Writer’s Resort at Lake Sevan in Armenia. Completed in 1969. Known as the Guesthouse of the Armenian Writers’ Union. Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Architectonic Blog Posts
SC Milan Muškatirović Sports Centre
SC Milan Muškatirović Sports Centre in Belgrade, Serbia. Completed in 1974. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
Chisinau State Circus
Chisinau State Circus in Moldova. Constructed 1981-1982. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Former Central Bus Station
Former Central Bus Station in Hrazdan, Armenia. Constructed: 1976-1978. Soviet architecture in the former USSR, now in the Caucasus region.
Buzludzha Monument
Buzludzha Monument near Shipka Pass in Bulgaria. Completed 1981 by architect Georgi Stoilov. Brutalist, Socialist architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
National Library of Kosovo
National Library of Kosovo in Pristina. Constructed in 1982 by architect Andrija Mutnjaković. Brutalist, Socialist architecture in former Yugoslavia.
Summer Theatre
Summer Theatre in Dnipro, Ukraine. Constructed in 1977. Brutalist style Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
‘Valour’ Brest Hero-Fortress Memorial Complex
‘Valour’ part of Brest Hero-Fortress Memorial Complex in Brest, Belarus. Completed in 1971. Soviet-era memorial in the former USSR.
Bishkek Wedding Palace
Wedding Palace in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Completed in 1987. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Salute Hotel
The Salute (Salyut) Hotel in Kyiv, Ukraine. Constructed between 1982 and 1984. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Zaporizhzhia State Circus
Zaporizhzhia State Circus in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Completed in 1972. Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Moscow Cinema
Moscow Cinema in Minsk, Belarus, was completed in 1980 and is an example of modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.