Komsomolskaya Metro station in the Krasnoselsky District, Moscow. The station is noted for its being located under the busiest Moscow transport hub, Komsomolskaya Square. the first southern segment of the Koltsevaya line is dedicated to the victory over Nazi Germany, the northern segment is dedicated to the theme of post-war labour. Komsomolskaya, however, is a clear exception: lead designer Alexey Shchusev designed it as an illustration of a historical speech given by Joseph Stalin November 7, 1941. In this speech, Stalin evoked the memories of Alexander Nevsky, Dmitry Donskoy and other milit

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Komsomolskaya Metro station in the Krasnoselsky District, Moscow. The station is noted for its being located under the busiest Moscow transport hub, Komsomolskaya Square. the first southern segment of the Koltsevaya line is dedicated to the victory over Nazi Germany, the northern segment is dedicated to the theme of post-war labour. Komsomolskaya, however, is a clear exception: lead designer Alexey Shchusev designed it as an illustration of a historical speech given by Joseph Stalin November 7, 1941. In this speech, Stalin evoked the memories of Alexander Nevsky, Dmitry Donskoy and other military leaders of the past, and all these historical figures eventually appeared on the mosaics of Komsomolskaya.

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