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Monument to the Miner

Monument to the Miner

Monument to the Miner in Tkvarcheli, Abkhazia, a de facto republic nested between Georgia and Russia. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.

Monument to Vladimir Lenin

Monument to Vladimir Lenin

Monument to Vladimir Lenin in Cholpon-Ata on the nothern shores of Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.

Monument to Vladimir Lenin

Monument to Vladimir Lenin

Monument to Vladimir Lenin in the Comrat, capital of the autonomous region of Moldova known as Gagauzia. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.

Monument “The Anthem for Work”

Monument “The Anthem for Work”

Monument “The Anthem for Work” in Elektrėnai, Lithuania. Completed in 1975. Modernist, Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.

Monument to Yuri Gagarin

Monument to Yuri Gagarin

Monument to Yuri Gagarin in Tiraspol Transnistria. Completed in 1977 by sculptor V. Dyuzhev. Soviet monument in the former USSR.

Monument to Vladimir Lenin

Monument to Vladimir Lenin

Monument to Vladimir Lenin in Bendery (Bender), Transnistria. Completed in 1951 by V. Mednek and S. Merkulov. Soviet monument in the former USSR.

Monument to Vladimir Lenin

Monument to Vladimir Lenin

Monument to Vladimir Lenin in Brest, Belarus. Erected in 1958 by sculptor Mikhail Lastochkin. Soviet monument in the former USSR.

Monument to the Unknown Soldier

Monument to the Unknown Soldier

Monument to the Unknown Soldier in Sukhumi, Abkhazia. Created in 1965, damaged 1992-93 and restored in 1995. Soviet war memorial in the former USSR.

Monument to Warriors-Aviators

Monument to Warriors-Aviators

Monument to Warriors-Aviators in Tiraspol, Transnistria. Completed in 1975. Architects Y. G. Druzhinin and K. Ryzhenko. Soviet monument in the former USSR.

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