‘Trumpeting Glory’, part of the Memorial of Glory inside Panfilov Park in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Completed in 1975. Soviet war monument in the former USSR.
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Apartment Building
Brutalist-style apartment building in Borjomi, a resort town in south-central Georgia. Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Olympic Yachting Centre
Olympic Yachting Centre on the outskirts of Tallinn, Estonia. Constructed between 1975 and 1980. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Hara Submarine Base
Image of a sailor inside the now-abandoned Hara Submarine Base in Estonia. Constructed between 1956 and 1957. Soviet artwork in the former USSR.
Monument to Vladimir Lenin
Monument to Vladimir Lenin in Brest, Belarus. Erected in 1958 by sculptor Mikhail Lastochkin. Soviet monument in the former USSR.
Republican Centre for Geodesics and Cartography
Institute of Geodesy and Cartography (former Institute ArmGIIGIS) in Yerevan, Armenia. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Monument to the 50th Anniversary of Soviet Armenia
Monument to the 50th Anniversary of Soviet Armenia in the small town of Dilijan. Completed in 1970. Soviet monument in the former USSR.
Monument to the Unknown Soldier
Monument to the Unknown Soldier in Sukhumi, Abkhazia. Created in 1965, damaged 1992-93 and restored in 1995. Soviet war memorial in the former USSR.
Central Library of Bender
Central Library of Bender near the centre of Bendery in Transnistria. Completed in 1982. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Monument to the Soviet Collective Farmers
Monument to the Soviet Collective Farmers in Sucleia, Transnistria. Also known as “Glory to Labor”. Soviet monument in the former USSR.
Monument to Warriors-Aviators
Monument to Warriors-Aviators in Tiraspol, Transnistria. Completed in 1975. Architects Y. G. Druzhinin and K. Ryzhenko. Soviet monument in the former USSR.
In photos: Twenty-five examples of Soviet mosaics in the former USSR
Photographs of some of our favourite examples of Soviet mosaics in the former USSR. These mosaics are perfect examples of art in post-Soviet states.