Palace Ukraine in Kyiv. Completed 1970 by architects Y. Marynchenko, P. Zhylytsky and I.Vainer. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
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Derzhprom Metro Station
Derzhprom Metro Station in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Completed in 1995. Architects I. Karpenko and V. Spivachuk. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Monument to the Great Patriotic War
Monument to the Great Patriotic War (World War II) in Gyumri, Armenia. Completed in the 1980s. Soviet war memorial in the former USSR.
Chernihiv River Port
River Port in Chernihiv, a medium-sized city in the far north of Ukraine. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Peace Dove Mosaic
Mosaic depicting a peace dove on the side of Mitana Factory in Tbilisi, Georgia (Caucasus). Soviet era artwork in the former USSR.
Puppet Theatre Lukhtak
Puppet Theatre Lukhtak in Dushanbe, Tajikistan (Central Asia). Completed in 1985. Mosaic-covered Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Planetarium of Vilnius University
Planetarium of Vilnius University in Lithuania. Completed in 1989 by architect Robert Stasėnas. Modernist, Soviet architecture in former USSR.
Monument to the Great Patriotic War
Monument to the Great Patriotic War in Dilijan, Armenia. Completed in 1975 by sculptors K. Vatinyan and S. Mehrabyan. Soviet memorial in the former USSR.
Expocenter of Ukraine (Pavilion 7/Mechanical Engineering and Instrumentation)
Expocenter of Ukraine (Pavilion 7) in Kyiv, Ukraine. Completed in 1958. Stalinist Empire style, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Mother Georgia
Mother Georgia in Tbilisi. Completed in 1958 by sculptor Elguja Amashukeli and also called Kartlis Deda. Soviet memorial in the former USSR.
Hospital MSCH-5
Hospital MSCH-5 in Slavutych, Ukraine. Alternative name Medical Clinic No.5. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Electricity Company
Electricity Company headquarters in Zhytomyr, Ukraine featuring a large clock above the entrance. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.