Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria in Sofia. Completed in 1981 and demolished in 2017. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
Communist-era monument Blog Posts
‘Forced crossing of the Dnieper’, Museum of The History of Ukraine in World War II Memorial Complex
‘Forced crossing of the Dnieper’, part of the Museum of The History of Ukraine in World War II Memorial Complex in Kyiv. Soviet monument in the former USSR.
The Motherland Monument, Museum of The History of Ukraine in World War II Memorial Complex
The Motherland Monument, part of the Museum of The History of Ukraine in World War II Memorial Complex in Kyiv. Soviet monument in the former USSR.
Hungarian-Soviet Friendship Memorial
Hungarian-Soviet Friendship Memorial, part of Memento Park in Budapest, Hungary. Created in 1956. Communist monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
People’s Friendship Arch
People’s Friendship Arch in Kyiv, Ukraine. Formerly the Monument to the Reunification of Ukraine and Russia. Former USSR.
Monument to the Child Martyrs
Monument to the Child Martyrs in Łódź, Poland Completed in 1971 by sculptor Jadwiga Janus. Communist memorial in the former Eastern Bloc.
Warsaw Uprising Monument
Warsaw Uprising Monument in Poland. Completed in 1989 by Jacek Budyn and Wincenty Kućma. Communist monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
Workers’ Movement Memorial
Workers’ Movement Memorial, part of Memento Park in Budapest, Hungary. Created in 1976 by Kiss István. Communist monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
Republic of Councils Monument
The Republic of Councils Monument in Budapest, Hungary. Completed in 1969. Alternative name: Memento Park. Communist monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
Mother Albania
Mother Albania in Tirana. Created in 1971 by sculptors Kristaq Rama, Muntaz Dhrami and Shaban Hadërri. Communist monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
Monument to the 1923 September Uprising
Monument to the 1923 September Uprising in Krân, Bulgaria. Completed in 1973. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
Buzludzha Monument
Buzludzha Monument near Shipka Pass in Bulgaria. Completed 1981 by architect Georgi Stoilov. Brutalist, Socialist architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.