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IDO 00899835

Motori:  1x116 Perkins Diesel

Lunghezza:  17,49 mt

Anno:  1992

West Liguria

Danilo Navone Mediatore Marittimo

IDO 00899827

Motori:  1x Volvo --

Lo Swan 45 è un veloce Crociera regata con interni in mogano lussuosi che trasmettono il classico "Swan feeling"

Lunghezza:  13,38 mt

Anno:  2005

IDO 00899354

Motori:  1x53 Volvo Penta Diesel

Stunning Swan racing weapon in very good condition, ready to sail also in Regattas, fully equipped, many racing sails

Lunghezza:  13,83 mt

Tyrrhenian Sea

M2O Marine s.r.l.

IDO 00896626

Motori:  1x96 HP YANMAR Diesel

SWAN 56, 1999, GERMAN FRERS, SCAFO BIANCO, NAUTOR, DOPPIA TIMONERIA A RUOTA, COPERTA IN TEAK 2020, 1 X 96 HP YANMAR CON ELICA GORI 3 PALE ABB.LI CON O

Lunghezza:  17,19 mt

Anno:  1999

MEDIA SHIP INTERNATIONAL

IDO 00893398

Motori:  1x53 HP Volvo Penta --

Barca da regata e crociera, ottime condizione rifatto teak 2023, pronta alla boa LENGTH OVERALL LENGTH OF WATERLINE BEAM DRAFT DISPLACEMENT BALLAST C

Anno:  2004

TOP WORLD YACHT LLC

IDO 00892350

Motori:  1x75 HP Volvo Penta --

The Swan 601 is a high-performance sailing yacht - very light for her size and designed to sail at high speeds. She embodies the Nautor Swan vision of

Lunghezza:  18,30 mt

IDO 00882243

Motori:  1x50 YANMAR Diesel

Icona assoluta del Cantiere Nautor, perfettamente attrezzata ad altamente performante per le Regate di barche classiche.

Lunghezza:  13,48 mt

Anno:  1975

IDO 00867748

Motori:  1x28 Vilvo Diesel

Cantiere prestigioso - buona la manutenzione - trattamento antiosmosi 2021...

Lunghezza:  11,20 mt

Anno:  1990

IDO 00864162

Motori:  1x29 VOLVO PENTA Diesel

BUONE CONDIZIONI GENERALI - MANUTENZIONE STRORDINARIA MOTORE 2021 - ELICA MAX PROP - SARTIAME IN TONDINO - RANDA E GENNAKER NUOVE 2020 - BULBO IN ...

Lunghezza:  11,16 mt

Italia - Tirreno

Morvile Yachting Broker & Charter

IDO 00863835

Motori:  1x30 HP VOLVO PENTA Diesel

SWAN 36, 1990, GERMAN FRERS, SCAFO BIANCO, NAUTOR, COPERTA IN TEAK 1990, 1 x 30 HP VOLVO PENTA, 2 CABINE, 1 BAGNO, TAPPEZZERIA NUOVA, ARIA CONDIZIONAT

IDO 00860809

Motori:  1x100 YANMAR Diesel

Swan 56 -008 1998 secondo proprietario dal 2004, Uno dei modelli più iconici prodotto dal cantiere finlandese Nautor’s Swan stiamo parlando d...

Anno:  1998

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

REYACHT INFINITY XWE SRL

IDO 00854721

Motori:  1x48 HP PERKINS Diesel

SWAN 391, 1983, R.HOLLAND, SCAFO BIANCO 2013, NAUTOR, COPERTA IN TEAK 2000, 1 x 48 HP PERKINS, 680 ORE DI MOTO, MOTORE REVISIONATO NEL 2009, 2 CABINA/

Lunghezza:  12,19 mt

Anno:  1983

IDO 00852256

Motori:  -1x Volvo 110 Hp Diesel

Lunghezza:  17,92 mt

Anno:  1988

Yacht and Boats Srl

IDO 00838940

Motori:  1x225 PERKINS Diesel

Lunghezza:  23,47 mt

Anno:  1997

Nautigamma Yacht Broker sas

IDO 00829012

Motori:  1x28 HP Volvo Penta Diesel

2003 sartime in tondino; albero maggiorato 15 mt ; vang e paterazzo idraulici, pompa a pedale in cucina acqua dolce e salata, elica Max-Prop; ogni ann

Sportmar Broker di Marco Galli

IDO 00822786

Motori:  Bukh Diesel

Barca storica e classica in ottime condizioni

Lunghezza:  11,66 mt

Anno:  1974

MC YACHT s.r.l.

