Monument to the All-Union Leninist Young Communist League in Kaunas Location: Grūtas Park (Druskininkai), Lithuania Completed: 1979 Sculptor: Steponas Šarapovas Alternative name: Monument to the Kaunas Komsomol Genre: Soviet monument, former USSRThe All-Union Leninist...
Architectonic Blog Posts
Mother Armenia Complex
Mother Armenia Complex on the outskirts of Gyumri in northern Armenia. Completed in 1975. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.
Monument to Victims of the Great Patriotic War
Monument to Victims of the Great Patriotic War (World War II) in Sardarapat, Armenia. Completed in 1970. Soviet-era war memorial in the former USSR.
Monument to Vladimir Lenin
Monument to Vladimir Lenin in Kulob, a city on the Yakhsu River in central Tajikistan. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.
Apartment Building
A large and detailed mosaic on the side of an apartment building in Kulob, Tajikistan (Central Asia). Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Monument to Ljubelj Concentration Camp
Spomenik: Monument to Ljubelj Concentration Camp in Slovenia. Completed in 1950 by sculptor Boris Kobe. Socialist-era monument in the former Yugoslavia.
“Partisans” Monument
Spomenik: “Partisans” Monument in Velenje, Slovenia. Completed in 1977 by sculptor Valerio Miroglio. Socialist-era monument in the former Yugoslavia.
Apartment Building
Apartment Building on the edge of Velenje, a medium-sized city in Slovenia. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
Monument to the Fallen Soldiers of the Battle of Kozara
Spomenik: Monument to the Fallen Soldiers of the Battle of Kozara in Gornji Jelovac, Bosnia & Herzegovina. Socialist-era monument in the former Yugoslavia.
Former Hotel Igman
Abandoned Hotel Igman in Bosnia & Herzegovina. Completed in 1983 by architect, Ahmed Džuvić. Brutalist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
Freedom Hill Monument
Spomenik: Freedom Hill Monument in Gligino Brdo, Bosnia & Herzegovina. Architect Ahmed Bešić. Socialist-era monument in the former Yugoslavia.
Administrative Building
Soviet-era relief on the front of an administrative building in Liepāja, a city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea. Former USSR