Monument to the Soviet Soldier (Alyosha) in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Completed in 1956. Socialist-era war memorial in the former Eastern Bloc.
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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
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 in Gabrovo, Bulgaria. Completed in 1971 by sculptor, Evgeni Kouzmanov. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
Béla Kun Memorial
Béla Kun Memorial at Memento Park in Budapest, Hungary. Completed in 1986. Communist memorial in the former Eastern Bloc.
The Display of the Worker’s Militia Monument
The Display of the Worker’s Militia Monument, part of Memento Park in Budapest, Hungary. Communist monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
The Pantheon
The Pantheon in Burgas, Bulgaria. Completed in 1981 by B. Tomalevski, N. Antonov and V. Starchev. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
Former Summer Theatre
The now abandoned and derelict Summer Theatre in Shumen, Bulgaria. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Three Generations Monument
Three Generations Monument in the small town of Perushtitsa, Bulgaria. Completed in 1976. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
Monument to Steelworkers
Monument to Steelworkers in the city of Hunedoara, Romania. Completed in 1974. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
Hotel Belvedere
Hotel Belvedere in Cluj Napoca, Romania. Completed in the 1970s. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Palace of the Parliament
Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest, Romania. Constructed between 1984 and 1997. Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.