Diving for Pearls Monument at Resort Pitsunda, Abkhazia. Completed in 1969 by sculptor Irakly Alekseevich Ochiauri. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.
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Liberation Memorial
Liberation Memorial (T-34 Tank Monument) in Minsk, Belarus. Soviet-era Great Patriotic War (Second World War) memorial in the former USSR.
Monument to Vladimir Lenin
Monument to Vladimir Lenin in Grodno (Hrodna), Belarus. Completed in 1987 by sculptor Zaire Azgur. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.
Palace of the Republic
Palace of the Republic on October Square in Minsk, Belarus. Constructed between 1985 and 1997. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
“Science”
The impressive monumental panel entitled “Science” in Grodno (Hrodna), Belarus. Completed in 1975. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Republic Square Metro Station
Republic Square Metro Station in Yerevan, Armenia. Completed in 1981 by J. Torosyan and M. Minasyan. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Monument in Victory Park
An unknown monument in Victory Park in Gyumri, the second-largest city in Armenia. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.
Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex
Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex (also called Tsitsernakaberd) in Yerevan, Armenia. Completed in 1968. Soviet-era memorial in the former USSR.
Kinetic Fountain and Cascade
Kinetic Fountain and Cascade in Brăila, Romania. Completed in 1989 by sculptor Constantin Lucaci. Socialist-era sculpture in the former Eastern Bloc.
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.
“Evolutie”
A sculpture entitled “Evolutie” in Galați, Romania. Completed in 1976 by sculptor Bela Crisan. Modern art in the former Eastern Bloc.
“The Archer”
“The Archer” in Constanţa, Romania. Completed in 1961 by sculptor, Ion Jalea. Socialist-era sculpture in the former Eastern Bloc.