From Kakhovskaya to Sevastopolskaya: metro, archives and the sky
A walk through southwest Moscow: metro stations, a square, an archive, and a monument to the defenders of the sky
Stories along the route
Каховская (станция метро) · 0.0 km
You're standing at a station that has managed to be a terminus, part of a huge line, and even a separate branch.
Севастопольская (станция метро) · 0.1 km
You are standing at a station that bears the name of a hero city, but beneath your feet there is no sea — just 13 meters of Moscow earth.
Защитникам неба Москвы (памятник) · 0.9 km
Picture this: October 1941, early morning, and over Chertanovo a drama is unfolding — one you might never have guessed at while walking these streets.
Московский детский эколого-биологический центр · 2.4 km
Вот здесь, за этим адресом на Одесской, двенадцать-А, когда-то кипела жизнь, посвящённая зелёному миру. Это был Московский детский эколого-биологический центр — место, где школьники со всей столицы постигали тайны природ…
Центральный государственный архив Московской области · 3.3 km
You are standing in front of a building that holds the memory of an entire region — the Central State Archive of the Moscow Region.
Севастопольская площадь (Москва) · 3.7 km
You are standing on a square whose name sounds like a greeting from the faraway Crimea, but in fact this is the very heart of Moscow's Zyuzino.