Panel art on the PJSC Ukrtelecom building in Zhytomyr, Ukraine depicting the the achievements of the USSR in space exploration. Soviet artwork, former USSR.
architectonic Blog Posts
Pioneers Palace
Pioneers Palace (Palace of Children and Youth) in Kyiv, Ukraine. Constructed between 1962 and 1965. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Mausoleum of Struggle and Victory
Spomenik: Mausoleum of Struggle and Victory in Cacak, Serbia. Completed in 1980 by Bogdan Bogdanović. Socialist-era monument in the former Yugoslavia.
Monument to the Revolution
Spomenik: Monument to the Revolution in Leskovac, Serbia. Completed in 1971 by Bogdan Bogdanović. Socialist-era monument in the former Yugoslavia.
Monument to the National Liberation War
Spomenik: Monument to the National Liberation War on the outskirts of the small town of Majdanpek, Serbia. Socialist-era monument in the former Yugoslavia.
Palace of the Republic
Palace of the Republic in Chisinau, Moldova. Completed in 1984. Formerly Friendship Hall. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Fountain, Culture Palace of Railway Workers
Fountain outside the Culture Palace of Railway Workers in Chisinau, Moldova. Completed in 1985. Soviet-era sculpture in the former USSR.
Monument to the Defenders of Cahul
Monument to the Defenders of Cahul in Cahul, Moldova. Also known as the Eternal Flame Soviet-era war memorial in the former USSR.
Monument to the Miner
Monument to the Miner in Tkvarcheli, Abkhazia, a de facto republic nested between Georgia and Russia. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.
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.
“Song about Georgia”, Resort Pitsunda
“Song about Georgia” inside the Kurzal Restaurant at Resort Pitsunda, Abkhazia. Also called “Song of Tbilisi”. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Fraternal Barrow Memorial Complex
Fraternal Barrow Memorial Complex in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Completed in 1974. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.