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Title: Moscow Metro: a Guide by V. Berezin ISBN: 5-85250-198-0 Publisher: Raduga Publishers Pub. Date: February, 1994 Format: Hardcover

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Summary: Moskovskoe Metro fotoputevoditel'
Comment: There are many marvelous historic sights to see in Moscow, not the least of which is the means of getting to all of them, the magnificent Metro! Not only is it a feat of engineering, but much of it qualifies as a work of art. A little history and background: at the turn of the 20th-century, an American firm, Werner & Co., offered to build a subway system for Moscow. Its proposal was rejected by the Tsar, which in a way turned out to be fortunate. It remained for the fledgling Soviet Republic to design and construct a spectacular monument to "Socialist technology, ingenuity, and imagination". Work began in 1931 and the first lines opened to the public three years later. Construction continued with little interruption even during the War years, when palatial underground stations served as shelter during the bombing. New lines were added after the War, including a very deep section which was completed in 1953. The Park Pobedy (Victory) station, at a depth of 86 meters, was designed to shelter Muscovites in the event of a nuclear attack. Today, construction goes on, as existing lines are extended. The first track for a new Light Metro is already in service. Future projects include a "mini-Metro". Today the Metro serves 8 to 9 million passengers daily between the hours of 0600 to 0100. It has 270 km of track with 165 stations and a 20 km long connecting ring-line. During rush hour, train frequency is less than 90 seconds. Due to the relatively long distances between stops, trains reach average speeds of 42 km/hr. Impressive as all this is, it is the archetecture and art which makes the Moscow Metro a masterpiece. The best designers and artisans contributed to its layout and decor. Arched, domed, cathedral-like stations are ornamented with marble, granite, steel, stained glass, and tiling; illuminated by chandeliers and lighting of innovative design. Sculpture, mosaics, and bas-relief pay homage to heroes of agriculture, industry, history, revolution and war, the arts, sciences, and politics. This guidebook, published in 1989, is obviously a bit dated. But it provides 215 glossy pages of color photographs of the Metro and various city sights it accesses. For example, the section on the Arbatskaya station features the Gogol monument, House of Friendship With Foreign Countries, Museum of Oriental Art, 17th-century Church of St. Simeon the Stylites, Praha Restaurant, and Arbat Street pedestrian and shopping district. I love the Moscow Metro, and I've been looking for a good photo guidebook for a while. This English translation is out of print. But Amazon.De offers the German-language translation "Die Moskauer Metro".