Ukraina Cinema and Concert Hall in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Completed in 1963. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Architectonic Blog Posts
Sanatorium Sakartvelo
Quasi-abandoned Sanatorium Sakartvelo in Tskaltubo, Georgia. Completed in 1983. Brutalist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Dnepropetrovsk Hotel
Dnepropetrovsk Hotel in Dnipro, Ukraine. Completed in 1968 by architect Vladimir Aleksandrovich. Brutalist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Expocenter of Ukraine (Pavilion 19/Consumer Goods)
Expocenter of Ukraine (Pavilion 19) in Kyiv, Ukraine. Completed in 1974. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Monument to Women Fighters and Victims, Vraca Memorial Park
Spomenik: Monument to Women Fighters & Victims, part of Vraca Memorial Park in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina. Socialist memorial in the former Yugoslavia.
Venice Restaurant
The Venice Restaurant in Rivne, a medium-sized city in the west of Ukraine. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Dolphinarium
Mosaic outside the Dolphinarium in Batumi, Georgia. Completed in 1974 by artists Zaur Tsuladze and Vaja Bjalava. Soviet artwork in the former USSR.
Palace of the Republic
Palace of the Republic in Almaty, Kazakhstan (Central Asia). Completed in 1970. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Crystal Flower Monument, Šumarice Memorial Park
Spomenik: Crystal Flower Monument, part of Šumarice Memorial Park in Kragujevac, Serbia. Socialist monument in the former Yugoslavia.
Bus Stop “Shell”
Bus Stop “Shell” in Novy Afon, Abkhazia. Completed in 1967. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Poplavok Restaurant
Poplavok Restaurant in Dnipro, Ukraine. Completed in 1976 by architect Sergey Brusov. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Derzhprom
Derzhprom in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Completed 1928 and also known as the Gosprom. Constructivist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.