Why is the Moscow Metro so grandiose compared to other Soviet architecture

Re:Why is the Moscow Metro so grandiose compared to other So... by cousin_it on Monday May 24, 2021 @09:01AM (#27263831)

This is a rare example of English-language text that reflects Russian reality accurately. Cheers to whoever wrote it.

As a child I loved descending into the metro. Meeting up with friends at Kropotkinskaya or Mayakovskaya, waiting for them to show up and just taking in the beauty. It was like an oasis. Then I went to study at the MSU, built in the same period and style, and loved it too.

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Re:Why is the Moscow Metro so grandiose compared to other So... by toyg on Monday May 24, 2021 @12:27PM (#27266329)

This subthread is particularly nice as well: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/lz3rj1/why_d...

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Re:Why is the Moscow Metro so grandiose compared to other So... by Dracophoenix on Monday May 24, 2021 @12:07PM (#27266034)

If you wouldn't mind my asking, what was Soviet life like for you?

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Re:Why is the Moscow Metro so grandiose compared to other So... by dominotw on Monday May 24, 2021 @12:56PM (#27266748)

I really like this youtube channel by the guy who lived in soviet union. Talks about different aspects of soviet life

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClXTAMdHwvWdmFyOlQmEtpQ

It is so good.

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Re:Why is the Moscow Metro so grandiose compared to other So... by cousin_it on Monday May 24, 2021 @12:22PM (#27266245)

I mostly grew up in post-Soviet times.

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