AskHistorians Podcast Episode 206 – The Moscow Metro with /u/mikitacurve - a podcast by The AskHistorians Mod Team

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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.