US EditionMoscow Metro Installs Replica of Stalin Monument
- Moscow's Metro installed a life-sized replica of the Stalin bas-relief at Taganskaya Station on May 9, 2025.
- The replica follows the original relief unveiled in 1950, dismantled during the 1960s de-Stalinization under Soviet policy.
- The installation coincided with Victory Day and the Moscow Metro's 90th anniversary, reflecting Russia's broader rehabilitation of Stalin's image.
- Architectural historian Alexander Zinoviyev noted that key design elements were missing, making the work more ideological than a true restoration.
- This monument addition has intensified debates over Russia's Soviet legacy under Putin, whose 25-year rule has seen many Stalin monuments erected.
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Moscow's subway is world-famous because of its magnificent stations. In times of war, it also serves as a refuge – like its offshoot in Kiev. Now, the traffic system used by millions of people is 90 years old.
That says a lot about Vladimir Putin's new Russia. Joseph Stalin is back in Moscow. Literally.
A statue of Soviet dictator Josif Stalin was re-installed at Moscow's metro, full of patriotism glorifying the power of the former Soviet Union (URSS), fed by Kremlin, in support of the Russian offensive in Ukraine.
In recent years, several monuments in his honor have reappeared across the country, often based on private initiatives and in places with little exposure.
A statue of Soviet dictator Josif Stalin was re-installed at the Moscow subway. Russia's opposition considers "the return of the symbols of Stalinism" to be "a cause for history".
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