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Mayakovskaya (Moscow Metro)
Mayakovskaya (Russian: Маяковская) is a Moscow Metro station on the Zamoskvoretskaya Line, in the Tverskoy District of central Moscow, Russia.
The station is named after the poet Vladimir Mayakovsky, and its design references Futurism, of which he was a prominent Russian exponent. It is often cited as one of the most beautiful stations in the system, and is an example of pre-World War IIStalinist architecture. It is best known for its ceiling mosaics by Alexander Deyneka, originally 35 in number, and collectively titled "Twenty-Four Hours in the Land of the Soviets". During World War II, it was used as a command post for Moscow's anti-aircraft regiment.