Large mosaic above the library at Karakalpak State University in Nukus, Uzbekistan. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Central Asia Blog Posts
National Circus of Tashkent
National Circus of Tashkent in Uzbekistan, Central Asia. Completed in 1976. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Cinema Palace named after Alisher Navoi
Cinema Palace named after Alisher Navoi in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Completed in 1964. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Monument to Vladimir Lenin
Monument to Vladimir Lenin in Kulob, a city on the Yakhsu River in central Tajikistan. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.
Apartment Building
A large and detailed mosaic on the side of an apartment building in Kulob, Tajikistan (Central Asia). Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Eternal Flame Memorial
Eternal Flame Memorial inside Enenin Koz Zhashy Park in Osh, southern Kyrgyzstan. Soviet-era war memorial in the former USSR.
“V.I. Lenin”
Mosaic of V.I. Lenin in Kulob, Tajikistan. Completed in 1984 by artists L. Gadjiev and S. Sharipov. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Town Hall
Town Hall (Osh Oblast Administration) in the southern city of Osh, Kyrgyzstan. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Monument to Vladimir Lenin
Monument to Vladimir Lenin in Cholpon-Ata on the nothern shores of Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.
Naryn Restaurant
Former Naryn Restaurant in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Completed in 1987 and demolished in 2017. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Children’s Park
Mosaic encrusted Children’s Park in Dushanbe, Tajikistan (Central Asia). Completed in the 1980s. Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Residential Buildings Republic Square
Residential buildings on Republic Square in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Completed in 1978. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.