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Monument to Vladimir Lenin

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

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.

Eternal Flame Memorial

Eternal Flame Memorial

Eternal Flame Memorial inside Enenin Koz Zhashy Park in Osh, southern Kyrgyzstan. Soviet-era war memorial in the former USSR.

“V.I. Lenin”

“V.I. Lenin”

Mosaic of V.I. Lenin in Kulob, Tajikistan. Completed in 1984 by artists L. Gadjiev and S. Sharipov. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.

Town Hall

Town Hall

Town Hall (Osh Oblast Administration) in the southern city of Osh, Kyrgyzstan (Central Asia). Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in former USSR.

Monument to Vladimir Lenin

Monument to Vladimir Lenin

Monument to Vladimir Lenin in Cholpon-Ata on the nothern shores of Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.

Naryn Restaurant

Naryn Restaurant

Former Naryn Restaurant in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Completed in 1987 and demolished in 2017. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

Children’s Park

Children’s Park

Mosaic encrusted Children’s Park in Dushanbe, Tajikistan (Central Asia). Completed in the 1980s. Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

“October” (Arman Cinema)

“October” (Arman Cinema)

Bas-relief titled “October” on the side of the Arman Cinema in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Created in 1967. Soviet relief in the former USSR.

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