Spomenik: Monument to Shipyard Workers in Pula, Croatia. Completed in 1968. Socialist-era monument in the former Yugoslavia.
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University Computing Centre
University Computing Centre in Zagreb, Croatia. Completed in 1974 by architect A. Dragomanović. Modernist, Socialist architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
Independenta Sibiu Factory
The head office of the now-abandoned Independenta Sibiu Factory in Sibiu, Romania. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Sector 4
Sector 4 in the Romanian capital, Bucharest. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Blocul Rotund MF-1
Blocul Rotund MF-1 (Block Crayon/The Pencil) in Constanţa, Romania. Completed in 1987. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Culture Centre
Culture Centre in Visaginas, Lithuania. Completed in the 1970s. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Monument to the All-Union Leninist Young Communist League
Monument to the All-Union Leninist Young Communist League in Kaunas Location: Grūtas Park (Druskininkai), Lithuania Completed: 1979 Sculptor: Steponas Šarapovas Alternative name: Monument to the Kaunas Komsomol Genre: Soviet monument, former USSRThe All-Union Leninist...
Mother Armenia Complex
Mother Armenia Complex on the outskirts of Gyumri in northern Armenia. Completed in 1975. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.
Monument to Victims of the Great Patriotic War
Monument to Victims of the Great Patriotic War (World War II) in Sardarapat, Armenia. Completed in 1970. Soviet-era war memorial in the former USSR.
Monument to Vladimir Lenin
Monument to Vladimir Lenin in Kulob, a city on the Yakhsu River in central Tajikistan. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.
Apartment Building
A large and detailed mosaic on the side of an apartment building in Kulob, Tajikistan (Central Asia). Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Monument to Ljubelj Concentration Camp
Spomenik: Monument to Ljubelj Concentration Camp​ in Slovenia. Completed in 1950 by sculptor Boris Kobe. Socialist-era monument in the former Yugoslavia.