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Memorial to the Great Patriotic War

Memorial to the Great Patriotic War

Memorial to the Great Patriotic War in Brest, Belarus. Completed in 1965 by sculptor Moisey Altshuler. Soviet war memorial in the former USSR.

Monument to Galaktion Tabidze

Monument to Galaktion Tabidze

Monument to Galaktion Tabidze in Kutaisi, Georgia. Completed in 1990 by sculptor George Shkhvatsabaia. Soviet monument in the former USSR.

Central Post Office

Central Post Office

Central Post Office in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Completed in 1929 by architect A. Mordvinov. Constructivist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.

JaunÄ·emeri Rehabilitation Centre

JaunÄ·emeri Rehabilitation Centre

JaunÄ·emeri Rehabilitation Centre in JÅ«rmala, Latvia. Completed in 1967. Formerly Sanatorium JaunÄ·emeri. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.

Monument to Efrem Eshba

Monument to Efrem Eshba

Monument to Efrem Eshba in Sukhumi, Abkhazia. Completed in 1973 by sculptor Marina Eshba. Soviet monument in the former USSR.

Vilnius Funeral House Ritualas

Vilnius Funeral House Ritualas

Vilnius Funeral House RitualasLocation: Vilnius, LithuaniaCompleted: 1986Architect: Č. MazūrasAlternative name: Vilnius Ceremonial Services PalaceGenre: Modernist, Soviet architecture, former USSR Did you know?... We also have an Instagram account and Facebook page...

Hotel Aia

Hotel Aia

Hotel Aia in Tskaltubo, Georgia. Completed in 1985 and now home to IDPs. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.

Restaurant Mayak

Restaurant Mayak

Restaurant Mayak in Dnipro, Ukraine. Completed in 1979 by architect Elvina Davydova. Now abandoned. Brutalist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.

Daile Theatre

Daile Theatre

Daile Theatre in Riga, Latvia (Baltic States). Constructed between 1966 and 1976. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.

Kobuleti Central Park

Kobuleti Central Park

Mosaic fish, part of the fountain in Kobuleti Central Park in Georgia. Artist Ilia Pesvianidze. Soviet artwork in the former USSR.

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