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Last updated: 24 november, 2010 - 10:56 GMT

Moscow Metro builder to be sold off to private sector

Mayakovskaya Metro station in Moscow

Mayakovskaya is Konstantin Eggert's favourite Metro station

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The company that built the Moscow Metro is being sold off to the private sector in a move to save money.

Josef Stalin founded Mosmetrostroi in 1931 and it has been in state hands ever since.

Glamorous enough to attract tourists just to see the finely-decorated, chandeliered stations, the Metro system is the most reliable way to get around Moscow.

Konstantin Eggert is an independent journalist and regular traveller on the Metro.

First broadcast 23 November 2010

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