Mosaic entitled “Horsepower” on the front of the Agrarnyy Institut in Osh, Kyrgyzstan. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Architectonic Blog Posts
“October” (Arman Cinema)
Bas-relief titled “October” on the side of the Arman Cinema in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Created in 1967. Soviet relief in the former USSR.
Kond Pedestrian Tunnel
Kond Pedestrian Tunnel in Yerevan, Armenia Completed in 1936 by architect Alexander Tamanyan. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Eternal Flame, Museum of The History of Ukraine in World War II Memorial Complex
Eternal Flame, part of the Museum of The History of Ukraine in World War II Memorial Complex in Kyiv. Soviet memorial in the former USSR.
Zagreb Fair (Austrian Pavilion)
Zagreb Fair (Austrian Pavilion) in Croatia. Completed 1969. Architect Božidar Kolonić. Modernist, Socialist architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
Lotus Hall
Lotus Hall in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Completed in 1973 by architects D. Taneva and M. Sapundjieva. Modernist, Socialist architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Monument to the Partisan Air Squadron
Spomenik: Monument to the Partisan Air Squadron in Medeno Polje, Bosnia & Herzegovina. Socialist memorial in the former Yugoslavia.
Memorial “For graduates of the Kyiv special schools – participants of the Second World War”
Memorial “For graduates of the Kyiv special schools – participants of the Second World War” in Kyiv, Ukraine. Soviet war memorial in the former USSR.
Ameriabank CJSC
Ameriabank CJSC in Dilijan, Armenia. Completed in the 1970s. Formerly the QaghSovet buidling. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Victory Monument
Victory Monument in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Completed in 1985. Architects V. Lyzenko and V. Bukhaev. Soviet war memorial in the former USSR.
Croatian Radiotelevision
Croatian Radiotelevision in Split, Croatia. Completed in 1979 by architect Frane Grgurević. Brutalist, Socialist architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
Cinema Belarus
Cinema Belarus in Brest. The building used to be the city’s main synagogue before it became a cinema. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.