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“Winds-Waves”, House of Writers

“Winds-Waves”, House of Writers

Mosaic entitled “Winds-Waves” on the side of the House of Writers in Chisinau, Moldova. Completed in 1974 by Aurel David. Soviet artwork in the former USSR.

Apartment Building ”Tashkent”

Apartment Building ”Tashkent”

Mosaic-decorated apartment building called ”Tashkent” in Chisinau, Moldova. Completed in 1977. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

TeleRadio-Moldova

TeleRadio-Moldova

Sculpture outside TeleRadio-Moldova (National Public Broadcasting Institution Company) in Chisinau, Moldova. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.

Dinamo Stadium

Dinamo Stadium

Dinamo Stadium in Chisinau, Moldova. Completed in 1945. Stalinist Empire style, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

Apartment Building

Apartment Building

Large ornate mosaic on the side of an apartment building in the southern city of Cahul, Moldova. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.

Fashion Centre

Fashion Centre

Fashion Centre (Casa de Moda) in Chisinau, Moldova. Completed in 1970. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

Monument to Vladimir Lenin

Monument to Vladimir Lenin

Monument to V.I. Lenin in Bendery (Bender), Pridnestrovie (Transnistria). Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.

Monument to Vladimir Lenin

Monument to Vladimir Lenin

Monument to V.I. Lenin in Sucleia, a small town near Tiraspol, Pridnestrovie (Transnistria). Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.

Monument to Prosperity

Monument to Prosperity

Monument to Prosperity on the outskirts of the Black Sea coastal town of Kavarna, Bulgaria. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.

Monument to Borimechka

Monument to Borimechka

Monument to Borimechka in Klisura, Bulgaria. Completed in 1976 by sculptor, Metodi Izmirliev. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.

Ram Monument

Ram Monument

Ram Monument on the outskirts of Veselinovo, a village in Yambol district of Bulgaria. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc. 

Monument to Freedom

Monument to Freedom

Monument to Freedom in Stozher, Bulgaria. Created by sculptor Asen Popov. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.

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