Talk:Metro-2

Hoax discussion
According to the information provided on the last external link before the map, this publication has detailed information backing up the existence of this system. Note that it is published by the Department of Defense.

TITLE: Military forces in transition. PUBLISHED: 1991- Washington, D.C. : Dept. of Defense : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1991- v., ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. + map 1991- FREQUENCY: Annual ISSN: 1062-6557 SUPT OF DOCS #: D 1.74: OTHER SYSTEM #: (OCoLC)25013229 CARD NUMBER: sn91-23807 Also from the Library of Congress LC Control No.:   92600057 Type of Material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.) Main Title:       Military forces in transition. Published/Created: Washington, D.C. : Dept. of Defense : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., [1991- Related Names:    United States. Dept. of Defense. Description:      v. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. + map Notes:            Title from cover. Item 306-A-5 Subjects:         Soviet Union--Armed Forces. LC Classification: UA770 .M55 1991 Government Document No.: D 1.74: Geographic Area Code: e-ur--- See if you can find this book - http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/oclc/25013229;jsessionid=70F3DA1CDD0C15CB57512F57663DB583.two?tab=holdings lensovet 03:36, 10 July 2006 (UTC)


 * If such large underground system really existed, there'd probably be much more sources to rely on. Maybe there were plans to build a secret underground network, but that it actually was built and no information leaked out seems totally implausible.  Grue   08:24, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Well that presentely all information that does exist is based on rumours for exactly that reason. Nevertheless the speculation is open to everybody. --Kuban Cossack [[Image:Romanov Flag.svg|25px|]] 11:03, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Considering the fact that this is supposed to be a secret network used solely for government purposes by the KGB, etc, I'm not sure how exactly there are supposed to be more sources. Ever hear of the secret service? lensovet 21:08, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
 * But Wikipedia articles must have sources. All this article contains is rumors, and there are no sourced facts. The very existance of the topic cannot be proven, yet the article tells the reader that Metro 2 exists as a fact. At the very least the article must make clear that the whole thing is a rumor.  Grue   22:11, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
 * It is a rumour that is based on speculation, yet there are separate sourced pieces of "suggesting" evidence, which is indeed sourced. I shall have a more closer look into this article at a latter date. --Kuban Cossack [[Image:Romanov Flag.svg|25px|]] 23:13, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
 * If you look on the main article page, you can follow a link that contains scans from the CIA docs. Decide for yourself as to how valid that intelligence info is. —lensovet–talk – 01:48, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

I have added a source to the diggers bit on the article. Authough im new at this refrenceing to books lark so if anyone can add any info ive missed out that would be cool.--Talkshowbob (talk) 01:48, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Metro-2 is surely an urban legend, that must be mentioned in article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.81.166.199 (talk) 22:03, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

Added a citable academic source. With the now available de-classified archival materials some one probably should re-write this entire page and clean up the mythology surrounding the topic. Krakek (talk) 14:06, 5 September 2021 (UTC)

Current Russian article
Current article in Russian contains virtually all the information leaked to public to date. It's more that enough not only to say that system does exist - there are at least six such systems in Moscow itself and it's vicinity, and three are described in details. We just currently don't have anyone who would translate all that. All these speculations about existence of the system are because the public (not government ;) outside of Russia is not informed well. It's not the only military megaproject anyway - remember S-25 --Varnav (talk) 18:56, 1 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Do you want me to translate it? I could manage to do that. Anyways, russian article is full of (russian) source, as well as witness' statements, and therefore it is not an urban legend.84.227.139.28 (talk) 00:26, 10 November 2010 (UTC)


 * It's hearsay from the first letter to the last. Just as this article itself is. Danvolodar (talk) 18:25, 14 September 2011 (UTC)

