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Gintaras Sanatorium

Gintaras Sanatorium

Gintaras Sanatorium on the outskirts of Palanga in Lithuania. Completed in 1990. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.

Ortachala Bus Station

Ortachala Bus Station

Ortachala (Central) Bus Station in Tbilisi, Georgia. Completed in 1973. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.

Agrarnyy Institut

Agrarnyy Institut

Mosaic entitled “Horsepower” on the front of the Agrarnyy Institut in Osh, Kyrgyzstan. Soviet-era artwork 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.

Kond Pedestrian Tunnel

Kond Pedestrian Tunnel

Kond Pedestrian Tunnel in Yerevan, Armenia Completed in 1936 by architect Alexander Tamanyan. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.

Ameriabank CJSC

Ameriabank CJSC

Ameriabank CJSC in Dilijan, Armenia. Completed in the 1970s. Formerly the QaghSovet buidling. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.

Victory Monument

Victory Monument

Victory Monument in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Completed in 1985. Architects V. Lyzenko and V. Bukhaev. Soviet war memorial in the former USSR.

Cinema Belarus

Cinema Belarus

Cinema Belarus in Brest. The building used to be the city’s main synagogue before it became a cinema. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.

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