The building of Hockey Club Youth-Minsk in Minsk, Belarus. Completed in 1976. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
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National Library of Belarus
National Library of Belarus in Minsk. Completed in 2006 but designed in 1989. Modernist architecture in the former USSR.
Former Cafe ‘Lashkindar’
Former Cafe ‘Lashkindar’ in Tkvarcheli, a mining town in the de facto state of Abkhazia (Caucasus). Soviet-era artwork in former USSR.
Open Air Theatre, Resort Pitsunda
Open Air Theatre part of Resort Pitsunda (Seven Candles Resort) in Abkhazia. Completed in 1967. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR. ​
Former Medical Centre, Strategic Missile Forces and MVO Military Sanatorium
Former Medical Centre in Sukhumi, Abkhazia. Now abandoned. Stalinist Empire style, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Temur Maghradze Stadium
Semi-abandoned Temur Maghradze Stadium in Chiatura, Georgia (Caucasus). Completed in the 1960s. Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Monument to Shota Rustaveli
Monument to Shota Rustaveli in Chiatura, western Georgia (Caucasus). Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.
Post Office
Panel art on the side of the post office in Zugdidi, a town in western Georgia (Caucasus). Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Department Store
Panel art on the side of a department store in downtown Tbilisi, capital of Georgia (Caucasus). Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Palace of Culture
Palace of Culture in Chiatura, Georgia (Caucasus). Completed in 1967 in Stalinist Empire style. Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR
Former Pioneer Palace
The now-abandoned Pioneer Palace in Chiatura, Georgia. Completed in 1960. Stalinist Empire style, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Monument of 300 Aragveli
Monument of 300 Aragveli in Tbilisi, Georgia. Completed in 1959 by architect: A. Bakradze. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.