Central Market on the banks of the Qvirila River in Chiatura (Caucasus), Georgia. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
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Decorative Panel
Decorative Panel on the side of an administrative building in Borjomi, Georgia. Soviet-era relief in the former USSR.
Deda Ena (Mother Tongue) Statue
Deda Ena (Mother Tongue) Statue in Tbilisi, Georgia (Caucasus). Constructed between 1981 and 1983. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.
Former Cable Car Station ‘Abashidze’
Former Cable Car Station ‘Abashidze’ in Chiatura, Georgia. Completed in 1990. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Palace of Culture
Palace of Culture in Khobi, Georgia (Caucasus). Artwork by Zurab Tsereteli. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Decorative Facade
A mosaic titled “Sunrise on Nisatskaro” on the main street in Borjomi, a spa town in Georgia. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Tbilisi Concert Hall
Tbilisi Concert Hall in Georgia. Completed in 1971. Lead architect Ivane Chkhenkeli. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Russian Drama Theatre
Russian Drama Theatre in Sukhumi, capital of the de facto state of Abkhazia. Completed in 1981. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Monument to the Fallen in the Great Patriotic War
Monument to the Fallen in the Great Patriotic War (WWII) in the Black Sea Coast resort town of Gagra, Abkhazia. Soviet-era war memorial in the former USSR.
Unknown Hotel
A now-abandoned hotel in Novy Afon, Abkhazia (part of the Caucasus). Originally built in 1977. Brutalist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Riga Furniture House
Riga Furniture House in Latvia. Completed in 1980 by architects Raimija Lubovich and Sergey Lubovich. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Former Military Housing
A now-abandoned Military Housing Unit in Irbene, Latvia. Completed in the early 1970s. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.