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Monument to the Revolution

Monument to the Revolution

Spomenik: Monument to the Revolution in Grmeč, Bosnia & Herzegovina. Completed in 1979. Socialist-era monument in the former Yugoslavia.

Former Cable Car Station

Former Cable Car Station

Abandoned Cable Car Station in Yerevan, Armenia. Completed in 1962 by architect Baghdasar Arzumanyan. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

Ochamchire Railway Station

Ochamchire Railway Station

The now-abandoned Railway Station in Ochamchire, southern Abkhazia. Completed in 1940. Stalinist Empire style, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

Blue Iron Fountain

Blue Iron Fountain

Blue Iron Fountain in Gyumri, Armenia. Designed in the 1970s by Artur Tarkhanyan. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

Dnepropetrovsk Summer Circus

Dnepropetrovsk Summer Circus

Former Dnepropetrovsk (summer only) Circus in Dnipro, Ukraine. Completed in 1960 by architect Vladimir Zhukov. Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

Former Lower Cable Car Station

Former Lower Cable Car Station

Former Lower Cable Car Station in Chisinau, Moldova. Completed in 1981. Abandoned, modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

Former Swimming Pool

Former Swimming Pool

Large Soviet-style mosaic on the wall of an abandoned swimming pool in Lovech, Bulgaria. Socialist-era artwork in the former Eastern Bloc.

Former Summer Theatre

Former Summer Theatre

The now abandoned and derelict Summer Theatre in Shumen, Bulgaria. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.

Monument to Vladimir Lenin

Monument to Vladimir Lenin

Monument to Vladimir Lenin in the grounds of a former school in Bzypta, Abkhazia. Now abandoned. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.

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