AskHistorians Podcast Episode 206 – The Moscow Metro with /u/mikitacurve
The AskHistorians Podcast · AskHistorians Podcast
August 25, 20221h 9m
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Show Notes
Jeremy Salkeld (EnclavedMicrostate) talks with /u/mikitacurve about the creation and development of the Moscow Metro under Stalin, its origins in Soviet debates over urban planning, and how the art and monumentality of the underground railroad reflected the utopian ideals of the Soviet Union, even amid the ongoing Terror on the surface. 70 mins.