during the war the metro was for the residents of the capital a real underground city, which hid from air raids, was a place of party meetings, a concert hall, a library, a Barber shop and even a hospital. From the beginning of the war the stations and subway tunnels to serve as shelter for all residents of the city, the press-service of Department of transport of Moscow.
After the announcement of the signal “air RAID” a subway train was immediately stopped, and the people hid underground. During the bombing in the subway found refuge to half a million people. At night, regardless of the raids, people could take the subway at night until five in the morning. Women and children slept in cars, standing at the platforms. Others took bedding and slept in the tunnels.
the metro Staff took care of lighting, heating and ventilation, supported the water supply. The stations were equipped with drinking fountains and toilets. The people provided sanitary and medical assistance, and even delivered a baby. During an air-RAID in the capital’s metro were born more than two hundred children.
in addition, the stations sold milk and white bread, all the day provided medical help. Metro had their mobile libraries, and hosted film screenings. For children, conducted classes and labor classes, for example, were taught to draw, sew, sculpt, assemble the model.