IDO 00806824

Motori:  -1x100 VOLVO PENTA Diesel

FANTASTICO SLOOP,IL NOME DICE TUTTO,ANCHE SE VETUSTA FA SEMPRE LA SUA FIGURA,COMMERCIALMENTE SEMPRE VALIDA...

Lunghezza:  18,10 mt

Yacht 1 broker

IDO 00801489

Motori:  1x100 HP VOLVO PENTA Diesel

SWAN 59, 1988, G.FRERS, SCAFO BIANCO, NAUTOR, COPERTA IN TEAK 2013, 1 x 100 HP VOLVO PENTA, 850 ORE DI MOTO, MOTORE REVISIONATO NEL 2013, ELICA DI PRU

IDO 00548450

Motori:  1x105 YANMAR Diesel

SWAN 60 GERMAN FRERS CON SCAFO BLU E PONTE IN TEAK - VINCITORE DELLA SWAN CUP 1998 - SEMPRE RIMESSATA CON CURA .. ATTUALMENTE A TERRA PER LAVORI

Lunghezza:  18,85 mt

Anno:  1996

Motori:  1x24HPD Buck Diesel

imbarcazione in ordine- costantemente curata e manutenzionata.

Lunghezza:  11,30 mt

Anno:  1979

Friuli (Italia)

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Nautor’s Swan Yachts For Sale

Finnish builder Nautor’s Swan has been producing notable performance FRP sailing yachts and superyachts from 16.48 to 35.20 metres since the 1960s. Today, the yard offers a larger range of yachts with owners invited to the ClubSwan program, where the yard can maintain close contact with its active fleet through annual regattas and rendezvous. To join them, take a look at the latest Nautor's Swan yachts for sale listed on BOAT. 

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Swan Yachts Available

Swan Shadow

2023 | 13.23 m (43.40 ft)

Swan 105-002

€ 7,950,000

2014 | 31.89 m (104.07 ft)

Swan 100-201

€ 7,500,000

2005 | 30.21 m (99.11 ft)

Swan 98-001

€ 12,000,000

2020 | 31.05 m (101.87 ft)

Swan 90-001

€ 1,500,000

1991 | 27.28 m (89.50 ft)

Swan 82S-102

White rhino.

$ 2,500,000

2005 | 24.89 m (81.66 ft)

Swan 82-006

Mayang sari.

€ 1,950,000

2003 | 24.93 m (81.67 ft)

Swan 78-007

€ 7,800,000

2023 | 23.99 m (78.70 ft)

Swan 78-003

€ 6,500,000

2019 | 23.99 m (78.70 ft)

Swan 77-007

€ 1,350,000

1997 | 23.47 m (77 ft)

Swan 70-005

Flying dragon.

€ 1,600,000

2002 | 21.04 m (70.04 ft)

Swan 68-004

1993 | 21.30 m (69.88 ft)

Swan 66-710

€ 1,300,000

2010 | 20.12 m (66.01 ft)

Swan 65-105

€ 4,980,000

2020 | 20.11 m (65.98 ft)

Swan 65-103

€ 4,750,000

2019 | 20.11 m (65.98 ft)

Swan 65-001

1973 | 19.68 m (64.57 ft)

Swan 65-002

1973 | 19.75 m (64.10 ft)

Swan 61-003

1986 | 18.44 m (60.52 ft)

Swan 60S-201

€ 1,850,000

2016 | 18.86 m (61.9 ft)

Swan 601-002

2004 | 18.35 m (60.2 ft)

Swan 60-024

Aria di mare.

