Pushkinskaya (russian: Пу́шкинская) is a station of the
Saint Petersburg Metro
The Saint Petersburg Metro (russian: links=no, Петербургский метрополитен, Peterburgskiy metropoliten) is a rapid transit system in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Construction began in early 1941, but was put on hold due to Wor ...
. It first opened on 30 April 1956, under the original name of "Vitebskiy vokzal", referring to the connecting
Vitebsky railway station.
There is a monument in the station dedicated to the poet
Alexander Pushkin
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (; rus, links=no, Александр Сергеевич ПушкинIn pre-Revolutionary script, his name was written ., r=Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈpuʂkʲɪn, ...
sculpted by
Mikhail Anikushin
Mikhail Konstantinovich Anikushin (russian: Михаил Константинович Аникушин; (19 September 1917, Moscow – 18 May 1997, Saint Petersburg) was a famous Soviet and Russian sculptor. Among his most famous works are a m ...
. This station was the first USSR metro station with memorial located under the ground.
Saint Petersburg Metro stations
Railway stations in Russia opened in 1956
Railway stations located underground in Russia
Cultural heritage monuments of regional significance in Saint Petersburg
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