Dobryninskaya

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Dobryninskaya (Добрынинская) is a station on the Kol'tsevaya Line of the Moscow Metro. It was designed by Leonid N. Pavlov, M.A. Zelenin, and M.A. Ilin and opened on January 1, 1950. The visually striking design incorporates zigzag light fixtures and alternating large and small four-tiered arches executed in pink marble. The small arches house a series of bas-reliefs by Elena A. Yanson-Manizer entitled "Peoples of the USSR." The mosaic at the end of the platform, which was added in 1967, is called "Dawn of the Space Age" and was created by S.A. Pavlovsky. The outer walls of the station are faced with dark reddish-brown marble.

The entrance vestibule is a free-standing building located on the southwest corner of Lyusinovskaya Ulitsa and the Sadovoye Kol'tso. In front of the vestibule is a bust of Piotr Dobrynin, the revolutionary for whom the station is named. The interior of the vestibule is dominated by three floor-to-ceiling mosaics by G.I. Rublyev and B.V. Iordanskiy. The central mosaic, which depicts Lenin against a background composed of the coats of arms of the various Soviet Republics, is flanked by two others entitled "Parade of Soviet Athletes" and "Parade of Troops on Red Square." Also noteworthy is the chandelier hanging in the vestibule, which is adorned with a large red glass star.