2001 | 19.12 m (62.73 ft)

Swan 60-019

€ 1,050,000

2000 | 19.12 m (61.84 ft)

Swan 60-017

Swan 60-012

€ 1,100,000

1998 | 19.12 m (62.73 ft)

Swan 60-005

Dream catcher iii.

1996 | 18.85 m (61.84 ft)

Swan 58-014

€ 2,690,000

2023 | 19.11 m (62.70 ft)

Swan 58-009

€ 2,600,000

2022 | 19.11 m (62.70 ft)

Swan 56-022

2000 | 17.19 m (56.40 ft)

Swan 56-014

Femme sauvage.

1999 | 17.19 m (56.40 ft)

Swan 56-008

1998 | 17.19 m (56.40 ft)

Swan 56-003

Swan 56-001

1997 | 17.53 m (57.51 ft)

Swan 55-011

Under Offer

1972 | 16.65 m (54.63 ft)

Swan 55-008

1971 | 16.84 m (55.25 ft)

Swan 53-039

Under offer

1993 | 16.06 m (53 ft)

ClubSwan 50-019

2018 | 16.74 m (54.92 ft)

ClubSwan 50-014

2017 | 16.74 m (54.92 ft)

Swan 48-250

2023 | 14.78 m (48.49 ft)

Swan 48-238

2022 | 14.78 m (48.49 ft)

Swan 48-220

2021 | 14.78 m (48.49 ft)

Swan 48-202

$ 1,295,000

US Duty Paid

2020 | 14.78 m (48.49 ft)

Swan 48-203

2019 | 14.75 m (48.49 ft)

Swan 48-123

1998 | 15.09 m (49.50 ft)

Swan 48-111

Stella maris i.

1997 | 15.09 m (49.51 ft)

Swan 47-016

1978 | 14.57 m (47.8 ft)

Swan 46-039

1986 | 14.36 m (47.11 ft)

Swan 45-048

Ange transparent ii.

2005 | 13.83 m (45.37 ft)

Swan 44-159

2001 | 13.75 m (45.11 ft)

Swan 44-113

Chinook of gunhill.

EU VAT Paid

1991 | 13.40 m (43.96 ft)

ClubSwan 42-035

2007 | 12.98 m (42.58 ft)

ClubSwan 42-010

2006 | 12.98 m (42.58 ft)

Swan 42-037

1985 | 12.80 m (42.00 ft)

Swan 411-13

1977 | 12.44 m (40.81 ft)

Swan 40-119

1993 | 12.67 m (41.56 ft)

Swan 39-030

1980 | 11.99 m (39.34 ft)

1989 | 11.20 m (36.75 ft)

ClubSwan 36-019

2021 | 11.00 m (36.09 ft)

ClubSwan 36-011

2020 | 11.00 m (36.09 ft)

ClubSwan 36-010

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Since 1966, Nautor Swan is proud of the unmatched quality in the production of the most loved sail boats in the world, a fully integrated in-house building process, from the design to the finest details and final testing before the handover of each yacht to its owners. The key elements of the brand are elegance, quality, performance, innovation and reliability.

More than 2,350 yachts have been built over five decades between 36 and 131 feet. The range is divided into four different lines: ClubSwan Yachts, Swan Yachts, Swan Maxi Yachts and Swan Shadow, the first motor yacht by Swan.

All manufacturing activities are located in the same place and imply a better organization and logistic operations with a gain in efficiency and quality. In fact, the proximity between the engineering department and manufacturing allows a proficiency upgrade in our production. All this will maximize the interaction among naval architect, engineers, and boat builders.

With this state-of-the-art facility based in Pietarsaari, a Global Service with four hubs in the Med and 18 service points, the divisions ClubSwan Racing, Brokerage and Charter, Nautor is a brand with 360° activity.

Oy Nautor AB was founded in 1966 by Pekka Koskenkyla in Pietarsaari, Finland.

With hundreds of years of Finnish boat building tradition, Pekka was inspired by a vision to start producing high-quality and high-performance sailing yachts.

