Mosaic on the side of the Sanatorium Mountain Valley in Borjomi, Georgia. Also refered to as Sanatorium Borjomi. Soviet artwork in the former USSR.
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Former Ballroom, Resort Pitsunda
Former Ballroom at Resort Pitsunda in Abkhazia. Alternative names Resort of all-Union and Seven Candles Resort. Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Mother Armenia
Mother Armenia in Yerevan. Completed in 1967 by Rafael Israelyan (architect) and Ara Harutyunyan (sculptor). Soviet monument in the former USSR.
Amra Pier
Amra Pier in Sukhumi, capital of the de facto republic of Abkhazia. Stalinist Empire style, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Laguna Vere Sports Centre
Laguna Vere Sports Centre in Tbilisi, Georgia. Also known as Leminsky Komsomol Central Water and Sports Complex. Soviet mosaic in the former USSR.
Vardan Ajemyan Drama Theatre
Vardan Ajemyan Drama Theatre in Gyumri Armenia. Completed in 1974. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Mosaic of V.I. Lenin, Strategic Missile Forces and MVO Military Sanatorium
Mosaic of V.I. Lenin, near the entrance of the Strategic Missile Forces and MVO Military Sanatorium in Sukhumi, Abkhazia. Soviet artwork in the former USSR.
Vake Park War World War II Memorial
Vake Park World War II Memorial complex in Tbilisi, Georgia. Constructed between 1980 and 1985. Soviet war memorial in the former USSR.
Abandoned Georgia – the Composers’ House in Borjomi
Visiting the now abandoned Composers’ House in Borjomi, Georgia. The kind of artistic and intellectual retreat was typical in the former Soviet Union.
Nor Arabkir Memorial Complex
Nor Arabkir Memorial Complex in Yerevan, Armenia. Completed in 1985 by sculptor G. Ghambarian. Soviet war memorial in the former USSR.
Monument to the Battle of Bash-Aparan
Monument to the Battle of Bash-Aparan in Armenia. Completed in 1979 by architect Rafael Israelyan. Soviet monument in the former USSR.
Expo Georgia Main Pavilion
The main pavilion of Expo Georgia (formerly VDNKH Exhibition Centre) in Tbilisi. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.