Nina Aleshina

Nina Alexandrovna Aleshina
circa 1980
Born	(1924-07-17)17 July 1924 Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
Died	17 November 2012(2012-11-17) (aged 88) Moscow, Russia
Nationality	Russian
Other names	Nina Alexandrovna Alyoshina, Nina Alyoshina, Nina Aleshina
Occupation	architect
Years active	1950-2012
Known for	Moscow Metro

Nina Aleksandrovna Aleshina (Russian: Нина Александровна Алёшина, pronounced [ˈnʲinɐ ɐlʲɪˈksandrəvnɐ ɐˈlʲɵʂɨnə]; July 17, 1924 – November 17, 2012) was a Russian architect and head of the design department Metrogiprotrans [ru] for the Moscow Metro for a decade. Nineteen stations of the subway system were projects she participated in or led. She was honored with many awards during her career, including the designation in 1985 of Honored Architect of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic [ru]