Central Library of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University in Georgia. Completed in 1971. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
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National Museum of Military Glory
Soviet-era relief depicting a helmet on the front of the National Museum of Military Glory in Kutaisi, Georgia. Former USSR.
“Kolkheti”
Panel entitled “Kolkheti” on the side of Green Market in Kutaisi, Georgia by artist Bernard Nebieridze. Soviet-era relief in the former USSR.
Sanatorium Medea
Sanatorium Medea in Tskaltubo, Georgia. Completed in 1962. Stalinist Empire style, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
In Photos: Abandoned cars and other forsaken forms of transport
Photos abandoned cars and other battered vehicles. The faded beauty of neglected vehicles from the UK to Thailand, and Kyrgyzstan to Cuba.
Friendship of Nations Monument
The Friendship of Nations Monument in Khobi, Georgia by sculptor Zurab Tsereteli. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.
Residential building
Monumental mosaic on the side of a Residential building (former glass factory) in Kutaisi, Georgia. Soviet artwork in the former USSR.
Former Theatre
An abandoned theatre in war-torn Ochamchire, southern Abkhazia. Stalinist Empire style, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Former Pearl Hotel
Pearl Hotel in Ochamchire, in the south of the de facto state of Abkhazia. Abandoned, modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Resort Pitsunda
Sea-themed mosaic at Resort Pitsunda, Abkhazia. Completed in 1967 by lead artist, Zurab Tsereteli. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Mother Armenia Complex
Mother Armenia Complex on the outskirts of Gyumri in northern Armenia. Completed in 1975. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.
Monument to Victims of the Great Patriotic War
Monument to Victims of the Great Patriotic War (World War II) in Sardarapat, Armenia. Completed in 1970. Soviet-era war memorial in the former USSR.