The idea to draw a line of the subway directly along Leningradsky Avenue has appeared in 1932. Several years later this idea has found the embodiment in the Master plan of reconstruction of Moscow in which have finally caused where there will be three future stations, one of which was a Dynamo station.
Built Dynamo station in the closed way as a part of a site "Falcon" - "Sverdlov Square" (after 1991 – "Theatrical"). Opening has taken place on September 11, 1938.
A little later the Dynamo station has interested the Moscow physicists. At this station scientists watched uranium disintegration process at night. As a result of these researches of physics have opened spontaneous uranium fission.
In the years of military operations of the 1941-45th years the Dynamo station became an air-raid shelter.
All subsequent peace time station was used for designated purpose. At the end of XX - the beginning of H_H of centuries the station was repaired, have replaced escalators in northern and southern pavilions, asphalt on landing platforms was replaced with granite.