Photographs of some of the best examples of Soviet modernism in the former USSR, plus a brief explanation of this genre of architecture.
Georgia Blog Posts
Laguna Vere Sports Centre
Laguna Vere Sports Centre in Tbilisi, Georgia. Also known as Leminsky Komsomol Central Water and Sports Complex. Soviet mosaic in the former USSR.
Vake Park War World War II Memorial
Vake Park World War II Memorial complex in Tbilisi, Georgia. Constructed between 1980 and 1985. Soviet war memorial in the former USSR.
Abandoned Georgia – the Composers’ House in Borjomi
Visiting the now abandoned Composers’ House in Borjomi, Georgia. The kind of artistic and intellectual retreat was typical in the former Soviet Union.
Expo Georgia Main Pavilion
The main pavilion of Expo Georgia (formerly VDNKH Exhibition Centre) in Tbilisi. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
District Court
Soviet-era relief on the outer wall of the District Court in Tskaltubo, a spa town near Kutaisi in central Georgia (Caucasus). Former USSR.
Wedding Palace
Wedding Palace (Palace of Rituals) in Tbilisi, Georgia. Completed in 1984. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Ortachala Fire Station
Firefighter mosaic on the side of Ortachala Fire Station in Tbilisi, Georgia. Completed in 1979. Artist G. Kervalishvili. Soviet artwork in the former USSR.
Tbilisi Circus
Tbilisi Circus in Georgia. Constructed between 1939 and 1940 in Stalinist Empire style. Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
In photos: Abandoned swimming pools
Of all the derelict places we find, abandoned swimming pools are some of the most alluring. Urban exploration at some of the world’s forsaken swimming pools
Former Auditorium of the Industrial Technical College
Former Auditorium of the Industrial Technical College in Tbilisi, Georgia. Completed in 1976. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Monument to Galaktion Tabidze
Monument to Galaktion Tabidze in Kutaisi, Georgia. Completed in 1990 by sculptor George Shkhvatsabaia. Soviet monument in the former USSR.