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Monument to Vladimir Lenin

Monument to Vladimir Lenin

Monument to Vladimir Lenin in Grūtas Park (Druskininkai), Lithuania. Completed in 1952 by sculptor N. Tomskis. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.

Monument to Alexander Tamanian

Monument to Alexander Tamanian

Monument to Alexander Tamanian in Yerevan, Armenia. Completed in 1974 by sculptor, Artashes Hovsepyan. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.

Teacher and Pupils Monument 

Teacher and Pupils Monument 

“Song and Writings” in Gorky (Central) Park in Gyumri, Armenia. Completed in the 1980s. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.

“Kolkheti”

“Kolkheti”

Panel entitled “Kolkheti” on the side of Green Market in Kutaisi, Georgia by artist Bernard Nebieridze. Soviet-era relief in the former USSR.

Sanatorium Medea

Sanatorium Medea

Sanatorium Medea in Tskaltubo, Georgia. Completed in 1962. Stalinist Empire style, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

Põhjarannik Resort Hotel

Põhjarannik Resort Hotel

Pohjarannik Resort Hotel in Narva-Jõesuu, Estonia. Completed in 1987 by M. Poduškin and S. Novikov. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

Monument to Vladimir Lenin

Monument to Vladimir Lenin

Monument to Vladimir Lenin in Narva, Estonia. Completed in 1957 by sculptor Olav Männi. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.

Friendship of Nations Monument

Friendship of Nations Monument

The Friendship of Nations Monument in Khobi, Georgia by sculptor Zurab Tsereteli. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.

Residential building

Residential building

Monumental mosaic on the side of a Residential building (former glass factory) in Kutaisi, Georgia. Soviet artwork in the former USSR.

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