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Monument to the Dead Soldiers

Monument to the Dead Soldiers

Monument to the Dead Soldiers in Shepetivka, Ukraine. Also called the Alley of Glory. Soviet-era war memorial in the former USSR.

Kindergarten

Kindergarten

One of a series of mosaic on the exterior walls of a kindergarten school in Cahul, Moldova. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.

State Tax Service

State Tax Service

Building of the State Tax Service (Fiscal Authority of the Republic of Moldova) in Chisinau, Moldova. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

Wedding Palace

Wedding Palace

Wedding Palace in the historic northern city of Berdychiv, Ukraine. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

Dnepropetrovsk Summer Circus

Dnepropetrovsk Summer Circus

Former Dnepropetrovsk (summer only) Circus in Dnipro, Ukraine. Completed in 1960 by architect Vladimir Zhukov. Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

Monument to Vladimir Lenin

Monument to Vladimir Lenin

A large Monument to Vladimir Lenin​ in Anenii Noi, a small city in east-central Moldova. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.

“Winds-Waves”, House of Writers

“Winds-Waves”, House of Writers

Mosaic entitled “Winds-Waves” on the side of the House of Writers in Chisinau, Moldova. Completed in 1974 by Aurel David. Soviet artwork in the former USSR.

Apartment Building ”Tashkent”

Apartment Building ”Tashkent”

Mosaic-decorated apartment building called ”Tashkent” in Chisinau, Moldova. Completed in 1977. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

TeleRadio-Moldova

TeleRadio-Moldova

Sculpture outside TeleRadio-Moldova (National Public Broadcasting Institution Company) in Chisinau, Moldova. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.

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