Monument to the Defenders of Cahul in Cahul, Moldova. Also known as the Eternal Flame Soviet-era war memorial in the former USSR.
Architectonic Blog Posts
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 in the grounds of a former school in Bzypta, Abkhazia. Now abandoned. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.
“Song about Georgia”, Resort Pitsunda
“Song about Georgia” inside the Kurzal Restaurant at Resort Pitsunda, Abkhazia. Also called “Song of Tbilisi”. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Fraternal Barrow Memorial Complex
Fraternal Barrow Memorial Complex in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Completed in 1974. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
Hotel Bulgaria
Hotel Bulgaria in the Black Sea city of Burgas, Bulgaria. Completed in 1976. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Monument to Soviet Cosmonautics
Monument to Soviet Cosmonautics in the small town of Dryanovo in central Bulgaria. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
Town Hall
Town Hall (Osh Oblast Administration) in the southern city of Osh, Kyrgyzstan. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
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.
Naryn Restaurant
Former Naryn Restaurant in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Completed in 1987 and demolished in 2017. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Borik neighbourhood
Borik neighbourhood in Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina. Completed in 1974. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
Garavice Memorial Park of the Victims of Fascist Terror
Spomenik: Garavice Memorial Park of the Victims of Fascist Terror in Bihać, Bosnia & Herzegovina. Socialist-era memorial in the former Yugoslavia.