Novoslobodskaya is a station on the Koltsevaya Line of the Moscow Metro. It was opened on 30 January 1952 as part of the second stage of the line; it is one of the most famous stations on the system and is unique for its stained glass decoration. The station's architect, Alexey Dushkin wished to utilise stained glass in decoration of a metro station, and the first drawings date to pre-world war II times.

In 1948, with the aid of a young architect Alexander Strelkov, Dushkin came across the renowned artist Pavel Korin, who agreed to compose the artwork for the panels. The rest of the station was designed around the glass panels. Dushkin, took the standard pylon layout and designed the overall impression to resemble that of underground crypt. It is best known for its 32stained glass panels, surrounded by an elaborate brass border. Both the pylons and the pointed arches between them are faced with pinkish Ural marble and edged with brass molding. At the end of the platform is a mosaic by Pavel Korin entitled "Peace Throughout the World." The stained glass panels, the mosaic, the brass trim, and the elegant conical chandeliers were all carefully cleaned and restored in 2003. The vestibule is an imposing structure with a grand portico, located on the northeast corner of Novoslobodskaya Ulitsa and the Seleznevskaya Ulitsa.

Kiyevskaya is a station on the Koltsevaya Line of the Moscow Metro. It is named for the nearby Kiyevsky Rail Terminal. The design for the station was chosen in an open competition held in the Ukraine; the entry submitted by the team of Katonin, Skugarev, and Golubev placed first in a field of 73 and became the final design.

Kievskaya plochad features low, square pylons faced with white marble and surmounted by large, mosaics by A.V. Myzin celebrating Russo-Ukrainian unity. Both the mosaics and the arches between the pylons are edged with elaborate gold-colored trim. The end of the platform features a portrait of Lenin.

The entrance to the station, which is shared with both of the other two Kievskaya stations, is built into the Kiev railway station. With the completion of the segment of track between Belorusskaya and Park Kultury in 1954, the Koltsevaya Line became fully operational with trains running continuously around the loop for the first time.

Arbatskaya is a station on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line of the Moscow Metro. It was built in 1953 to replace an older, parallel section of track which has since become part of the Filyovskaya Line. The old station had been damaged in a German bomb attack in 1941, so its replacement was much deeper and included larger stations that could double as shelters (especially if the bomb was atomic). Although it was initially supposed to be closed permanently, the old section was reopened five years later, creating the somewhat confusing situation of having two pairs of completely separate stations with the same names (Arbatskaya and Smolenskaya).

Arbatskaya was designed by Polyakov, Pelevich and Zenkevich. Since it was meant to serve as a bomb shelter as well as a Metro station, Arbatskaya is both large (the 250-m platform is the second-longest in Moscow) and deep (41 m underground). The main tunnel is elliptical in cross-section, an unusual departure from the standard circular design. The station features low, square pylons faced with red marble and a high vaulted ceiling elaborately decorated with ornamental brackets, floral reliefs, and chandeliers.

Komsomolskaya station of the Moscow Metro is considered as an icon of Moscow itself, partly due to its being located on Moscow's busiest transport hub, Komsomolskaya Square, which serves three railway terminals: Leningradsky, Yaroslavsly and Kazansky. As such the station's connotation is of a gateway to Moscow and to the rest of Russia, and its theme is of the inspiring patriotic history and the anticipated glorious future of the nation. It was opened on 30 January, 1952, as part of the second stage of the Ring line.

A lead designer, Alexey Shchusev, designed it as an illustration of the historical speech given by Joseph Stalin on November 7, 1941. In this speech, Stalin evoked the memories of Alexander Nevsky, Dmitry Donskoy and other military leaders of the past in an attempt to rally the defenders of Russia against the Nazis. All of these historical figures eventually appeared on Komsomolskaya metro station. The theme of the design, remains the historical Russian fight for freedom and independence, and is expressed in eight large ceiling mosaics.