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Monument to the Miner

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

Monument to Vladimir Lenin in the grounds of a former school in Bzypta, Abkhazia. Now abandoned. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.

Hotel Bulgaria

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

Monument to Soviet Cosmonautics in the small town of Dryanovo in central Bulgaria. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.

Town Hall

Town Hall

Town Hall (Osh Oblast Administration) in the southern city of Osh, Kyrgyzstan. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

Monument to Vladimir Lenin

Monument to Vladimir Lenin

Monument to Vladimir Lenin in Cholpon-Ata on the nothern shores of Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.

Naryn Restaurant

Naryn Restaurant

Former Naryn Restaurant in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Completed in 1987 and demolished in 2017. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

Borik neighbourhood

Borik neighbourhood

Borik neighbourhood in Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina. Completed in 1974. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Yugoslavia.

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