The story of one fate

A rare exhibition, which became a significant event in St. Petersburg, arrived in Moscow. On June 25, the exhibition “Metrostroy. War. Blockade. The story of one fate”, prepared by Rossiyskaya Gazeta together with Mosmetrostroy музее Мосметростроя на Цветном бульваре, 17, открылась выставка «Метрострой. Война. Блокада. История одной судьбы», подготовленная «Российской газетой» совместно с Мосметростроем.

The main character of the exhibition was Pavel Vasilyevich Tyumenev, the designer of the first Soviet escalators for the metro, who, by the will of fate, ended up in Berlin on June 22, 1941, went through the Dachau concentration camp, the siege of Leningrad and participated in the construction of the Moscow and Leningrad metro.

–The Mosmetrostroy Museum is four years old – it was opened on June 23, 2020. We are celebrating our birthday with a new exhibition from St. Petersburg dedicated to Leningrader Pavel Tyumenev,” noted Sergei Zhukov, General Director of Mosmetrostroy JSC. – The Leningrad plant “Red Metallist”, where Tyumenev worked, was a reliable supplier of escalators and escalator equipment for the first stages of the Moscow metro. I am sure that the exhibition will be of interest to citizens and guests of the capital, and for the younger generation, the story of the fate of the famous designer is a good example to follow.

Editor-in-Chief of Rossiyskaya Gazeta Vladislav Fronin emphasized that the history of the country is the history of a family, so this history must be preserved and passed on to future generations.

Pavel Tyumenev left meticulous memories - of his business trip to Germany, of his stay in a concentration camp and return to his homeland, of the blockade and evacuation along the Road of Life, of his work on the construction of the Moscow and Leningrad metro.

The diaries of Pavel Tyumenev, carefully preserved by his descendants, formed the basis of the exhibition. The exhibition also presents unique documents, authentic items and photographs of that era.

The exhibition was organized by Rossiyskaya Gazeta, where Pavel Tyumenev’s granddaughter, columnist Tatyana Tyumeneva, works, who spoke about the amazing fate of her grandfather on the pages of the publication.

The exhibition is dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the complete liberation of Leningrad from the fascist blockade. In St. Petersburg, the exhibition was exhibited in the House of Journalists on Nevsky Prospekt, the Central State Archive of Scientific and Technical Documentation of St. Petersburg and the Central Museum of Railway Transport of the Russian Federation.

The exhibition runs until August 30, 2024. The museum is open from Monday to Friday from 10 to 17 hours, except holidays. Free admission.