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Touring the Top 10 Moscow Metro Stations

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Komsomolskaya metro station looks like a museum. It has vaulted ceilings and baroque decor.

Hidden underground, in the heart of Moscow, are historical and architectural treasures of Russia. These are Soviet-era creations – the metro stations of Moscow.

Our guide Maria introduced these elaborate metro stations as “the palaces for the people.” Built between 1937 and 1955, each station holds its own history and stories. Stalin had the idea of building beautiful underground spaces that the masses could enjoy. They would look like museums, art centers, concert halls, palaces and churches. Each would have a different theme. None would be alike.

The two-hour private tour was with a former Intourist tour guide named Maria. Maria lived in Moscow all her life and through the communist era of 60s to 90s. She has been a tour guide for more than 30 years. Being in her 60s, she moved rather quickly for her age. We traveled and crammed with Maria and other Muscovites on the metro to visit 10 different metro stations.

Arrow showing the direction of metro line 1 and 2

Moscow subways are very clean

To Maria, every street, metro and building told a story. I couldn’t keep up with her stories. I don’t remember most of what she said because I was just thrilled being in Moscow.   Added to that, she spilled out so many Russian words and names, which to one who can’t read Cyrillic, sounded so foreign and could be easily forgotten.

The metro tour was the first part of our all day tour of Moscow with Maria. Here are the stations we visited:

1. Komsomolskaya Metro Station  is the most beautiful of them all. Painted yellow and decorated with chandeliers, gold leaves and semi precious stones, the station looks like a stately museum. And possibly decorated like a palace. I saw Komsomolskaya first, before the rest of the stations upon arrival in Moscow by train from St. Petersburg.

2. Revolution Square Metro Station (Ploshchad Revolyutsii) has marble arches and 72 bronze sculptures designed by Alexey Dushkin. The marble arches are flanked by the bronze sculptures. If you look closely you will see passersby touching the bronze dog's nose. Legend has it that good luck comes to those who touch the dog's nose.

Touch the dog's nose for good luck. At the Revolution Square station

Revolution Square Metro Station

3. Arbatskaya Metro Station served as a shelter during the Soviet-era. It is one of the largest and the deepest metro stations in Moscow.

Arbatskaya Metro Station

4. Biblioteka Imeni Lenina Metro Station was built in 1935 and named after the Russian State Library. It is located near the library and has a big mosaic portrait of Lenin and yellow ceramic tiles on the track walls.

Lenin's portrait at the Biblioteka Imeni Lenina Metro Station

5. Kievskaya Metro Station was one of the first to be completed in Moscow. Named after the capital city of Ukraine by Kiev-born, Nikita Khruschev, Stalin's successor.

Kievskaya Metro Station

6. Novoslobodskaya Metro Station  was built in 1952. It has 32 stained glass murals with brass borders.

Novoslobodskaya metro station

7. Kurskaya Metro Station was one of the first few to be built in Moscow in 1938. It has ceiling panels and artwork showing Soviet leadership, Soviet lifestyle and political power. It has a dome with patriotic slogans decorated with red stars representing the Soviet's World War II Hall of Fame. Kurskaya Metro Station is a must-visit station in Moscow.

Ceiling panel and artworks at Kurskaya Metro Station

8. Mayakovskaya Metro Station built in 1938. It was named after Russian poet Vladmir Mayakovsky. This is one of the most beautiful metro stations in the world with 34 mosaics painted by Alexander Deyneka.

Mayakovskaya station

One of the over 30 ceiling mosaics in Mayakovskaya metro station

9. Belorusskaya Metro Station is named after the people of Belarus. In the picture below, there are statues of 3 members of the Partisan Resistance in Belarus during World War II. The statues were sculpted by Sergei Orlov, S. Rabinovich and I. Slonim.

10. Teatralnaya Metro Station (Theatre Metro Station) is located near the Bolshoi Theatre.

Teatralnaya Metro Station decorated with porcelain figures .

Taking the metro's escalator at the end of the tour with Maria the tour guide.

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January 15, 2017 at 8:17 am

An excellent read! Thanks for much for sharing the Russian metro system with us. We're heading to Moscow in April and exploring the metro stations were on our list and after reading your post, I'm even more excited to go visit them. Thanks again 🙂

December 6, 2017 at 10:45 pm

Hi, do you remember which tour company you contacted for this tour?

