“Hammer and Sickle” Monument
“Hammer and Sickle” Monument near Shushi in the defacto/breakaway republic of Nagorno-Karabakh. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.
Apartment Building
Brutalist-style apartment building in Borjomi, a resort town in south-central Georgia. Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Republican Centre for Geodesics and Cartography
Republican Centre for Geodesics and Cartography (former Institute ArmGIIGIS) in Yerevan, Armenia. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Monument to the 50th Anniversary of Soviet Armenia
Monument to the 50th Anniversary of Soviet Armenia in the small town of Dilijan. Completed in 1970. Soviet monument in the former USSR.
Monument to the Unknown Soldier
Monument to the Unknown Soldier in Sukhumi, Abkhazia. Created in 1965, damaged 1992-93 and restored in 1995. Soviet war memorial in the former USSR.
In photos: Twenty-five examples of Soviet mosaics in the former USSR
Mosaics of the former USSR – the iconic works of art that are part of Soviet cultural heritage We’ve always admired Soviet-era mosaics when we come across them in the past but, lately, and in particular in Moldova and the breakaway de facto state of...