Sightseeing in Moscow – one of the best places to visit in Europe, in my opinion – certainly doesn’t have to be expensive. Simply riding the metro lets you see countless artworks. Recently, a new underground station with artwork worth seeing has opened up – the Dostoevskaya station, which has large murals showing scenes from some of Fyodor Dostoevesky’s famous novels.

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If you’ve read a bit of Dostoevsky (or better yet, visited the St Petersburg museum dedicated to him), you’ll know that he didn’t exactly write about merry, joyous events, so it’s not a surprise that the station artwork is being criticised by some who say it’s too dark and depressing and could encourage people to commit suicide at the station. This might seem a bit extreme but apparently 80 Muscovites do so a year at various stations so it’s not out of the question.

Personally, I think the artwork looks great, and I love the fact that they are celebrating the great novels of Dostoevsky, who used to live around the corner from the new station. I’ll be sure to check it out on my next metro ride in Moscow, whenever that may be, but I can assure you there won’t be any suicidal thoughts!

Remember that the Moscow underground is also home to the longest escalators in the world.

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