Vladimir's friends frantically called him to see if he was fine after they heard about the explosions – but he never answered. They found his name on list of victims posted online Monday night.

However, that was not the end. On Tuesday morning, it got worse.

“Late at night we learned that a girl we study with was in hospital in critical condition,” Ivan Batyrev, a student, said. “And this morning during classes we received the tragic news. We were all shocked to learn that she also died. Teachers and students are shocked: two deaths at the University.”

“We didn't know the students in person but they studied at our university,” another student told RT. “Anyway it doesn't change anything because they were as young as we are, and had so much to live for.”

Right after the blasts, Moscow’s Serbsky Institute for Social and Forensic Psychiatry set up a 24 hour hot line to provide psychological help for victims’ relatives and those who suffered injuries as a result of the terror attack.

Psychiatrist Anna Portnova told RIA Novosti news agency that on Monday the majority of phone calls came from people looking for missing relatives, but on Tuesday people started calling to seek psychological support. According to Portnova, many students who were on the trains hit by the blasts arrived at the Institute themselves to get professional help.

The platform at Park Kultury station is now a poignant memorial. Mourners have left thousands of red carnations there, some have lit candles while others are still struggling to overcome their grief.

This somber mood is a very different picture to Monday's panic. A surprising amount of people are traveling on the Metro as a symbol of defiance to the terrorists. However, traffic levels are still less than normal. Even though security is much tighter, it will be a long time before Muscovites feel safe again.

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