In the process of excavating my inbox (which I ignored for most of the month of January), I found a gem: a series of photographs of Soviet-era roadside bus stops–in Russia, I think–sent to me about three weeks ago by Sound Transit Andrew.

While many of us are aware of the elaborate splendor of the Moscow underground, it is easy to overlook the phenomenon of the common roadside bus stop as an example of soviet art and design letting loose and becoming a little weird and crazy.

They “let loose” alright. The stops are all pretty insane. They’re also really, really isolated. There’s a horse hanging out at one. Seriously.

I wonder what the maximum walking distance is for their trip planners.