Brutalist-style apartment building in Borjomi, a resort town in south-central Georgia. Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
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Republican Centre for Geodesics and Cartography
Institute of Geodesy and Cartography (former Institute ArmGIIGIS) in Yerevan, Armenia. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Monument to the 50th Anniversary of Soviet Armenia
Monument to the 50th Anniversary of Soviet Armenia in the small town of Dilijan. Completed in 1970. Soviet monument in the former USSR.
Monument to the Unknown Soldier
Monument to the Unknown Soldier in Sukhumi, Abkhazia. Created in 1965, damaged 1992-93 and restored in 1995. Soviet war memorial in the former USSR.
In photos: Twenty-five examples of Soviet mosaics in the former USSRÂ
Photographs of some of our favourite examples of Soviet mosaics in the former USSR. These mosaics are perfect examples of art in post-Soviet states.Â
Russo Georgian Friendship Monument
Russian-Georgian Friendship Monument in Gudauri (Georgian Military Road) in Georgia. Completed in 1983. Soviet monument in the former USSR.
Monument to Textile Factory WorkersÂ
Monument to Textile Factory Workers in Gyumri, Armenia. Completed in 1964 by sculptor Tereza Mirzoyan. Soviet monument in the former USSR.
Ortachala Bus Station
Ortachala (Central) Bus Station in Tbilisi, Georgia. Completed in 1973. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Bus Stop
Mosaic-cover bus stop by the coast in Ochamchire in the de facto republic of Abkhazia. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Kond Pedestrian Tunnel
Kond Pedestrian Tunnel in Yerevan, Armenia Completed in 1936 by architect Alexander Tamanyan. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Ameriabank CJSC
Ameriabank CJSC in Dilijan, Armenia. Completed in the 1970s. Formerly the QaghSovet buidling. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
House of Culture
Soviet-era relief on the outer wall of the House of Culture in Pitsunda, a resort town on the Black Sea Coast in Abkhazia. Former USSR.