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10 most beautiful mosaics of the Moscow Metro (PHOTOS) Legion Media Moscow subway users are so used to the splendors of the “world’s largest underground museum” that they have become blind to them. Yet the ceilings and walls of its stations and vestibules conceal some truly incredible works of applied art. Disclaimer: It’s best not to stand admiring these masterpieces at rush hour, or you might get swept away by the mad throng of commuters.
Legion Media This is one of the oldest stations of the Moscow Metro (originally called the Lenin Metro). No surprise then that it features a huge portrait of the leader of the revolution, and a superb work of art at that. The station opened its doors in 1935, yet the mosaic appeared only 30 years later, created by artist Grigory Opryshko. ....
The many faces of Soviet stained-glass windows (PHOTOS) Legion Media; Nikolai Galkin/TASS Even stained-glass windows were used as art propaganda in the Soviet Union. They appealed to the masses for their depictions of down-to-earth subjects: Lenin, Red Army soldiers, Soviet symbols, workers and peasants. It was only in the late 19th century that stained-glass windows became a popular architectural feature in Russia. Multicolored glass ornaments perfectly matched the aesthetics of the new Russian style, later becoming part of Art Nouveau. Patterned windows (as stained glass was called until the 1900s) were made by the best glass workshops, which numbered around 20. ....
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