Monument to Vladimir Lenin in Brest, Belarus. Erected in 1958 by sculptor Mikhail Lastochkin. Soviet monument in the former USSR.
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Republican Centre for Geodesics and Cartography
Institute of Geodesy and Cartography (former Institute ArmGIIGIS) in Yerevan, Armenia. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Monument to the 50th Anniversary of Soviet Armenia
Monument to the 50th Anniversary of Soviet Armenia in the small town of Dilijan. Completed in 1970. Soviet monument in the former USSR.
Monument to the Unknown Soldier
Monument to the Unknown Soldier in Sukhumi, Abkhazia. Created in 1965, damaged 1992-93 and restored in 1995. Soviet war memorial in the former USSR.
Central Library of Bender
Central Library of Bender in Pridnestrovie (Transnistria). Completed in 1982. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Monument to the Soviet Collective Farmers
Monument to the Soviet Collective Farmers in Sucleia, Pridnestrovie (Transnistria). Soviet monument in the former USSR.
Monument to Warriors-Aviators
Monument to Warriors-Aviators in Tiraspol, Pridnestrovie (Transnistria). Completed in 1975. Soviet monument in the former USSR.
In photos: Twenty-five examples of Soviet mosaics in the former USSR
Photographs of some of our favourite examples of Soviet mosaics in the former USSR. These mosaics are perfect examples of art in post-Soviet states.
Monument to the Railway Workers, part of the Memorial to the Revolutionary, Military and Labour Glory of Railway Workers
Monument to the Railway Workers in Bendery (Bender), Pridnestrovie (Transnistria). Completed in 1977. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.
“Făt-Frumos”
Fat-Frumos mosaic in Bendery, Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) by artists Mikhail Burya and Vladislav Obukh. Soviet artwork in the former USSR.
Palace of Children and Youth Creativity
Palace of Children and Youth Creativity in Tiraspol, Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) . Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Monument to the Fighter for State Soviet Power
Monument to the Fighter for State Soviet Power in Chisinau, Moldova. Completed in 1966. Soviet War memorial in the former USSR.