Popular Culture
I think it would be wise to put the use of this "line" as a big plot element on the Russian serie of novels Metro 2033. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.125.186.54 (talk) 12:47, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

this needs to be deleted, don't you agree?
>In 1994, the leader of an urban exploration group, the Diggers of the Underground Planet, claimed to have found an entrance to this underground system.[4] The Metro-2 rumors have been dismissed by one source as "a parody excursion by public transport into the murky world of 'intelligence'".[5] This source describes virtually all available information as "speculative, unsupported by documentation such as photographs. There are narratives told by people who said they helped build Metro-2, and urban spelunkers claim to have 'seen' Metro-2, but there are no explicit 'firsthand' accounts."[5]188.25.174.11 (talk) 22:26, 14 April 2014 (UTC)
 * The first part is fine, since it's actually reliably sourced, but the second portion was sourced to a blog and, therefore, not reliable. Kindzmarauli (talk) 14:42, 9 June 2015 (UTC)
 * @188.25.174.11 i kin d of agree because this is a secret thing that only the government knows
 * and now everybody who read this knows DoraTheMora (talk) 10:30, 24 February 2024 (UTC)

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Underground Soviet shelters and the secret Metro-2, December 26 2013 Greorgy Manaev  RBTH.

After World War II, construction of underground shelters, meant to protect civilians from after-effects of nuclear bombing, started in Moscow. But the highest government and military officials needed special protection – during wartime, only they can make decisions and apply measures to save the country.

Specially fortified shelters were built under strict secrecy in different parts of Moscow. To escape Moscow in case of bombing, the people in charge also needed means of secure transportation. Regular subway was unfit for that because of low level of protection, so “second subway” was constructed – it connects major government shelters and underground command centers, and also has a long radius leading outside the city borders, to vast suburban shelters. This system was labeled “Metro-2” by Muscovites. There are not state secrets, as all the evidence that proves the existence of these systems is quite public.

==Caps of mining shafts and ventilation kiosks== There are caps of mining shafts and ventilation kiosks, located in different parts of the city. Moscow subway lines were constructed using the “deep bore” method, when a shaft about 20 feet in diameter and 200 feet to 230 feet deep is dug to reach the level where actual line construction starts. Later, the shaft is used both to transport mining machines down to the mining level, and to remove the earth.

After the construction is completed, the shaft closes, and when it’s open, it means that works are under way.

In the 1970s, one such shafts was located near Red Square, inside the building of Gostinyi dvor, and could be seen on panoramic photos of the Kremlin.

Today, another shaft can be seen near Kitay-gorod subway station, although it’s clear that civil subway construction here had stopped decades ago.

There are also a few active shafts in suburbs and outside city borders, where subways doesn’t exist.

The shabby, almost abandoned looks of shafts and ventilation kiosks contribute to their secrecy; meanwhile, they are duly guarded and impossible to infiltrate.

==Inside the Moscow subway== Evidence can also be seen inside the Moscow subway.


 * 1) There are blocked stairways and gates leading to “nowhere” in some of the stations
 * 2) The famous dead-end line, that can be seen to the left of the train going from Sportivnaya station to Universitet stations. The line, as amateur explorers report, ends near a massive gate, which is believed to be one of the entrances to Metro-2.

An inside source told RBTH that each of the officers with access to Metro-2 is allowed only into one part of the system. None of them know how many clearance levels there are, so nobody sees the whole picture and possesses the whole plan, making the declassification of the whole installation virtually impossible.

Hard, verifiable sources.
There is new literature available, based on recently delcassified documents, specifically a book (Soviet "Secret Bunkers" urban special fortification of 1930s-1960s).

As it is based on actual hard evidence it dispells many of the existing myths both in terms of the chronology (very little in terms of hardened protective structures built before the GPW, "Metro-2" is late 1950s onwards) and in terms of scale (up to late 1960s only one forking line has been built if we do not include site 103).

metro.ru
Text from www.metro.ru advertised on metro over speaker

This section on the metro.ru website is maintained by Yuri Zaitsev, an expert on Metro-2 issues.

