‘The First Swallows’ in Vilnius, Lithuania. Completed in 1964 by sculptor Juozas Mikėnas. Soviet memorial in the former USSR.
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Dubno College of Culture and Arts
Dubno College of Culture and Arts in Dubno, a small city in western Ukraine. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Nor Arabkir Memorial Complex
Nor Arabkir Memorial Complex in Yerevan, Armenia. Completed in 1985 by sculptor G. Ghambarian. Soviet war memorial in the former USSR.
Monument to Vladimir Lenin
Monument to V.I. Lenin in Osh, Kyrgyzstan. Sculptor N.V. Tomsky. Completed in 1975. Soviet monument in the former USSR.
Monument to the Battle of Bash-Aparan
Monument to the Battle of Bash-Aparan in Armenia. Completed in 1979 by architect Rafael Israelyan. Soviet monument in the former USSR.
Expo Georgia Main Pavilion
The main pavilion of Expo Georgia (formerly VDNKH Exhibition Centre) in Tbilisi. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
District Court
Soviet-era relief on the outer wall of the District Court in Tskaltubo, a spa town near Kutaisi in central Georgia (Caucasus). Former USSR.
Kurzal Restaurant, Resort Pitsunda
Kurzal Restaurant (Resort Hall) at Resort Pitsunda in Pitsunda, Abkhazia. Alternative name: Resort of all-Union and Seven Candles Resort.
Wedding Palace
Wedding Palace (Palace of Rituals) in Tbilisi, Georgia. Completed in 1984. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Ortachala Fire Station
Firefighter mosaic on the side of Ortachala Fire Station in Tbilisi, Georgia. Completed in 1979. Artist G. Kervalishvili. Soviet artwork in the former USSR.
Dubensky District House of Culture
Dubensky District House of Culture in Dubno, a small city in western Ukraine. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Monument to the victims of World War II
Monument to the victims of World War II in Audriņi Latvia. Completed in 1973. Soviet war memorial in the former USSR.