Metro Dostoevskaya is a fairly new metro station in the capital. Residents of Moscow got the opportunity to use it recently, in 2010, and some guests of the city still may not be aware of its existence.
But in vain ... The place is actually interesting ...
Metro Dostoevskaya. General Information and History
It is not at all difficult to guess in whose honor this station was named. F.M. Dostoevsky with his work left a significant mark not only in Russian, but also, undoubtedly, in world literature.
Why is it so, because, as you know, Mother Russia is famous for its craftsmen, like a pen, say, and a brush? The thing is that the great writer once lived in its environs on Novaya Bozhedomka Street, which is now also renamed in his honor.
Purely geographically, the Dostoevskaya metro station is located between Trubnaya and Maryina Roshcha along the Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya line, not far from the well-known Tverskaya street belonging to the central district of the city.
If you go a little deeper into history, you can find that the construction of two stations - Dostoevskaya and Suvorovskaya - was planned back in the 1990s, the projects were adjusted, but due to a lack of funds, they were frozen for some time.
For several years, the construction was postponed, it was taken seriously only in 2007. However, even then something constantly got in the way: either there wasn’t enough funding for Dostoevskaya, then the workers couldn’t adjust the escalators, the internal design was considered too gloomy.
In the end, it inaugurated in June 2010.
Metro station "Dostoevskaya". How does she look inside ?
Laid down at a depth of 60 meters, Dostoevskaya is considered a deep station. Today it has two exits, the first of which is located near the Central Academic Theater. Russian army, and the second, currently not yet built, in the future will go to
Suvorov Square.As a rule, granite and marble are considered traditional materials for such objects, and Dostoevskaya is the metro, which was no exception.
However, there is a highlight, represented by a vault made of white fiberglass. Undoubtedly, this gave the room a certain airiness and lightness. The design is made using black and white colors and, of course, is devoted to the life and work of F.M. Dostoevsky.
At the end you can see the portrait of the writer, and on the walls inquisitive visitors can read quotes from his works. At first, the design was severely criticized by the public. The author was accused of excessive gloom, aggressiveness and even a certain bloodthirstiness of the interior. But the artist I. Nikolaev managed to defend his brainchild, officially declaring that, using scenes from The Idiot, The Brothers Karamazov, Demons, and Crime and Punishment, he wanted to emphasize the depth and tragedy of the great man’s work.
Metro station "Dostoevskaya". What to see in the vicinity ?
Perhaps one of the main attractions should be considered
Catherine Park. It was defeated a long time ago, but it was possible to equip it only in 2005. Now it is a very attractive holiday destination both for local residents and for numerous tourists.
It should be noted that most of the institutions located in the vicinity are connected to one degree or another with the Russian army. Having traveled here, the tourist has the opportunity to visit the aforementioned Central Academic Theater of the Russian Army, the Museum and Planetarium of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, as well as visit the Studio of military artists.
Of course, there is nothing surprising in the fact that the author’s apartment is located next to the station, which some time ago became a popular museum.