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Monument to Prosperity

Monument to Prosperity

Monument to Prosperity on the outskirts of the Black Sea coastal town of Kavarna, Bulgaria. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.

Monument to Borimechka

Monument to Borimechka

Monument to Borimechka in Klisura, Bulgaria. Completed in 1976 by sculptor, Metodi Izmirliev. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.

Ram Monument

Ram Monument

Ram Monument on the outskirts of Veselinovo, a village in Yambol district of Bulgaria. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc. 

Monument to Freedom

Monument to Freedom

Monument to Freedom in Stozher, Bulgaria. Created by sculptor Asen Popov. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.

Cartoon Hotel

Cartoon Hotel

Cartoon Hotel in Razgrad, Bulgaria. Completed in 1983. Formerly Hotel-Restaurant Razgrad. Brutalist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.

Monument to the 1876 Uprising

Monument to the 1876 Uprising

Monument to the 1876 Uprising in Lovech, Bulgaria. Created by sculptor, Georgi Gergov. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.

Memorial Complex Hristo Botev

Memorial Complex Hristo Botev

The huge Memorial Complex Hristo Botev in Kalofer, Bulgaria. Completed in 1986. Socialist-era memorial in the former Eastern Bloc.

Monument to the Soviet Soldier

Monument to the Soviet Soldier

Monument to the Soviet Soldier (Alyosha) in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Completed in 1956. Socialist-era war memorial in the former Eastern Bloc.

Mother Bulgaria Monument

Mother Bulgaria Monument

Mother Bulgaria Monument in the medium-sized city of Pleven, Bulgaria. Completed in 1978. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.

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.

Monument to Yuri Gagarin

Monument to Yuri Gagarin

Monument to Yuri Gagarin in Gabrovo, Bulgaria. Completed in 1971 by sculptor, Evgeni Kouzmanov. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.

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