Welcome Sign at the entrance to Resort Pitsunda, Abkhazia. Also called Resort of all-Union or Seven Candles Resort. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
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Ochamchire Railway Station
The now-abandoned Railway Station in Ochamchire, southern Abkhazia. Completed in 1940. Stalinist Empire style, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Diving for Pearls Monument, Resort Pitsunda
Diving for Pearls Monument at Resort Pitsunda, Abkhazia. Completed in 1969 by sculptor Irakly Alekseevich Ochiauri. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.
Liberation Memorial
Liberation Memorial (T-34 Tank Monument) in Minsk, Belarus. Soviet-era Great Patriotic War (Second World War) memorial in the former USSR.
Monument to Vladimir Lenin
Monument to Vladimir Lenin in Grodno (Hrodna), Belarus. Completed in 1987 by sculptor Zaire Azgur. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.
Palace of the Republic
Palace of the Republic on October Square in Minsk, Belarus. Constructed between 1985 and 1997. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
“Science”
The impressive monumental panel entitled “Science” in Grodno (Hrodna), Belarus. Completed in 1975. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Republic Square Metro Station
Republic Square Metro Station in Yerevan, Armenia. Completed in 1981 by J. Torosyan and M. Minasyan. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Monument in Victory Park
An unknown monument in Victory Park in Gyumri, the second-largest city in Armenia. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.
Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex
Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex (also called Tsitsernakaberd) in Yerevan, Armenia. Completed in 1968. Soviet-era memorial in the former USSR.
Chisinau Railway Station
Stalinist Empire-style railway station in Chisinau, Moldova. Completed in 1948. Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
“Taming the Fire”, S.A. Termocom
Mosaic entitled “Taming the Fire”, above the front entrance of the S.A. Termocom building in Chisinau, Moldova. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.