Whilst this error is excusable for the sake of narrative, it is still somewhat perplexing, as a bit of research shows that the ground beneath Glasgow is lousy with abandoned mineshafts, which could well be deep enough to shelter in the event of nuclear war. The Glasgow subway is not sunk deep enough note Moscow Metro average depth: ~33-55 metres - Glasgow subway average depth: 8.8 metres to defend against even conventional strikes note damage from fascist bombing, as well as the remains of the destroyed Merkland Street station, can still be seen in the tunnels south of Partick Station), it isn't nearly large enough to support any population in the way the Moscow Metro note Moscow Metro length: at least 192 miles - Glasgow subway length: 6.5 miles can.

Artistic License – Geography: One of the expanded universe novels, Британия note Britannia, features Scottish survivors of the Great War living in the Glasgow subway ◊.

After the End: The series takes place twenty or so years after a nuclear war rendered most of the surface world uninhabitable.

Metro Last Light (2013) - A Comic Book set between Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light.Metro 2033 Britannia Comic Prologue (2012) - A Comic Book based onthe prologue to Britannia.Metro 2033 (2011) - A Board Game based on the first novel.Metro Redux (2014): Updated rerelease compilation of Metro 2033 and Last Light with improved graphics and features.Ukrainian game developer 4A Games has developed a video game adaptation of the series, which currently consists of three main games: In addition, dozens of spin-offs taking place in the same universe have been written by other authors. The main entries in the Metro literature series:

They have little in the way of supplies or technology, and must make do with what they have, enduring radiation, mutants, and their own fellow man. With the surface contaminated by radiation, the residents of Moscow have no choice but to live in the city's subway system. The series takes place in the 2030s, twenty years after an apocalyptic nuclear war devastated the world. Glukhovsky has since gone on to write two sequels.

The novel quickly became popular, and even managed to find an audience outside Russia, being translated into 34 different languages. Metro (Russian: Метро) is a series of novels and video games, started in 2005 by Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky's novel Metro 2033.

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