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Bucket list travel on a budget: Expert tips for airfare, loyalty programs, credit card perks and more

Nicky Kelvin from The Points Guy dives into ways to save this summer.

Many travelers have their sights set on summer getaways , but with everything from baggage fees to fuel costs impacting the price of a ticket, "Good Morning America" is asking travel experts to share tips for booking bucket list destinations on a budget and finding savings along the way.

Travel expert Nicky Kelvin, senior director of content for The Points Guy, offered his tips for affordable travel techniques.

Where to find the best flight deals

Kelvin encourages travelers to utilize Google Flights and other free price-tracking tools to compare fare prices and snag the best deal.

He also suggests using both the calendar and map features within Google Flights to see which airports, dates and destinations how the lowest fare.

From the Google Flights homepage on a computer, click "explore destinations" and select a departure city without adding a destination. Then zoom out on the map to see the best prices for destinations all over the world.

Get the most out of free travel loyalty programs

Travelers should be earning points for anything and everything that they are buying or booking from airline and hotels to car rentals, Kelvin said.

In addition to the points that can can help travelers earn free flights and hotel stays, Kelvin said to look for extra perks just for joining.

Hyatt rewards, for example, offers all guests free breakfast.

For Thrifty Car Rental and Dollar Car Rental, he said you can add your spouse or domestic partner as an additional driver for free.

Loyalty programs are great for airlines too. JetBlue, for example, allows enrolled customers -- even if they don't have enough points for a flight -- to use points for discounts. Plus, with any airline, as you accumulate points to earn status, you can get free seating upgrades.

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Along with earning points, travel credit cards give you protection for your trip like insurance to help with lost or damaged baggage and trip cancellation protection

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As for credit cards, The Points Guy team suggests the Capital One Venture Rewards credit card as an all-around pick -- you get 75,000 miles after meeting your minimum spend in the first three months. Which Kelvin said is a value of over $1,300.

If you're looking to earn the most miles, he said look to the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card.

"You'll earn the most points on all your purchases with this one," he said.

Finally, if you want a credit card with no fee, Kelvin suggested the Bilt Mastercard, which he said is particularly great for renters because you can earn points on what's likely someone's biggest expense.

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Save money on international phone plans for summer trips.

If someone's trip is taking them out of the country, using a cell phone internationally can cost $10 to 15 per day. For a family of four, that's more than $400 for a week.

If your phones support eSIM, Kelvin suggested purchasing a data plan for your destination through an app such as Airalo, Truphone or GigSky.

For example, one of Airalo's global SIM plans costs $9 for one week, which could save a family close to $350 dollars, depending on their existing international coverage.

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Shipping costs on the rise with conflict, pirates, protectionism and profits sharing the blame

Getting stuff to you is harder than it looks — and it's getting harder.

After the COVID years of lockdowns, staff shortages and global supply chain issues, people in the business of moving things around the world are finding new problems.

"It's just seems like there's one thing after another keeps hitting them," says Andrew Schwartz, who brings in goods from around the world as manager of pop culture store Area 52 in Hobart.

"Something new keeps popping up."

The issues are different to the global supply chain constrictions we saw during COVID or that time a ship got stuck in the Suez Canal .

These new problems include increased costs: as ships go further to avoid piracy and conflict zones and the price of insurance premiums to protect them from those risks rockets in price. 

"A lot of stuff we get from places like the US or Japan ... and unfortunately that means we have to charge a bit more," Mr Schwartz says.

"It can be a bit slower to get some of it in, because we'll get bumped by other people who are in a hurry to get their stuff here."

Port problems

Saul Cannon runs Australia's busiest general cargo and container port, the Port of Melbourne.

The port is spending $3 billion in the coming decade on maintenance, expansion and development, pitching a healthy outlook for growth in global trade.

For now though, things are off, says Mr Cannon.

"In terms of outlook ... it's not a technical term but 'flat-ish' would be how I describe the outlook."

As ever in complex systems, there's not one single problem in the global supply chain.

And a lot of the issues that caught attention in 2020-2022 have stabilised.

"I guess the interesting thing about working in supply chains is there always is something," says Mr Cannon, the port's chief executive.

"Whether it's extreme weather events that might impact parts of the supply chain, whether it is some of these geopolitical issues overseas ... we do see flow on effects right up and down.

"And I guess the big reflection for me is right across the supply chain, is just how connected we all are."

The metal shipping containers you see at the docks and on trucks are the measure of volume in freight.

