Our goal is just -. Victory will be ours! » On November 6, 1941, the famous speech of Joseph Viserionovich Stalin, chairman of the Council of People's Commissars and head of the State Defense Committee of the Soviet Union, was broadcast across the country from the Maikovskaya metro station. Stalin's speech was short but significant. The Soviet leader declared the failure of the Nazi blitzkrieg, the reasons for the temporary failures of the Red Army and the inevitability of victory in the war. With the assault of the Wehrmacht on the closest approaches to Moscow, it was decided to hold a solemn meeting of the Council of Workers' Deputies in the city of Moscow dedicated to the 24th anniversary of the October Revolution in deep secrecy. The decision to do so was only made on November 3, 1941. This was due to the situation at the front, when the battle for Moscow was raging. It was also necessary to make sure that the weather would prevent the Luftwaffe from launching a massive bombing attack on the Soviet capital, spoiling the celebration. Due to privacy and security concerns, the event was held at a different location than the usual venue, the Bolshoi Theater. Instead, it was held in the deepest metro station at the time, Maikovskaya, which served as a shelter for Moscow residents. On November 5, the metro station was prepared for the arrival of the guests. In the evening, the station was closed to incoming and outgoing passengers. Trains passed through Mayakovskaya without stopping. Late in the evening, representatives of the Supreme Command Headquarters and the State Defense Committee, accompanied by Stalin himself, arrived at the station for inspection. On November 6, the preparations continued: chairs were brought and placed in the station, the floor was covered with carpets and rugs and posters were hung. The presidency was set up in front of the escalators, where there was no exit from the station (where the medical center was located).

Our goal is just -. Victory will be ours! » On November 6, 1941, the famous speech of Joseph Viserionovich Stalin, chairman of the Council of People's Commissars and head of the State Defense Committee of the Soviet Union, was broadcast across the country from the Maikovskaya metro station. Stalin's speech was short but significant. The Soviet leader declared the failure of the Nazi blitzkrieg, the reasons for the temporary failures of the Red Army and the inevitability of victory in the war. With the assault of the Wehrmacht on the closest approaches to Moscow, it was decided to hold a solemn meeting of the Council of Workers' Deputies in the city of Moscow dedicated to the 24th anniversary of the October Revolution in deep secrecy. The decision to do so was only made on November 3, 1941. This was due to the situation at the front, when the battle for Moscow was raging. It was also necessary to make sure that the weather would prevent the Luftwaffe from launching a massive bombing attack on the Soviet capital, spoiling the celebration. Due to privacy and security concerns, the event was held at a different location than the usual venue, the Bolshoi Theater. Instead, it was held in the deepest metro station at the time, Maikovskaya, which served as a shelter for Moscow residents. On November 5, the metro station was prepared for the arrival of the guests. In the evening, the station was closed to incoming and outgoing passengers. Trains passed through Mayakovskaya without stopping. Late in the evening, representatives of the Supreme Command Headquarters and the State Defense Committee, accompanied by Stalin himself, arrived at the station for inspection. On November 6, the preparations continued: chairs were brought and placed in the station, the floor was covered with carpets and rugs and posters were hung. The presidency was set up in front of the escalators, where there was no exit from the station (where the medical center was located).