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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.

Razvitak Shopping Centre

Razvitak Shopping Centre

Former Razvitak Shopping Centre in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Now abandoned. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Yugoslavia.

Residential & Commercial Building

Residential & Commercial Building

Soviet-era artwork on the side of a building in Tiraspol, capital of the breakaway state of Pridnestrovie (Transnistria). Former USSR.

“The Legend of Chisinau”

“The Legend of Chisinau”

Mosaic “The Legend of Chisinau” in Chisinau, Moldova. Completed in 1973 by artist, Mikhail Burya. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.

Ginta Latina Centre for Culture and Arts

Ginta Latina Centre for Culture and Arts

Ginta Latina Centre for Culture and Arts in Chisinau, Moldova. Formerly the House of Political Education. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.

Alexei Stârcea School of Arts

Alexei Stârcea School of Arts

Mosaic on the side of the Alexei Stârcea School of Arts in Chisinau, Moldova. Completed 1977 by artist, A. Nascu. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.

Monument to Vladimir Lenin

Monument to Vladimir Lenin

Monument to Vladimir Lenin in the Comrat, capital of the autonomous region of Moldova known as Gagauzia. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.

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