The first Swan yacht produced was the Swan 36, a yacht that introduced, in addition to the fibreglass used for the hull, a significant number of innovations. The result was a vessel whose behaviour and safety equalled that of the traditional wooden ones, that could provide greater steering stability but with less weight and better living space.

Sparkman & Stephens were the designers of approximately the first thousand Swan yachts sold by the Yard. These included the memorable and iconic Swan 38 and Swan 47 which, together with the other models, have positioned Swan as synonymous with performance coupled with quality and elegance, enduring reliability, and timeless lines.

We are a timeless brand, bringing style and elegance to the nautical world.

Our established heritage in sailing is the platform we will build on to increase our community, bringing more Swan-lovers to the yachting world.

We will do so by continuing to strengthen our unique factor – that a Swan, as well as being an exclusive possession, is a maker of dreams, a way of being, an emotional self-reward.

We will never compromise to be the superior choice for our customers a choice of value but even more, a choice of values.

The promise of always representing the spirit of sailing through the perpetual search for improved quality and uncompromising reliability. The certainty of bringing superior performance everywhere the sea calls us.

Our legend is built on our visionary attitude: Always raising the bar of best experience of the sea. Because every ocean deserves a Swan.

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Lazzarini’s Swan-Shaped Mega Yacht Concept

The exciting new megayacht concept from  Lazzarini Design Studio  will turn some heads as the swan-like body sails across the water.

The 137m superyacht is shaped like a swan and boasts a detachable head that can be used as a separate boat. 

The enormous bird-shaped yacht is named AVANGAURDIA, which means ‘vanguard’ in English.

As the name suggests, the vessel leads the way in cutting-edge marine design.

Italian designer Pierpaolo Lazzarini penned the ambitious design.  

The design company, based in Rome, has delivered on several innovative beings in the past few years, including flying cars, an amphibious catamaran named  PAGARUS , and much more.

However, the waterbird-inspired mega yacht may be the most outlandish and innovative of the company’s designs.

The massive yacht is split into five decks and can accommodate up to 60 sea goers.

There is potential for even more guests when the yacht is dockside.

As for sleeping arrangements, the yacht can sleep up to 24 guests, 12 staff, and ten crew members. 

There are many toys on board the ship.

There are two helicopters, which can be found on the top level, with two helicopter hangars.

Lazzarini’s innovative design, the jet capsules, is located aft. 

An entire haul of supercars is also found on the superyacht, thanks to an expansive garage.

The yacht boasts many areas for socializing and sunbathing for the 60 guests, including a swimming pool and a jacuzzi. 

The exterior of the yacht features flowing lines and curves that reflect the silhouette of a swan on the water.

The head of the swan is a control tower and acts like a brain for the vessel. 

The inspiration for the head comes from 1970s Japanese manga.

It also doubles as a 16m cruiser that is perfect for daytime trips around the water.

A second control point on board will operate the boat while the head is used for a daytime jaunt across the water. 

Like a real-life swan in the water, the head of the yacht that houses the control tower is perched on a flexible neck.

The neck uses a fulcrum to give it a full range of movement and lower the head into the water from its crow’s neck perch. 

The head floating in the air while the vessel is at anchor cuts an impressive image.

When the ship is underway, the head lowers to the middle of the megayacht to help steer the vessel in the right direction.

The lowered head is exactly like a swan nestling its head into its feathers.

Specifications

The jet capsules that are located at the vessel’s rear can be used for increased propulsion.

Lazzarini has developed several innovative water transportation, and the jet capsules are just one amongst many.  

The watercraft is fully customizable to the smallest detail and can serve as a private vessel for up to 20 passengers.

The egg-shaped mini-jet cruiser can be connected to the rear deck for extra auxiliary propulsion or disconnected and work independently to cruise people around the waters.

The swan’s power comes from the twin electric side engine and a central MTU Roll’s Royce engine.

This setup has the potential to push the yacht to a cruising speed of about 18 knots.

It remains just a concept at this stage, but the design studio says it could become a reality as soon as an investor is ready to commit to the concept.

The design company is confident that the yacht can be built and would require a $500 million investment from a potential buyer.

