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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Moscow metro's 80th birthday

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

On 15 May 1935, the Moscow metro was a subterranean Communist paradise with chandeliers, marble, intricate mosaics and heroic statues in an opulent space accessible to city workers. Eighty years later, it transports up to nine million people a day, with expansion plans set to make it the world’s fourth largest subway system by 2020.
When it opened on 15 May 1935, the Moscow metro was a subterranean Communist paradise: its chandeliers, marble, intricate mosaics and heroic...
THEGUARDIAN.COM|BY NICK MEAD

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