Pedestrian subways in major cities have always been a kind of hallmark of the city, a sign of the times.
The famous pedestrian subway under the Pushkin Square in the 90s
“Tube” under “Pushka”
(I liked the wall graphics)
Flea market in Tishinskaya square, 1991-93
The last year of the Tishinskiy market
I was there earlier this year (2016). It has been twenty years, and it is still the same. Many elderly people hawking on the streets in the day, sleeping in the subway stations at night. May god bless them!
The 90’s and all those “Reforms” were a much WORSE experience, trust me. You don’t have an idea.