Park-Monument of the Bulgarian-Soviet Friendship in Varna, Bulgaria. Often called the Russian Monument. Socialist memorial in the former Eastern Bloc.
Architectonic Blog Posts
Palace of Children and Youth Creativity
Palace of Children and Youth Creativity in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Constucted 1985-1993. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Valgeranna Puhkekeskus
Valgeranna Holiday Resort in Parnu, Estonia. Formerly the sauna of Sanatorium of the Council of Ministers. Modernist Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Telecommunication Centre
Telecommunication Centre in Skopje, North Macedonia. Completed in 1974. Brutalist, Socialist-era architecture in former Yugoslavia.
Mausoleum to the Fallen Insurgents against Fascism
Spomenik: Mausoleum to the Fallen Insurgents against Fascism in Štulac, Serbia. Also known as Popina Monument Park and ‘The Sniper’. Socialist memorial.
Kockica
Kockica in Zagreb, Croatia. Completed in 1968. Architect: Ivan Vitić. Brutalist style building, Socialist-era architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
Monument to the Victims of Fascism
Monument to the Victims of Fascism in Rivne, Ukraine, eastern Europe. Completed in 1968. Soviet monument in the former USSR.
Brigantina Mosaic
‘Brigantina’ Mosaic in Sukhumi, Abkhazia. Completed in 1970 by artist Givi Gergaya. Also known as ‘Red Rider’. Soviet artwork in the former USSR.
Monument to Hanged Patriots
Spomenik: Monument to Hanged Patriots in Vranjske Njive, Montenegro. Known as The Fork and Monument to the Fallen Victims of the National Liberation War.
National Rehabilitation Centre Vaivari
National Rehabilitation Centre Vaivari in Jurmala, Latvia. Former name: All-Union space research workers sanatorium. Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Burial Mound of the Unbeaten
Spomenik: Burial Mound of the Unbeaten in Prilep, North Macedonia. Alternative name: Prilep Partisan Necropolis. Socialist memorial in former Yugoslavia.
Pirita Top Spa Hotel
Pirita Top Spa Hotel in Tallinn, Estonia. Constructed: 1975-1980. Former name: Hotel Sport. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.