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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.

Administrative Building

Administrative Building

Soviet-era sculpture and bas relief at the front of an administrative building in Vanadzor, Armenia. Completed in the 1970s. Former USSR.

Teacher and Pupils Monument 

Teacher and Pupils Monument 

Monument to Song and Writings in Gorky (Central) Park in Gyumri, Armenia. Completed in the 1980s. Soviet-era monument 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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