Monument to the Dead in the Fatherland War in Dobrich, Bulgaria. Completed in 1964 by Georgi Stoilov. Socialist-era war memorial in the former Eastern Bloc.
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New Yorker Store
New Yorker Store (formerly Valentina Fashion House) in Varna, Bulgaria. Completed in 1977. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Shumen Centre
Shumen Centre in the centrally located Bulgarian city of Shumen. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Abandoned Bulgaria: The former summer villa of Pencho Semov, Bulgaria’s “Rockefeller”
Abandoned Bulgaria: urban exploration at an abandoned villa, and the story behind the former summer villa of Pencho Semov, Bulgaria’s “Rockefeller”.
Communist monuments in Bulgaria – Striking communist-era monuments and memorials
A photo essay featuring twenty-five of the most impressive communist monuments and memorials in Bulgaria.
Monument “Dobrotitsa”
Monument “Dobrotitsa” in Dobrich, Bulgaria. Completed in 1971 by sculptor Sekul Krumov. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
Arc of Liberty Monument
Arc of Liberty Monument on top of Beklemeto Pass in Bulgaria. Completed in 1980. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
Monument to the Bulgarian Communist Party
Monument to the Bulgarian Communist Party in Krân, central Bulgaria. Completed in 1973. Socialist monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
In photos: Twenty-five examples of Soviet mosaics in the former USSR
Photographs of some of our favourite examples of Soviet mosaics in the former USSR. These mosaics are perfect examples of art in post-Soviet states.
Pleven Panorama
Pleven Panorama in Bulgaria. Completed in 1977. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Monument to the Partisans
Monument to the Partisans in Balvan, north-central Bulgaria. Completed in 1964. Socialist-era war memorial in the former Eastern Bloc.
House of Culture “Probuda 1869”
House of Culture “Probuda 1869” in Maglizh, Bulgaria. Completed 1973. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.