MOSCOW, March 4 (Reuters) - A new facial recognition payment system on the Moscow metro, due to be launched this year, raises concerns about privacy and human rights, a Russian digital rights ...

The Moscow metro, one of the busiest metros in the world, is known for its efficiency and its beautifully ornate stations.; On a recent trip to Russia, I rode the Moscow metro and found it to be a ...

Trains on the Moscow’s famous Metro subway system will now be driven by women, after a decades-long ban on female drivers was overturned.

On May 15, 1935, a bold new chapter in Moscow’s history began underground. The city unveiled its first metro line — just 11.5 kilometres long, with 13 stations connecting Sokolniki to Park ...

Reuters. A view shows Kievskaya metro station in Moscow, Russia, April 17, 2025. The Moscow metro, which is one of the world's most efficient public transport systems and Europe's largest ...

The vast Moscow Metro, one of the largest and busiest subway systems in the world, is in the middle of a rapid expansion: Between 2015 and 2020, the system is adding dozens of stations.For the ...

On Dec. 25, Moscow Metro started selling the old signs and plaques that adorned its walls for decades. According to the Moscow Metro website, there are more than 30 signs for sale.

When the Moscow Metro was first announced in the 1930s, the city’s residents were immediately fascinated by how it might look. Station designs were reportedly displayed in shop windows along ...

The well-dressed British Shorthair was in peak Shakespearean form. A British Shorthair cat in a car of a train marking the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death put into service on the ...

On Monday, a major Russian newspaper reported that Moscow’s metro system is planning what appears to be a mobile phone tracking device in its metro stations—ostensibly to search for stolen phones.