Spomenik: Monument to Edvard Kardelj in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Completed in 1981 by sculptor, Drago Tršar. Socialist-era monument in the former Yugoslavia.
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Triglav Insurance Company Building
The building of Triglav Insurance Company in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
Kindergarten
One of a series of mosaic on the exterior walls of a kindergarten school in Cahul, Moldova. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
State Tax Service
Building of the State Tax Service (Fiscal Authority of the Republic of Moldova) in Chisinau, Moldova. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Memorial to the Great Patriotic War
Memorial to the Great Patriotic War (World War II) in Rakhiv, a city in western Ukraine. Soviet-era war memorial in the former USSR.
Wedding Palace
Wedding Palace in the historic northern city of Berdychiv, Ukraine. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Expocenter of Ukraine (Pavilion 23/Science)
Expocenter of Ukraine (Pavilion 23) in Kyiv, Ukraine. Completed in 1958. Stalinist Empire style, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
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.
“Peace, Science, Labor, Creativity, Art”, Mazda Centre
Mosaic “Peace, Science, Labor, Creativity, Art” on the side of the Mazda Centre in Chisinau, Moldova. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Monument to Vladimir Lenin
A large Monument to Vladimir Lenin in Anenii Noi, a small city in east-central Moldova. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.
Monument ‘The Defence of Kavarna’
Monument ‘The Defence of Kavarna’ in the Black Sea coastal town of Kavarna, Bulgaria. Socialist-era sculpture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Pantheon of the Immortality
Memorial Complex to the Fighters Against Fascism and Capitalism in Razgrad, Bulgaria. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.