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Post Office

Post Office

Panel art on the side of the post office in Zugdidi, a town in western Georgia (Caucasus). Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.

Palace of Culture

Palace of Culture

Palace of Culture in Chiatura, Georgia (Caucasus). Completed in 1967 in Stalinist Empire style. Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR

Former Pioneer Palace

Former Pioneer Palace

The now-abandoned Pioneer Palace in Chiatura, Georgia. Completed in 1960. Stalinist Empire style, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

Palace of Culture

Palace of Culture

Palace of Culture in Khobi, Georgia (Caucasus). Artwork by Zurab Tsereteli. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

Tbilisi Concert Hall

Tbilisi Concert Hall

Tbilisi Concert Hall in Georgia. Completed in 1971. Lead architect Ivane Chkhenkeli. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

Russian Drama Theatre

Russian Drama Theatre

Russian Drama Theatre in Sukhumi, capital of the de facto state of Abkhazia. Completed in 1981. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

Unknown Hotel

Unknown Hotel

A now-abandoned hotel in Novy Afon, Abkhazia (part of the Caucasus). Originally built in 1977. Brutalist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

Riga Furniture House

Riga Furniture House

Riga Furniture House in Latvia. Completed in 1980 by architects Raimija Lubovich and Sergey Lubovich. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

Former Military Housing

Former Military Housing

A now-abandoned Military Housing Unit in Irbene, Latvia. Completed in the early 1970s. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

International Exhibition Centre MoldExpo (Pavilion Number 8)

International Exhibition Centre MoldExpo (Pavilion Number 8)

International Exhibition Centre MoldExpo (Pavilion Number 8)​ Location: Chisinau, Moldova Completed: Year built not known  Architect: Not known  Former name: Republican Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy Genre: Modernist, Soviet architecture, former...

Dnieper Hydroelectric Station

Dnieper Hydroelectric Station

Dnieper Hydroelectric Station in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Completed in 1932. Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

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