Lazzarini’s motto is ‘Think about the future but never forget the past,’ which can clearly be seen throughout his work.

Lazzarini’s unique and visionary concepts include automotive, aerospace, architecture, and yacht design.

His team of designers, engineers, and dreamers is creating some of the most innovative prototypes in the world.

With his Wally yachts, Lazzarini pioneered using carbon fiber as a building material, revolutionizing the yacht-building world.

He entered the yachting scene in the 1990s with his futuristic ideas, innovating in the relatively stagnated yachting industry.

The jet capsule is one of Lazzarini’s most highly awarded and praised designs.

The egg-shaped fiberglass yacht was the beginning of the designer’s most innovative concepts. 

When Lazzarini was asked why he chose the concept of a Swan for AVANGUARDIA, he answered that he finds nature to be a source of inspiration because of its innate perfection and that the swan is the very definition of elegance and grace. 

The swan-shaped yacht is the first of six animal-shaped watercraft concept yachts that Lazzarini has presented.

The  PRODIGIUM  is a monolith-inspired vessel that looks like a shark rising out of the water.

The yacht supersedes the AVANGUARDIA in size, measuring in at an enormous 153m.

The vessel will be the largest superyacht on the water if ever built.

The PAGARUS is another innovative design from the studio company.

The catamaran will have the ability to scuttle out of the water like a crab.

Lazzarini noticed a growing space in the industry for luxury off-the-grid vessels and designed a vessel to meet that need.

The PAGARUS, the Latin word for crab, was initially designed for military applications.

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An annual rite of passage from winter to spring, Boston's historic Swan Boats, are scheduled to return to the Public Garden later this month.

The Swan Boats are a landmark in Boston, and part of the tradition includes the mayor celebrating their return to the lagoon. Mayor Michelle Wu and her family are scheduled to take the first ride of the season on Saturday, April 13, at 10 a.m.

That Saturday will be a busy one in the city with the Boston Athletic Association's annual 5K and Invitational Mile events racing nearby.

Boston's Swan Boats were first launched in 1877 by Irish immigrant and shipbuilder Robert Paget, who was inspired by the opera Lohengrin. Five generations later, the Paget family continues to operate the business.

The process of re-assembling the Swan Boats and launching them on the lagoon is a labor of love.

Two years ago, Swan Boat President Lyn Paget explained that the six boats that comprise the fleet were built between 1910 and 1992, with materials like iron, oak, brass and copper. But handling those heavy materials isn't the only reason why re-assembling the boats is a time-consuming, detail-oriented undertaking.

"They are custom-made, which means that each piece of the boat – and there's about 25 pieces – is a custom piece, non-interchangeable," she said.

Video below: 2022 Swan Boat season begins

The oldest boat in operation has been on the lagoon each season since 1910 and the newest was launched in 1993. Fully loaded, each weighs approximately three tons and is powered by the driver, who uses a foot-propelled paddle wheel.

From April 13 through June 20, rides are offered from 10 a.m. through 4 p.m., weather permitting. From June 21 through Labor Day, the hours are 10 a.m. through 5 p.m.

Rides cost $4.50 for adults, $4 for seniors and $3 for children ages 2-15. Children under age 2 are free.

Moscow Metro and Swan Lake

A few days ago, I went with Elena and Becky on a trip around the Moscow metro, the second most heavily used metro system in the world. I didn’t know much about it before, but it’s an architectural marvel in and of itself, a gorgeous relic from Moscow’s Soviet past and Stalinist architecture in particular. We rode around the central brown line, a circle of 12 stations that Stalin oversaw the creation/renovation of in the 1930s and 40s. All are ornately decorated with different themes (sports, French palatial architecture, Lenin portraits, etc), in a way that was intended to remind the average rider of all the ways their government was giving back to them for their hard work. Apparently, they all have an emphasis on “verticality”, essentially meaning that either the ceilings are very lavish, or the art on the walls is dimensioned to draw the eye upwards, reminding metro-goers of the place of Stalin in their lives. Below are pictures of my favorite stations.

All of the stations are fairly deep underground, hence scarily steep escalators.

