Former Razvitak Shopping Centre in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Now abandoned. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
Architectonic Blog Posts
Monument to the Liberators of the City
Monument to the Liberators of the City in Tiraspol, Transnistria. Soviet-era war memorial in the former USSR.
Residential & Commercial Building
Soviet-era artwork on the side of a building in Tiraspol, capital of the breakaway state of Pridnestrovie (Transnistria). Former USSR.
“The Legend of Chisinau”
Mosaic “The Legend of Chisinau” in Chisinau, Moldova. Completed in 1973 by artist, Mikhail Burya. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Ginta Latina Centre for Culture and Arts
Ginta Latina Centre for Culture and Arts in Chisinau, Moldova. Formerly the House of Political Education. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Alexei Stârcea School of Arts
Mosaic on the side of the Alexei Stârcea School of Arts in Chisinau, Moldova. Completed in 1965. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
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 to the Liberation of Cahul
Monument to the Liberation of Cahul (World War II Memorial) in Cahul, Moldova. Soviet-era war memorial in the former USSR.
Government House
Government House in Chisinau, Moldova. Completed in 1964 by architect, Semyon Fridlin. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Unknown Building
Bas-relief on the side of an unknown building in Ochamchire, a southern town in the defacto republic of Abkhazia. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Restaurant “Adjara”
Mosaic on the side of Restaurant “Adjara” in Novy Afon (New Athos), Abkhazia by artist, Zurab Tsereteli. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Bzypta Railway Station
The now-abandoned Bzypta Railway Station in Abkhazia. Completed in the 1950s. Stalinist Empire style, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.