‘Forced crossing of the Dnieper’, part of the Museum of The History of Ukraine in World War II Memorial Complex in Kyiv. Soviet monument in the former USSR.
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Monument to Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan
Monument to Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan in Dnipro, a city in the eastern part of Ukraine. Completed in 1989. Soviet war memorial in the former USSR.
The Motherland Monument, Museum of The History of Ukraine in World War II Memorial Complex
The Motherland Monument, part of the Museum of The History of Ukraine in World War II Memorial Complex in Kyiv. Soviet monument 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.
Hungarian-Soviet Friendship Memorial
Hungarian-Soviet Friendship Memorial, part of Memento Park in Budapest, Hungary. Created in 1956. Communist monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
Memorial of the 50th anniversary of Soviet Armenia
Memorial of the 50th anniversary of Soviet Armenia in the capital city of Yerevan. Completed in 1967. Brutalist, Soviet memorial in the former USSR.
People’s Friendship Arch
People’s Friendship Arch in Kyiv, Ukraine. Formerly the Monument to the Reunification of Ukraine and Russia. Former USSR.
Monument to the Child Martyrs
Monument to the Child Martyrs in Łódź, Poland Completed in 1971 by sculptor Jadwiga Janus. Communist memorial in the former Eastern Bloc.
Mother Georgia
Mother Georgia in Tbilisi. Completed in 1958 by sculptor Elguja Amashukeli and also called Kartlis Deda. Soviet memorial in the former USSR.
Monument to Stepan Shahumyan
Monument to Stepan Shahumyan in Vanadzor, Armenia. Completed in 1967 by artist Rafik Boshyan. Soviet monument in the former USSR.
Monument ’For Peace and Friendship – Against Nuclear Weapons’
Monument ’For Peace and Friendship – Against Nuclear Weapons’ in Yaremche, Western Ukraine. Soviet monument in the former USSR.
Monument ‘Revolution Breaks Out’
Monument ‘Revolution Breaks Out’ in Tbilisi, Georgia. Completed in 1988 by sculptor Georgy Shkhvatsabaya. Soviet monument in the former USSR.