Mother Armenia in Yerevan. Completed in 1967 by Rafael Israelyan (architect) and Ara Harutyunyan (sculptor). Soviet monument in the former USSR.
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Amra Pier
Amra Pier in Sukhumi, capital of the de facto republic of Abkhazia. Stalinist Empire style, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Laguna Vere Sports Centre
Laguna Vere Sports Centre in Tbilisi, Georgia. Also known as Leminsky Komsomol Central Water and Sports Complex. Soviet mosaic in the former USSR.
Maarjamäe Memorial
Maarjamäe Memorial in Tallinn, Estonia. Completed in 1975 by A. Murdmaa (architect) and M. Varik (sculptor). Soviet war memorial in the former USSR.
Hotel Pušynas
Hotel PušynasLocation: Druskininkai, LithuaniaCompleted: 1982Architects: R. Šilinskas and N. KėvišasFormer name: Sūrutis SanatoriumGenre: Modernist, Soviet architecture, former Soviet Union Did you know?... We also have an Instagram account and Facebook page that are...
Vardan Ajemyan Drama Theatre
Vardan Ajemyan Drama Theatre in Gyumri Armenia. Completed in 1974. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Guguță Cafe
The former Guguță Cafe in Chisinau, Moldova. Completed in 1967 and redesigned in 1976. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Mosaic of V.I. Lenin, Strategic Missile Forces and MVO Military Sanatorium
Mosaic of V.I. Lenin, near the entrance of the Strategic Missile Forces and MVO Military Sanatorium in Sukhumi, Abkhazia. Soviet artwork in the former USSR.
‘Feat’, Memorial of Glory
‘Feat’, part of the Memorial of Glory inside Panfilov Park in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Completed in 1975. Soviet war monument in the former USSR.
Memorial to the Great Patriotic War
Memorial to the Great Patriotic War (World War II) in Daugavpils, Latvia. Inaugurated in 1969. Soviet war memorial in the former USSR.
Wedding Palace
Wedding Palace in Chernihiv, Ukraine. Completed 1988 by architect Vyacheslav Pavlyukov. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Vake Park War World War II Memorial
Vake Park World War II Memorial complex in Tbilisi, Georgia. Constructed between 1980 and 1985. Soviet war memorial in the former USSR.