Monument to the Liberators of Rēzekne in Latvia. Completed in 1974 by sculptors O. Silins and O. Kalejs. Soviet-era war memorial in the former USSR.
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Former Theatre
An abandoned theatre in war-torn Ochamchire, southern Abkhazia. Stalinist Empire style, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Former Pearl Hotel
Pearl Hotel in Ochamchire, in the south of the de facto state of Abkhazia. Abandoned, modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Resort Pitsunda
Sea-themed mosaic at Resort Pitsunda, Abkhazia. Completed in 1967 by lead artist, Zurab Tsereteli. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
T-34 Tank Memorial
T-34 Tank Memorial in Grodno (Hrodna), Belarus. Completed in 1968 by architect G. Fedoseenko. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.
East-1 Residential District
East-1 Residential District (Uschod microrayon) in Minsk, Belarus. Completed in 1966. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Culture Centre
Culture Centre in Visaginas, Lithuania. Completed in the 1970s. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Monument to the All-Union Leninist Young Communist League
Monument to the All-Union Leninist Young Communist League in Kaunas Location: Grūtas Park (Druskininkai), Lithuania Completed: 1979 Sculptor: Steponas Šarapovas Alternative name: Monument to the Kaunas Komsomol Genre: Soviet monument, former USSRThe All-Union Leninist...
Mother Armenia Complex
Mother Armenia Complex on the outskirts of Gyumri in northern Armenia. Completed in 1975. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.
Monument to Victims of the Great Patriotic War
Monument to Victims of the Great Patriotic War (World War II) in Sardarapat, Armenia. Completed in 1970. Soviet-era war memorial in the former USSR.
Monument to Vladimir Lenin
Monument to Vladimir Lenin in Kulob, a city on the Yakhsu River in central Tajikistan. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.
Apartment Building
A large and detailed mosaic on the side of an apartment building in Kulob, Tajikistan (Central Asia). Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.