Spomenik: Mausoleum of Struggle and Victory in Cacak, Serbia. Completed in 1980 by Bogdan Bogdanović. Socialist-era monument in the former Yugoslavia.
Architectonic Blog Posts
Monument to the Revolution
Spomenik: Monument to the Revolution in Leskovac, Serbia. Completed in 1971 by Bogdan Bogdanović. Socialist-era monument in the former Yugoslavia.
Monument to the National Liberation War
Spomenik: Monument to the National Liberation War on the outskirts of the small town of Majdanpek, Serbia. Socialist-era monument in the former Yugoslavia.
Palace of the Republic
Palace of the Republic in Chisinau, Moldova. Completed in 1984. Formerly Friendship Hall. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Fountain, Culture Palace of Railway Workers
Fountain outside the Culture Palace of Railway Workers in Chisinau, Moldova. Completed in 1985. Soviet-era sculpture in the former USSR.
Monument to the Defenders of Cahul
Monument to the Defenders of Cahul in Cahul, Moldova. Also known as the Eternal Flame Soviet-era war memorial in the former USSR.
Monument to the Miner
Monument to the Miner in Tkvarcheli, Abkhazia, a de facto republic nested between Georgia and Russia. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.
Monument to Vladimir Lenin
Monument to Vladimir Lenin in the grounds of a former school in Bzypta, Abkhazia. Now abandoned. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.
“Song about Georgia”, Resort Pitsunda
“Song about Georgia” inside the Kurzal Restaurant at Resort Pitsunda, Abkhazia. Also called “Song of Tbilisi”. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Fraternal Barrow Memorial Complex
Fraternal Barrow Memorial Complex in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Completed in 1974. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
Hotel Bulgaria
Hotel Bulgaria in the Black Sea city of Burgas, Bulgaria. Completed in 1976. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Monument to Soviet Cosmonautics
Monument to Soviet Cosmonautics in the small town of Dryanovo in central Bulgaria. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.