Series of mosaics depicting key moments in the formation of the Soviet Union. If I get more time later I’ll dig up the names of these stations…

Bolsheviks unite!

From a station dedicated to different sports.

These gates are meant to emulate a temple, in a departure from pre-WWII atheistic style.

Becky, Elena, and Mother Russia

From a station dedicated to unnamed soldiers: this one is of an infantryman.

Station of Unnamed Soldiers

Station with fancy French ornamentation and ceiling paintings.

I was surprised by the amount of Greco-Roman inspired decoration.

And finally, my favorite: a series of geometrical stained glass windows.

To top off our time in Moscow, last night we managed to get student rush tickets (for 100 roubles, or $3!) to closing night of Swan Lake at the Bolshoi Theater. The seats were terrible (it’s hard to explain how bad, but we had to stand for most of the show) but the ballet was incredible. We found out about the existence of student rush tickets/the process to get them very randomly, and as I haven’t found the process documented anywhere else, here’s a quick description: if you go to the Bolshoi at any given day starting at 6 am, you can put your name (and your group’s names) on a list for tickets to the day’s performance (it hosts ballet and opera performances on alternating days). A queue starts forming outside the theater at 2 pm, roughly based on the order of your name on the list, and tickets are handed out at 5:30 pm. Although this rushing system applies to all students, the ticket attendees might give you a hard time by refusing any non-Russian IDs (this actually happened to me, and I was only able to go as Elena’s boyfriend Luke kindly gave his up his ticket for me).

Fun fact: the Bolshoi is featured on the 100 Rouble note, and the insignia in front of the theater on the bill displays a hammer and sickle. Although hammers and sickles are still common sights around the city, the Bolshoi happens to have since switched its insignia to the logo of the modern Russian Federation, the double-headed eagle. Credit to Becky for noticing.

Seating in the Bolshoi: the big box on the right is known as Stalin’s Box. Apparently he fancied himself a connoisseur.

Exterior of the Bolshoi at Night

Random photo of the day: a small bakery at which we bought a jam bun and a small bag of glazed wheat rolls. Tiny bakeries like this are all over the place (including in the metro stations, with fully functioning mini-ovens!), and make me feel perpetually hungry as I walk around.

Bkycho (Delicious)!

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You used the word “Queue”! Goodness, you’re becoming so Eurasian!

When in Rome…

(I actually had no idea that queue was a particularly European word. But I buy it.)

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Why were so many metro stations in Moscow renamed?

Okhotny Ryad station in Soviet times and today.

The Moscow metro system has 275 stations, and 28 of them have been renamed at some point or other—and several times in some cases. Most of these are the oldest stations, which opened in 1935.

The politics of place names

The first station to change its name was Ulitsa Kominterna (Comintern Street). The Comintern was an international communist organization that ceased to exist in 1943, and after the war Moscow authorities decided to call the street named after it something else. In 1946, the station was renamed Kalininskaya. Then for several days in 1990, the station was called Vozdvizhenka, before eventually settling on Aleksandrovsky Sad, which is what it is called today.

The banner on the entraince reads: "Kalininskaya station." Now it's Alexandrovsky Sad.

Until 1957, Kropotkinskaya station was called Dvorets Sovetov ( Palace of Soviets ). There were plans to build a monumental Stalinist high-rise on the site of the nearby Cathedral of Christ the Saviour , which had been demolished. However, the project never got off the ground, and after Stalin's death the station was named after Kropotkinskaya Street, which passes above it.

Dvorets Sovetov station, 1935. Letters on the entrance: "Metro after Kaganovich."

Of course, politics was the main reason for changing station names. Initially, the Moscow Metro itself was named after Lazar Kaganovich, Joseph Stalin’s right-hand man. Kaganovich supervised the construction of the first metro line and was in charge of drawing up a master plan for reconstructing Moscow as the "capital of the proletariat."

In 1955, under Nikita Khrushchev's rule and during the denunciation of Stalin's personality cult, the Moscow Metro was named in honor of Vladimir Lenin.

Kropotkinskaya station, our days. Letters on the entrance: "Metropolitan after Lenin."

