Turgenevskaya () is a station on the

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of the

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Name

It was named after Turgenevskaya Square, to which the entrances to the station lead; the square itself was named after a Russian novelist and playwright

Ivan Turgenev Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev ( ; rus, links=no, Иван Сергеевич ТургеневIn Turgenev's day, his name was written ., p=ɪˈvan sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ tʊrˈɡʲenʲɪf; – ) was a Russian novelist, short story writer, poe ...

Design

The station was designed by Ivan Taranov, Yu. Vdovin, and I. Petukhova and opened on 5 January 1972. Turgenevskaya has simple white

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pylons which follow the curve of the station tube and a ceiling composed of reinforced

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panels. Metal

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s run the length of the station along the base of the ceiling. The walls, which are faced with white and black marble, are decorated with chased

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panels by Kh. Rysin and D. Bodniek.

Transfers

From this station, passengers can transfer to Sokolnicheskaya Line at Chistye Prudy station and to

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at Sretensky Bulvar station. Moscow Metro stations Railway stations in Russia opened in 1971 Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line 1971 establishments in the Soviet Union Ivan Turgenev Railway stations located underground in Russia {{Moscow-metro-stub