Unfinished auditorium, part of the Lviv Oblast State Tax Department, Ukraine. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
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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
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
Building of the State Tax Service (Fiscal Authority of the Republic of Moldova) in Chisinau, Moldova. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Memorial to the Great Patriotic War
Memorial to the Great Patriotic War (World War II) in Rakhiv, a city in western Ukraine. Soviet-era war memorial in the former USSR.
Wedding Palace
Wedding Palace in the historic northern city of Berdychiv, Ukraine. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
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.
“Peace, Science, Labor, Creativity, Art”, Mazda Centre
Mosaic “Peace, Science, Labor, Creativity, Art” on the side of the Mazda Centre in Chisinau, Moldova. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
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
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”
Mosaic-decorated apartment building called ”Tashkent” in Chisinau, Moldova. Completed in 1977. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
TeleRadio-Moldova
Sculpture outside TeleRadio-Moldova (National Public Broadcasting Institution Company) in Chisinau, Moldova. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.