Spomenik: Monument to Women and Anti-fascism in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Completed in 1959. Socialist-era monument in the former Yugoslavia.
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Monument to the National Liberation (NOB)
Spomenik: Monument to the National Liberation (NOB) in Visole, Slovenia. Completed 1961 by Branko Kraševac. Socialist-era monument in the former Yugoslavia.
Apartment Building
Public service announcement near the main entrance of an apartment building in Chisinau, Moldova. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Linella Express
Linella Express mosaic (former Electrical Appliance Store) in Chisinau, Moldova. Completed in 1968. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Welcome Sign, Resort Pitsunda
Welcome Sign at the entrance to Resort Pitsunda, Abkhazia. Also called Resort of all-Union or Seven Candles Resort. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
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.
Diving for Pearls Monument, Resort Pitsunda
Diving for Pearls Monument at Resort Pitsunda, Abkhazia. Completed in 1969 by sculptor Irakly Alekseevich Ochiauri. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.
Liberation Memorial
Liberation Memorial (T-34 Tank Monument) in Minsk, Belarus. Soviet-era Great Patriotic War (Second World War) memorial in the former USSR.
Monument to Vladimir Lenin
Monument to Vladimir Lenin in Grodno (Hrodna), Belarus. Completed in 1987 by sculptor Zaire Azgur. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.
Palace of the Republic
Palace of the Republic on October Square in Minsk, Belarus. Constructed between 1985 and 1997. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
“Science”
The impressive monumental panel entitled “Science” in Grodno (Hrodna), Belarus. Completed in 1975. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Republic Square Metro Station
Republic Square Metro Station in Yerevan, Armenia. Completed in 1981 by J. Torosyan and M. Minasyan. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.