be compared to "underground palaces".
Passengers on the Moscow Metro, Russia, 1973.
Waiting for the last train, 1965.
An attendant on duty at Mayakovskaya metro station, Moscow, 1980.
Switching lines at the Prospekt Mira metro station, Moscow, 1975.
People at a photo display dedicated to space pilot Andrian Nikolaev, 1962.
A special phone installed in the lobbies of stations, where people could get information about the Metro, 1980.
Sokolniki metro station, Moscow, 1948.
The ground vestibule of Kropotkinskaya metro station, 1972
Passengers at the Ramenki metro station, 2019.
An employee at the Okruzhnaya metro station, 2018.
Visitors on the platform of Troparyovo station, opened in 2014.
Passengers in the car of the new thematic train of the Moscow metro called "Science of the Future", dedicated to the Year of Science and Education of Great Britain and Russia 2017.
Rasskazovka metro station, 2018
An entrance to the lobby of Troparyovo station, which opened in 2014.
The vestibule of Dostoevskaya metro station, which opened in Moscow in 2010.
People walk past displays of the virtual store Media Markt that opened at the Vystavochnaya station in Moscow, 2013.
Passengers at the CSKA station, 2019
Passengers at the Okruzhnaya metro station, 2018.
