1980 Olympic (Misha) mosaic in Osh, Kyrgyzstan. Created in the late 1970s to celebrate the Olympic mascot, Misha. Soviet artwork in the former USSR.
Soviet-era architecture Blog Posts
Palace of Weddings
Palace of Weddings in Vilnius, Lithuania. Constructed between 1968 and 1974. Alternative name: Palace of Marriage. Brutalist, Soviet architecture.
Palace of Pioneers
Palace of Pioneers in Dnipro, Ukraine. Completed in 1990. Alternative name: Palace of Children and Youth. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Isani Metro Station
Isani Metro Station in Tbilisi, Georgia, Caucasus. Completed in 1971. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Central Department Store
Central Department Store in Vanadzor, Armenia. Completed in 1972. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
State Tajikistan Circus
State Tajikistan Circus in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Central Asia. Completed in 1976; Modernist style, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Bath House number 8
Bath House number 8 in Tskaltubo, Georgia Completed in 1959 and now abandoned. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Transnistria Parliament
Transnistria Parliament building in Tiraspol. Completed 1987 by architect A.V. Norolsky. Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Kosmos IMAX
Kosmos IMAX in Tallinn, Estonia. Former name: Cinema Kosmos, constructed from 1959-1964. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Kharkiv State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after N. Lysenko
Kharkiv State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after N. Lysenko in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Brutalist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Sokhumi Railway Station
Sokhumi Railway Station in Sukhumi, Abkhazia. Stalinist Empire style, Soviet architecture in the former USSR, completed in 1951.
Eshera Sports Complex
Eshera Sports Complex in Abkhazia. Also known as the Central Olympic Base of the USSR. Brutalist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.