The Unusual Metro Systems of the Soviet Union

Alex Pasternack
Transportation / Cars
August 12, 2009

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The themes of progress and internationalist culture are familiar, but the presence of Islamic motifs make the metro a singular, sometimes bizarre trip into elaborate Soviet subway design. It's not easy to take it with you though: it is illegal to take pictures inside the subway system or any of the stations because they are considered military installations.

Nir Nussbaum

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