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Monument to the Revolution

Monument to the Revolution

Spomenik: Monument to the Revolution in Grmeč, Bosnia & Herzegovina. Completed in 1979. Socialist-era monument in the former Yugoslavia.

Former Cable Car Station

Former Cable Car Station

Abandoned Cable Car Station in Yerevan, Armenia. Completed in 1962 by architect Baghdasar Arzumanyan. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

Ochamchire Railway Station

Ochamchire Railway Station

The now-abandoned Railway Station in Ochamchire, southern Abkhazia. Completed in 1940. Stalinist Empire style, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

Former Water Tower Rotating Restaurant

Former Water Tower Rotating Restaurant

Former Water Tower Rotating Restaurant in Brăila, Romania. Completed in the 1980s but now abandoned. Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.

Blue Iron Fountain

Blue Iron Fountain

Blue Iron Fountain in Gyumri, Armenia. Designed in the 1970s by Artur Tarkhanyan. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

Dnepropetrovsk Summer Circus

Dnepropetrovsk Summer Circus

Former Dnepropetrovsk (summer only) Circus in Dnipro, Ukraine. Completed in 1960 by architect Vladimir Zhukov. Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

Former Lower Cable Car Station

Former Lower Cable Car Station

Former Lower Cable Car Station in Chisinau, Moldova. Completed in 1981. Abandoned, modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

Former Swimming Pool

Former Swimming Pool

Large Soviet-style mosaic on the wall of an abandoned swimming pool in Lovech, Bulgaria. Socialist-era artwork in the former Eastern Bloc.

Former Summer Theatre

Former Summer Theatre

The now abandoned and derelict Summer Theatre in Shumen, Bulgaria. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.

Monument to Vladimir Lenin

Monument to Vladimir Lenin

Monument to Vladimir Lenin in the grounds of a former school in Bzypta, Abkhazia. Now abandoned. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.

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