Monument to the Great Patriotic War (World War II) in Gyumri, Armenia. Completed in the 1980s. Soviet war memorial in the former USSR.
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Peace Dove Mosaic
Mosaic depicting a peace dove on the side of Mitana Factory in Tbilisi, Georgia (Caucasus). Soviet era artwork in the former USSR.
Monument to the Great Patriotic War
Monument to the Great Patriotic War in Dilijan, Armenia. Completed in 1975 by sculptor Khoren Vatinyan. Soviet memorial in the former USSR.
Mother Georgia
Mother Georgia in Tbilisi. Completed in 1958 by sculptor Elguja Amashukeli and also called Kartlis Deda. Soviet memorial in the former USSR.
Monument to Stepan Shahumyan
Monument to Stepan Shahumyan in Vanadzor, Armenia. Completed in the late 1960s/early 1970s. Soviet monument in the former USSR.
Mosaic of V.I. Lenin, Strategic Missile Forces and MVO Military Sanatorium
Mosaic of V.I. Lenin, part of the Strategic Missile Forces and MVO Military Sanatorium in Sukhumi, Abkhazia. Soviet artwork in the former USSR.
Monument ‘Revolution Breaks Out’Â
Monument ‘Revolution Breaks Out’Â in Tbilisi, Georgia. Completed in 1988 by sculptor Georgy Shkhvatsabaya. Soviet monument in the former USSR.
Gyumri Railway Station
Gyumri Railway Station in Armenia. Completed 1979 by architect Rafik Eghoyan. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Former Swimming Pool, Strategic Missile Forces and MVO Military Sanatorium
Swimming pool, part of the Strategic Missile Forces and MVO Military Sanatorium in Sukhumi, Abkhazia. Brutalist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
The Chronicles of Georgia
The Chronicles of Georgia in Tbilisi. Constructed started in 1985 and is ongoing. The sculptor is Zurab Tsereteli. Soviet monument in the former USSR.
Sanatorium Sakartvelo
Quasi-abandoned Sanatorium Sakartvelo in Tskaltubo, Georgia. Completed in 1983. Brutalist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Dolphinarium
Mosaic outside the Dolphinarium in Batumi, Georgia. Completed in 1974 by artists Zaur Tsuladze and Vaja Bjalava. Soviet artwork in the former USSR.