October Theatre and Cinema in Zhytomyr, Ukraine in eastern Europe. Modernist design, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
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Kastrychnitskaya Metro Station
Kastrychnitskaya Metro Station in Minsk, Belarus. Completed in 1984. Alternative name: Kupalovskaya Metro Station. Soviet artwork in the former USSR.
Bus Stop “Hippodrome”
Bus Stop “Hippodrome” in Bzypta, Abkhazia. Completed in 1976. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Kyiv River Port Passenger Terminal
Kyiv River Port Passenger Terminal in Kyiv, Ukraine. Completed in 1961. Stalinist Empire style, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
‘Solidarity’ House of Fashion
‘Solidarity’ House of Fashion in Minsk, Belarus. Constructed between 1962 and 1967 and currently the location of KFC. Soviet relief in the former USSR.
Khmel’nitsky Regional Literary-Memorial Museum of Nikolai Ostrovsky
Khmel’nitsky Regional Literary-Memorial Museum of Nikolai Ostrovsky in Shepetivka, Ukraine. Constructed 1975 to 1979. Modernist, Soviet architecture.
Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports
Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports, Lithuania. Completed in 1971. Brutalist designed sports centre; Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Vilnius Palace of Culture, Entertainment and Sports
Vilnius Palace of Culture, Entertainment & Sports, Lithuania. Completed in 1982. Architect A. Mačiulis. Brutalist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
World Trade Centre Riga
World Trade Centre Riga, Latvia. Former name: Latvia’s Communist Party Central Committee. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine
Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine in Kyiv. Constructed between 1975 and 1989. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Palace of Children and Youth Creativity
Palace of Children and Youth Creativity in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Constucted 1985-1993. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Valgeranna Puhkekeskus
Valgeranna Holiday Resort in Parnu, Estonia. Formerly the sauna of Sanatorium of the Council of Ministers. Modernist Soviet architecture in the former USSR.