New Metro stations that have been opened since the collapse of the Soviet Union simply say "Moscow Metro," although the metro's affiliation with Vladimir Lenin has never officially been dropped.

Zyablikovo station. On the entrance, there are no more signs that the metro is named after Lenin.

Stations that bore the names of Stalin's associates were also renamed under Khrushchev. Additionally, some stations were named after a neighborhood or street and if these underwent name changes, the stations themselves had to be renamed as well.

Until 1961 the Moscow Metro had a Stalinskaya station that was adorned by a five-meter statue of the supreme leader. It is now called Semyonovskaya station.

Left: Stalinskaya station. Right: Now it's Semyonovskaya.

The biggest wholesale renaming of stations took place in 1990, when Moscow’s government decided to get rid of Soviet names. Overnight, 11 metro stations named after revolutionaries were given new names. Shcherbakovskaya became Alekseyevskaya, Gorkovskaya became Tverskaya, Ploshchad Nogina became Kitay-Gorod and Kirovskaya turned into Chistye Prudy. This seriously confused passengers, to put it mildly, and some older Muscovites still call Lubyanka station Dzerzhinskaya for old times' sake.

At the same time, certain stations have held onto their Soviet names. Marksistskaya and Kropotkinskaya, for instance, although there were plans to rename them too at one point.

"I still sometimes mix up Teatralnaya and Tverskaya stations,” one Moscow resident recalls .

 “Both have been renamed and both start with a ‘T.’ Vykhino still grates on the ear and, when in 1991 on the last day of my final year at school, we went to Kitay-Gorod to go on the river cruise boats, my classmates couldn’t believe that a station with that name existed."

The city government submitted a station name change for public discussion for the first time in 2015. The station in question was Voykovskaya, whose name derives from the revolutionary figure Pyotr Voykov. In the end, city residents voted against the name change, evidently not out of any affection for Voykov personally, but mainly because that was the name they were used to.

What stations changed their name most frequently?

Some stations have changed names three times. Apart from the above-mentioned Aleksandrovsky Sad (Ulitsa Kominterna->Kalininskaya->Vozdvizhenka->Aleksandrovsky Sad), a similar fate befell Partizanskaya station in the east of Moscow. Opened in 1944, it initially bore the ridiculously long name Izmaylovsky PKiO im. Stalina (Izmaylovsky Park of Culture and Rest Named After Stalin). In 1947, the station was renamed and simplified for convenience to Izmaylovskaya. Then in 1963 it was renamed yet again—this time to Izmaylovsky Park, having "donated" its previous name to the next station on the line. And in 2005 it was rechristened Partizanskaya to mark the 60th anniversary of victory in World War II. 

Partizanskaya metro station, nowadays.

Another interesting story involves Alekseyevskaya metro station. This name was originally proposed for the station, which opened in 1958, since a village with this name had been located here. It was then decided to call the station Shcherbakovskaya in honor of Aleksandr Shcherbakov, a politician who had been an associate of Stalin. Nikita Khrushchev had strained relations with Shcherbakov, however, and when he got word of it literally a few days before the station opening the builders had to hastily change all the signs. It ended up with the concise and politically correct name of Mir (Peace).

The name Shcherbakovskaya was restored in 1966 after Khrushchev's fall from power. It then became Alekseyevskaya in 1990.

Alekseyevskaya metro station.

But the station that holds the record for the most name changes is Okhotny Ryad, which opened in 1935 on the site of a cluster of market shops. When the metro system was renamed in honor of Lenin in 1955, this station was renamed after Kaganovich by way of compensation. The name lasted just two years though because in 1957 Kaganovich fell out of favor with Khrushchev, and the previous name was returned. But in 1961 it was rechristened yet again, this time in honor of Prospekt Marksa, which had just been built nearby.

Okhotny Ryad station in 1954 and Prospekt Marksa in 1986.

In 1990, two historical street names—Teatralny Proyezd and Mokhovaya Street—were revived to replace Prospekt Marksa, and the station once again became Okhotny Ryad.

Okhotny Ryad in 2020.

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