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Monument to the Fallen Fighters

Monument to the Fallen Fighters

Spomenik: Monument to the Fallen Fighters in Spodnje Škofije, Slovenia. Completed in 1985. Socialist-era monument in the former Yugoslavia

Monument to Women and Anti-fascism

Monument to Women and Anti-fascism

Spomenik: Monument to Women and Anti-fascism in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Completed in 1959. Socialist-era monument in the former Yugoslavia.

Apartment Building

Apartment Building

Public service announcement near the main entrance of an apartment building in Chisinau, Moldova. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.

Linella Express

Linella Express

Linella Express mosaic (former Electrical Appliance Store) in Chisinau, Moldova. Completed in 1968. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.

Welcome Sign,  Resort Pitsunda

Welcome Sign, Resort Pitsunda

Welcome Sign at the entrance to Resort Pitsunda, Abkhazia. Also called Resort of all-Union or Seven Candles Resort. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.

Ochamchire Railway Station

Ochamchire Railway Station

The now-abandoned Railway Station in Ochamchire, southern Abkhazia. Completed in 1940. Stalinist Empire style, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

Liberation Memorial

Liberation Memorial

Liberation Memorial (T-34 Tank Monument) in Minsk, Belarus. Soviet-era Great Patriotic War (Second World War) memorial in the former USSR.

Monument to Vladimir Lenin

Monument to Vladimir Lenin

Monument to Vladimir Lenin in Grodno (Hrodna), Belarus. Completed in 1987 by sculptor Zaire Azgur. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.

Palace of the Republic

Palace of the Republic

Palace of the Republic on October Square in Minsk, Belarus. Constructed between 1985 and 1997. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

“Science”

“Science”

The impressive monumental panel entitled “Science” in Grodno (Hrodna), Belarus. Completed in 1975. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.

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