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Brigantina Mosaic

Brigantina Mosaic

‘Brigantina’ Mosaic in Sukhumi, Abkhazia. Completed in 1970 by artist Givi Gergaya. Also known as ‘Red Rider’. Soviet artwork in the former USSR.

National Rehabilitation Centre Vaivari

National Rehabilitation Centre Vaivari

National Rehabilitation Centre Vaivari in Jurmala, Latvia. Former name: All-Union space research workers sanatorium. Soviet architecture in the former USSR.

Pirita Top Spa Hotel

Pirita Top Spa Hotel

Pirita Top Spa Hotel in Tallinn, Estonia. Constructed: 1975-1980. Former name: Hotel Sport. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.

Sardarapat Memorial

Sardarapat Memorial

Sardarapat Memorial in Araks, Armenia near Yerevan. Completed in 1968. Soviet memorial, in the former USSR. Architecture in the Caucasus.

Palace of Culture Dneprospetsstal

Palace of Culture Dneprospetsstal

Palace of Culture Dneprospetsstal in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Constructed 1969-1977. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.

1980 Olympic (Misha) mosaic

1980 Olympic (Misha) mosaic

1980 Olympic (Misha) mosaic in Osh, Kyrgyzstan. Created in the late 1970s to celebrate the Olympic mascot, Misha. Soviet artwork in the former USSR.

Palace of Weddings

Palace of Weddings

Palace of Weddings in Vilnius, Lithuania. Constructed between 1968 and 1974. Alternative name: Palace of Marriage. Brutalist, Soviet architecture.

Palace of Pioneers

Palace of Pioneers

Palace of Pioneers in Dnipro, Ukraine. Completed in 1990. Alternative name: Palace of Children and Youth. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.

Isani Metro Station

Isani Metro Station

Isani Metro Station in Tbilisi, Georgia, Caucasus. Completed in 1971. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

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