An example of a Khrushchyovka (apartment building) in Karosta, a neighbourhood of Liepāja, Latvia. Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
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Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre
Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre in Irbene, Latvia. Orginally established in 1967 by the Soviet Military. Former USSR.
Monument to the Liberators of Rēzekne
Monument to the Liberators of Rēzekne in Latvia. Completed in 1974 by sculptors O. Silins and O. Kalejs. Soviet-era war memorial in the former USSR.
Aqua Park
Aqua Park (formerly Druskininkai Hydrotherapy Centre) in Druskininkai, Lithuania. Completed in 1979. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
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...
Administrative Building
Soviet-era relief on the front of an administrative building in Liepāja, a city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea. Former USSR
Monument to the Latvian Red Riflemen
Monument to the Latvian Red Riflemen in Daugavpils, Latvia. Created between 1970 and 1975. Soviet-era war memorial in the former USSR.
Monument to Vladimir Lenin
Monument to Vladimir Lenin inside the former Zeltini Missile Base, Latvia. Created in 1970 by sculptor G.Grundberga. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.
“Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant” Monument
“Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant” Monument on the outskirts of Visaginas, Lithuania. Completed in 1983. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.
Contemporary Art Centre
Contemporary Art Centre in Vilnius, Lithuania. Former Exhibition Palace. Completed in 1967. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Monument to Soviet Partisans and Underground Workers
Monument to Soviet Partisans and Underground Workers at Grūtas Park (Druskininkai) in Lithuania. Completed in 1983. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.