Hidden Tunnels under Moscow

[seasong]

Also posted this on the Nutkinland forum, now I can get to ENW If you're interested in the Moscow sewers, the following articles may also be of interest.

A narrative with Vadim Mikhailov (the press-happy Digger from the story linked above)

One of the impacts of Moscow sewer design on living conditions above ground.

A man who may know something about the Great Library hidden somewhere in Moscow's underground.

 

[Zander]

Buttercup,

That was such an interesting piece. The mind boggles. Thanks for the link!

 

[jaerdaph]

Thanks Buttercup - that is pretty cool

 

[johnsemlak]

Hmmm, very interesting piece Buttercup!

I'm sorry I can't really add much to it, I probably learned as much from reading it as anybody else, depite living in Moscow for over 5 years. Do note that the article is over 5 years old (the 'Christ the Savior Cathedral' mentioned as being built is now finished, and has a fascinating museum, underground interestingly enough.

I would add that Moscow has a very interesting Subway/Metro system. The city is criss-criossed with about 10 lines. The Lines are VERY deep (It takes a few minutes to go down the escalator in the deepest ones; they were designed to double as nuclear shelters).

I've heard rumors of secret Metro lines, used by the KGB and other officials back in the day. Supposedly it was/is possible to go from one end of the city to another extremely fast.

The Metro stations are quite beautiful, and are a standard tourist attraction for visitors. The train platforms are in massive underground rooms, most of which are decorated rather lavishly (of course with a lot of proletariat motifs).

I'll try to find those museums mentioned in the article. I haven't ever been to them.

 

[jaerdaph]

Here's a few more links related to the Diggers of the Underground
Planet:

http://web.outsideonline.com/magazine/0997/9709under.html

http://www.llewellyn.com/bookstore/article.php?id=67

And this Modern Ruins and Urban Exploration site had some good links:

http://www.deathrock.net/ariadne/ruins.html

 

[Scarbonac]

Danke, Buttercup.

 

[CrazyMage]

These links are just too cool. Thanks to all who've posted info here.

 

[johnsemlak]

Here's a very good site about Moscow's metro/subway (all in russian)

www.metro.ru

There's a cool photo gallary (click the links along the right side) of the Metro stations, many picutres going back to the 30s

 

[Andrew D. Gable]

this SCREAMS Call of Cthulhu to me. C'mon- the robed priests under the church singing by torchlight around an old altar?

I believe, actually, this was in fact mentioned in the Delta Green: Countdown book. I believe the tunnels were a nest of ghouls, the ones that worship Stalin.

 

[William Ronald]

Originally posted by Gothmog:
this SCREAMS Call of Cthulhu to me. C'mon- the robed priests under the church singing by torchlight around an old altar?

Gothmog, you might want to check this out.
Ruins of Kadath found?

You might want to take it with a grain (or a small mountain) of salt, but this SCREAMS an adventure hook to me.