If you have questions, comments or additions regarding this section, please contact Yuri directly: yz@wireless.ee.

The emblem of the Main Directorate of Special Programs (GUSP) of the President of the Russian Federation (formerly the 15th Directorate of the KGB):

Map D6 (Metro-2) There were already secret places in the Moscow metro before his birth in 1935. The project of the second stage included the Sovetskaya station under Sovetskaya Square. between the stations "Teatralnaya" (at that time "Sverdlov Square") and "Mayakovskaya". During the construction process, on the personal order of Stalin, the Sovetskaya was adapted for the underground command post of the Moscow Civil Defense Headquarters. The unreasonably long haul in the very center of Moscow that arose as a result of its closure was liquidated only on 07/15/1979 by the construction of Gorkovskaya - Tverskaya. The implementation of this project was very expensive even in times of stagnation. If you look closely at the stretch in front of Tverskaya, you can see traces of the Sovietskaya.

The next was the pre-war (as well as post-war) modernization project of Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya to link the Kremlin with both Stalinist bunkers. Before the war, Stalin planned to build the largest stadium not only for the expected Olympics. The idea of ​​the stadium of the USSR (or Peoples) was prompted by mass propaganda events, often held by the Nazis in Germany for the German people and so beloved by the Fuhrer. Under the future stadium (a piece of which was nevertheless built) a bunker for Stalin was erected with a small hall for performances and a tunnel to the stands. Two automobile tunnels were built: to the Kremlin (moreover, the gates of the tunnel are located exactly under the Spassky Gates) and to the area of ​​​​the Sokolniki metro station. There is a passage from Izmailovsky Park to the bunker. The average way at the station, except for the planned large passenger traffic, carried the function of Stalin's special route during ceremonial events. Note the graceful light bulbs illuminating the middle path. They are not on the extreme paths. A similar Stalin bunker was built under his dacha in Kuntsevo (there is also a car tunnel from the public reception of the Ministry of Defense on Myasnitskaya, 37 through the Kremlin). Only specialists of the Ministry of Emergency Situations know about it: the Central Regional Center of this department is located directly above it. Stalin's suspiciousness is well known. From the first days of the war, he hesitated whether to stay in the capital or go with the government to Kuibyshev (now Samara). A similar Stalin bunker was built under his dacha in Kuntsevo (there is also a car tunnel from the public reception of the Ministry of Defense on Myasnitskaya, 37 through the Kremlin). Only specialists of the Ministry of Emergency Situations know about it: the Central Regional Center of this department is located directly above it. Stalin's suspiciousness is well known. From the first days of the war, he hesitated whether to stay in the capital or go with the government to Kuibyshev (now Samara). A similar Stalin bunker was built under his dacha in Kuntsevo (there is also a car tunnel from the public reception of the Ministry of Defense on Myasnitskaya, 37 through the Kremlin). Only specialists of the Ministry of Emergency Situations know about it: the Central Regional Center of this department is located directly above it. Stalin's suspiciousness is well known. From the first days of the war, he hesitated whether to stay in the capital or go with the government to Kuibyshev (now Samara).