Called a TEU — twenty-foot equivalent unit — the Port of Melbourne moves more than 3.2 million a year.

Their average daily trade is 238 TEUs of furniture, 171 containers of appliances and 152 of clothing, alongside an average of 1,373 cars a day.

World growth

Economists from the World Trade Organisation (WTO) forecast the global trade of goods to pick up gradually this year, after it shrank in 2023. 

The high cost of energy, inflation and interest rates all contributed to last year's fall, which slid 1.2 per cent in volume but fell 5 per cent in value, reflecting that it was higher-cost items people put off buying as a global cost of living crisis flared.

WTO director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said there is progress towards global trade recovery, with "resilient supply chains" and solid trade links between nations.

But. And there's always a but.

"It's imperative that we mitigate risks like geopolitical strife and trade fragmentation to maintain economic growth and stability."

The organisation predicts world trade should increase by 2.6 per cent in 2024 and 3.3 per cent in 2025.

The risks to that forecast are regional conflicts, geopolitical tensions and economic policy uncertainty.

And they're all happening, right now.

'Significant difficulties'

For people who make their living moving things in and out of our island nation, it's quite a time.

"We've got significant difficulties now around the world," says Paul Zalai, a director of the Freight Trade Alliance, which represents importers and freight forwarders, as well as the secretary of the Australian Peak Shippers Association representing major exporters.

"So it's very challenging times now, but nowhere near as difficult as what we faced during COVID."

The pandemic took out huge swathes of the workforce and impacted the cooperation of international governments.

Additionally, around 80 per cent of the goods transported by air comes to and leaves Australia in the belly of passenger aircraft. When they stopped, the trade largely did too.

But the current issues aren't easy either, and include:

• Extreme weather in the Middle East that has drenched Dubai's freight hubs
• Drought limiting the number of ships that can use the Panama Canal  (a shortcut through Central America)
• Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen firing missiles and drones at container ships in the Red Sea
• Conflict in Ukraine and the Middle East destabilising those regions and making trade harder

The impact is real.

To avoid the Houthi rebels vessels are travelling further, past the Cape of Good Hope. For Australian businesses, Mr Zalai says trade to and from the Mediterranean, the UK and Europe is taking an extra 10 to 14 days.

"That comes at extra costs: not just the transport costs that have increased, but even things like insurance," he says.

In a recent report investment bank JP Morgan suggested the hostilities in the Red Sea could push core inflation , globally, about 0.3 percentage points higher.

Mr Zalai isn't surprised.

"Ultimately, the costs do pass down through the supply chain and, ultimately, importers and exporters pay more. Consumers pay more."

More costs, slower movement

In stores, the reality is that things cost a little more and take a little longer to be available. 

"A lot of people think that they can just grab (an item) in like a week or something," says Andrew Schwartz of Area 52

"Unfortunately, a lot of the time, there's still going to be a little delay, but it's a lot better than it was during COVID."

Part of the delay is distributors switching from air freight to shipping. 

"So product that would be (released) 'day and date' with the rest of the world might be delayed a couple of weeks, because they're sea-freighting things, they're trying to keep costs down."

Using air freight means some items like books have risen to a price — near $45 — where they're difficult to sell.

"You're seeing a lot of times they'll either publish (comics and books) here and it'll be delayed a little bit to get it published, because there's not as much capacity," Mr Schwartz says.

"Or you're seeing it where it'll first hit London and the US and then we'll get it a couple of weeks later."

Population growth

The problems of today obscure the work that is going on to secure the future.

Ships that can hold around 14,000 TEU (containers) are now floating around the world.

Called 'New Panamax' because they are formatted to fit through the Panama Canal, they are more than 366-metres long: greater than three soccer pitches or 15 tennis courts in length.

While populism, protectionism and piracy grab the headlines in world trade, what's driving the bigger boats is a continually growing population of people who want things.

"There is a confidence that economic growth is going to be underpinned by population growth," says Saul Cannon from the Port of Melbourne.

"Melbourne is forecast to be the largest city [in Australia] by population by 2030/31 and ... that's going to drive the economic activity.

"We're an island nation and we import a lot of things."

Empty shelves

The empty shelves and long supply times evident during COVID will be well-remembered by local consumers.

But there's something else, too.

"Everyone should feel proud of what we all did," Mr Cannon adds, "to work together to ensure that Australia kept operating.

"We have to still do a lot more development and work. But I think we've come a long way and, and should feel confident about that future."

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