Relief depicting miners above and the side of the Hotel Nikoli in Chiatura, Georgia. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Caucasus Blog Posts
Off-the-Beaten-Path Places to Visit in Abkhazia: Bzypta
Off-the-beaten-path places to visit in Abkhazia: Bzypta. Soviet bus stops, mosaics, abandoned buildings and a Lenin statue in Northern Abkhazia.
Abandoned Armenia: Fairy Tale Young Pioneer Camp in Spitak
Our visit to the abandoned Young Pioneer Camp in Spitak, Armenia. A forgotten former Soviet children’s camp known as Fairy Tale.
Monument to Nikol Duman
Monument to Nikol Duman, part of Heroes Alley in Jermuk, Armenia. Sculptor Hovhannes Muradyan. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.
Monument to the 50th Anniversary of the October Revolution
Monument to the 50th Anniversary of the October Revolution in Jermuk, Armenia. Completed in 1967. Soviet-era memorial in the former USSR.
Former Palace of Culture
The now-abandoned Palace of Culture in Jermuk, Armenia. Completed in 1986. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Olympia Sanatorium
Olympia Sanatorium in the mountain spa town of Jermuk, Armenia. Stalinist Empire style, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Former TheatreÂ
A now-abandoned theatre in the mountain spa town of Jermuk in southern Armenia. Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Street Art in Tbilisi, Georgia
Where to find the best street art in Tbilisi by neighbourhood with a Google map with GPS locations and information about Georgian artists. Photos of street art and graffiti spotted in Tbilisi, Georgia, in the Caucasus.
Former Sports School (Swimming Pool)
Abandoned swimming pool at a former Sports School in Vagharshapat, Armenia. Modernist, Soviet-era-architecture in the former USSR.
Ararat Sanatorium
Ararat Sanatorium in the spa town of Jermuk, Armenia. Completed in 1978. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Mother ArmeniaÂ
Mother Armenia in Ijevan, Armenia. Completed in 1971 by sculptor, S. Mehrabyan. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.