When the bombing of Moscow became more frequent, he ordered the construction of a bomb shelter, which was dug in Kuntsevo at a depth of fifteen meters. In order to completely protect the leader, cast-iron rails were used as ceilings. According to Colonel of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Sergei Cherepanov, the structure will withstand a direct hit from an air bomb even today. The entrance to the bunker is an ordinary door, which you will find in any entrance, with a combination lock. A very clean staircase with railings leads underground. It feels like you are going down into the basement of an ordinary residential building. Stalin did not walk up the stairs. Especially for him, an elevator was launched, where parquet was laid, the walls were sheathed with wooden panels. An elevator connected the bomb shelter with Stalin's dacha, under which the bunker was dug. To exclude accidental meetings of Joseph Stalin with the attendants, several corridors were built. In the corridor for diesel workers, cooks and others, the walls were covered with white tiles. Stalin, on the other hand, walked from the elevator along the parquet floor and surveyed the marble walls. In the bomb shelter, Joseph Stalin held meetings of the Defense Council. For this, a spacious office was allocated - "General's". Its walls are finished with oak and Karelian birch. In the middle is an oval oak table. Near the wall are tables for duty officers and stenographers. Eight-armed chandeliers have also been preserved in the bomb shelter from the war. And only the rectangular shape of modern fluorescent lamps reminds us that it is not 1942 in the yard. A small corridor separated the leader's bedroom from the meeting room. The bedroom is very small. It contained only a bed and a nightstand. In the bomb shelter, Joseph Stalin held meetings of the Defense Council. For this, a spacious office was allocated - "General's". Its walls are finished with oak and Karelian birch. In the middle is an oval oak table. Near the wall are tables for duty officers and stenographers. Eight-armed chandeliers have also been preserved in the bomb shelter from the war. And only the rectangular shape of modern fluorescent lamps reminds us that it is not 1942 in the yard. A small corridor separated the leader's bedroom from the meeting room. The bedroom is very small. It contained only a bed and a nightstand. In the bomb shelter, Joseph Stalin held meetings of the Defense Council. For this, a spacious office was allocated - "General's". Its walls are finished with oak and Karelian birch. In the middle is an oval oak table. Near the wall are tables for duty officers and stenographers. Eight-armed chandeliers have also been preserved in the bomb shelter from the war. And only the rectangular shape of modern fluorescent lamps reminds us that it is not 1942 in the yard. A small corridor separated the leader's bedroom from the meeting room. The bedroom is very small. It contained only a bed and a nightstand. And only the rectangular shape of modern fluorescent lamps reminds us that it is not 1942 in the yard. A small corridor separated the leader's bedroom from the meeting room. The bedroom is very small. It contained only a bed and a nightstand. And only the rectangular shape of modern fluorescent lamps reminds us that it is not 1942 in the yard. A small corridor separated the leader's bedroom from the meeting room. The bedroom is very small. It contained only a bed and a nightstand.because ofof this bunker, and on 04/05/1953 the mysterious deep-laid section "Revolution Square" - "Kyiv" was launched. Stalin was afraid of a repeat of the incident with an air bomb hitting the tunnel on the stretch between Smolenskaya and Arbatskaya. The section was built in a record short time, less than two years, despite the fact that the route passed in extremely unfavorable hydrogeological conditions. For the first time, it was necessary to solve the problem of connecting tunnels of two radii - the existing one and the new one, without stopping the normal movement. For this, a tunnel of increased diameter was built, which, as it were, accommodated the existing tunnel. The tunnel behind the "Kievskaya" was passed and further right up to the Victory Park. According to the plan of 1932, the line to Kuntsevo and Krylatskoye was to be completely underground. And it was supposed to pass next to Stalin's dacha. When a new express line to Kuntsevskaya was being built, this tunnel was used. This explains such a strange choice of route.

For the first time, I heard about the Kremlin evacuation metro tunnel, which goes far beyond Moscow, in 81-82  from my uncle, an electronics engineer who then worked in one of the "boxes" associated with computers for the army. The information was imprinted in the brain and became one of the reasons for my love for roaming the dungeons. The first serious information about these subway tunnels appeared in 1992 in one of the AiF issues. There, some aunt wrote that her friend worked as a cleaner in the KGB and she was taken to special facilities by special metro lines. "AiF" answered that this system is described in the annual publication of the US Department of Defense on the Soviet Armed Forces for 1991. The weekly published a simplified map and a list of lines as of 91 years.

Recently I found this yearbook in catalogs and ordered it. For those who want to repeat my feat, I cite the library data of the book:....

Tulsipres (talk) 15:35, 27 September 2022 (UTC)