by Mark | October 22, 2022 | Abkhazia
Soviet bus stops and abandoned places in Northern Abkhazia We were travelling by marshrutka (fixed route minivan) between Sukhumi, the capital of the breakaway republic of Abkhazia, and the Black Sea resort town of Gagra. Just before the junction for Pitsunda, another...
by Mark | October 19, 2022 | Armenia
Visiting the abandoned Young Pioneer Camp in Spitak – the forgotten Soviet-era children’s camp Very little historical information is available online about the long-abandoned Young Pioneer Camp located on the edge of Spitak in northwest Armenia. I find...
by Mark | September 30, 2022 | Armenia
And other remnants from Jermuk’s Soviet past (with a map of locations) The mountain spa town of Jermuk, 170km southeast of Yerevan, has been on our ‘must-visit’ list for a few years. Not because we wanted to sample the town’s famous mineral water (nice when drunk from...
by Mark | September 27, 2022 | Architectonic
Monument to Nikol Duman Location: Jermuk, Armenia Completed: Late 1980searly 1990s Sculptor: Hovhannes Muradyan Alternative name: Heroes Alley Genre: Soviet monument, former USSR Nikol Duman (1867-1914) was an Armenian fedayi, a band of irregular fighters who were...
by Mark | September 26, 2022 | Architectonic
Monument to the 50th Anniversary of the October Revolution Location: Jermuk, Armenia Completed: 1967 Designer: Not known Alternative name: October 50 Genre: Soviet monument, former USSR VIEW ALL ARCHITECTONIC POSTS Did you know?… We also have an Instagram...
by Mark | September 26, 2022 | Architectonic
Former Palace of Culture Location: Jermuk, Armenia Constructed: 1969-1986 Architect: Martin Mikayelyan Genre: Modernist, Soviet architecture, former USSR VIEW ALL ARCHITECTONIC POSTS Did you know?… We also have an Instagram account and Facebook page that are...
