These photos of Saint Petersburg and Moscow Metro system were taken by Russian photographer Andrey Kruglikov, also known as subwayspecial on Instagram. They highlight the rich architecture that Muscovites see on their daily commutes.
Most of these stations were built during the Soviet Union, and the most extravagants with marble walls, grandiose chandeliers and wonderful reliefs were opened before Cold War era.
https://gizmodo.com/eye-poppingly-gorgeous-underground-stations-from-around-508669563
Kruglikov uses a Sony DSC-RX1 with a Zeiss 35/2.0 lens for these photos.
Kropotkinskaya, Moscow, designed by Alexey Dushkin and Ya. Likhtenberg, opened on 15 May 1935
Okhothy Ryad, Moscow, designed by Yuri Revkovsky, N. Borov and G. Zamskoy, opened on 15 May 1935
Ploshchad Revolyutsii, Moscow, designed by Alexey Dushkin, opened in March 13, 1938
Aeroport, Moscow, designed by B. Vilensky and V. Yershov, opened on 11 September 1938
Mayakovskaya, Moscow, opened on September 11, 1938
Sokol, Moscow, designed by K. Yakovlev, V. Polikarpova and V. Andreev, opened on 11 September 1938
Elektrozavodskaya, Moscow, designed by Vladimir Shchuko, Vladimir Gelfreich and Igor Rozhin, opened on 15 May 1944
Taganskaya, Moscow, designed by K. Ryzhkov and A. Medvedev, opened on 1 January 1950
Kurskaya, Moscow, designed by G. Zakharkov and Z. Chernysheva, opened on 1 January 1950
Novoslobodskaya, Moscow, designed by Alexey Dushkin and Alexander Strelkov, opened on 30 January 1952
Komsomolskaya, Moscow, designed by Alexey Shchusev, opened on 30 January 1952
Prospekt Mira, Moscow, designed by Vladimir Gelfreykh and Mikhail Minkus, opened on 30 January 1952
Krasnopresnenskaya, Moscow, designed by V. Yegerev, M. Konstantinov, Felix Novikov and I. Pokrovsky, opened on 14 March 1954
Baltiyskaya, Saint Petersburg, opened on 15 November 1955
Avtovo, Saint Petersburg, designed by Y. A. Levinson, opened on November 15, 1955
Ploshchad Vosstaniya, Saint Petersburg, opened on November 15, 1955
Frunzenskaya, Moscow, opened on 1 May 1957
Elektrosila, Saint Petersburg, opened on 29 April 1961
Tekhnologicheskiy Institut, Saint Petersburg, opened on 29 April 1961
Petrogradskaya, Saint Petersburg, designed by Andreev Moskalenko, opened on July 1, 1963
Ploschad Aleksandra Nevskogo I, Saint Petersburg, opened on November 3, 1967
Yelizarovskaya, Saint Petersburg, opened on December 21, 1970
Barrikadnaya, Moscow, opened on December 30, 1972
Begovaya, Moscow, designed by V. Cheremin, opened on 30 December 1972
Pushkinskaya, Moscow, opened on 17 December 1975
Ploschad Muzhestva, Saint Petersburg, opened on December 31, 1975
Prospekt Veteranov, Saint Petersburg, opened on September 29, 1977
Primorskaya, Saint Petersburg, designed by V. N. Sokolov, M. I. Starodubov and V. A. Penno, opened on 28 September 1979
Shabolovskaya, Moscow, opened on November 6, 1980
Obukhovo, Saint Petersburg, opened on July 10, 1981
Chertanovskaya, Moscow, designed by Nina Alyoshina, opened on November 8, 1983
Tulskaya, Moscow, opened on November 8, 1983
Tsaritsyno (it was known as Lenino until 1990), Moscow, opened on 30 December 1983
Orekhovo, Moscow, designed by L. Popov, V. Volovich and G. Mun. Both, opened on 30 December 1984
Krasnogvardeyskaya, Moscow, designed by I. Petukhova and N. Shumakov, opened on September 7, 1985
Tsvetnoy Bulvar, Moscow, opened in 31 December 1988
Mendeleevskaya, Moscow, opened on December 31, 1988
Bulvar Rokossovskogo, Moscow, opened in August 1, 1990
Otradnoye, Moscow, opened on March 1, 1991
Rimskaya Station, Moscow, opened on 28 December 1995
Bratislavskaya, Moscow, designed by A. Orlov and A. Nekrasov, opened on 25 December 1996
Annino, Moscow, opened on 12 December 2001
Park Pobedy, Moscow, opened on May 6, 2003
Slavyansky Bulvar, Moscow, opened on September 7, 2008
Volokolamskaya, Moscow, opened on 26 December 2009
Dostoyevskaya, Moscow, opened on 19 June 2010
Borisovo, Moscow, opened in December 2, 2011
Shipilovskaya, Moscow, opened on 2 December 2011
Novokosino, Moscow, opened on August 30, 2012
