SoCultures Magazine November 2018

SoCultures November 2018
India & Russia
Komsomolskaya Station:
Komsomolskaya station is prominently adorned with dramatic ceilings,
cartouches and mosaics of famous military commanders.
The theme of the design is the great Russian fight for freedom. The victory over
Nazi Germany is dedicated to the southern section of the station, and the theme of
post war labour is dedicated to northern segment. It’s said that lead designer
Alexey Shchusev designed it as an illustration of a historical speech by Joseph
Stalin given on November 7, 1941. After his death, there are eight large ceiling
mosaics designed by Pavel Korin who said his inspiration came from great Stalin
speech at the Moscow Parade in 1941
This station was constructed to act as a type of “gateway” to Moscow because it is
located under the three busiest Moscow railway terminals. Show the grandeur and
the pathos of the victory in forms of Russian Baroque," said Vassiliev, pointing
to Komsomolskaya station. Today, the station is adorned with eight mosaic
panels, designed in the style of ancient temple architecture. They depict famous
Russian warriors, commanders, and the leader of the Russian Revolution, Vladimir
Lenin, whose bust is situated at the end of the platform, under an arch covered with
gilt floral designs, portrayed giving a speech in Red Square.
Novokuznetskaya Station
It’s the pride of central area of Moscow. It was opened on 24 th November 1943.
It’s located next to “Novokuznetskaya” street which explains the reason behind
the name of the station.
The architects I Taranov and N Bykova have used Sculptures, bronze casting,
smelt mosaic, subtle light lamps which give a unique reflective subtle lighting to
the design theme. There are extraordinaire arts, seven octagonal ceiling mosaics
by V. Frolov on the theme of wartime history, works of the artists N V Tomsky,
A F Zelensky, S. M. Rabinovich, N M Shtamm meticulously describing warriors
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