People’s Friendship Monument in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. Completed in 1974. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.
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Vila Auska
Vila Auska in Palanga, Lithuania. Completed in 1979 by architect J. Šipalis. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
‘Forced crossing of the Dnieper’ (National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War)
‘Forcing the Dnieper’ (National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War in Kyiv. Soviet monument in the former USSR.
Hotel Cosmos
Hotel Cosmos in Chisinau, Moldova. Completed in 1983 by architects B. Banykin and I. Kolbayeva. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Radisson Blu Hotel Lietuva
Radisson Blu Hotel Lietuva in Vilnius, Lithuania. Completed in 1983 by architects A. and V. Nasvytis. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
‘ Thirst’ Brest Hero-Fortress Memorial Complex
‘Thirst’, part of Brest Hero-Fortress Memorial Complex in Belarus. Completed in 1971. Soviet memorial in the former USSR.
Cinema Rossiya
Cinema Rossiya in Yerevan, Armenia. Completed in 1975. Lead architect Artur Tarkhanyan. Brutalist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Monument to Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan
Monument to Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan in Dnipro, a city in the eastern part of Ukraine. Completed in 1989. Soviet war memorial in the former USSR.
The Motherland Monument (National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War)
The Motherland Monument (National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War) in Kyiv. Soviet monument in the former USSR.
Former Auditorium of the Industrial Technical College
Former Auditorium of the Industrial Technical College in Tbilisi, Georgia (1977). Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Museum of Fine Arts
Museum of Fine Arts in Vanadzor, Armenia. Completed in 1974. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Memorial to the Great Patriotic War
Memorial to the Great Patriotic War in Brest, Belarus. Completed in 1965 by sculptor Moisey Altshuler. Soviet war memorial in the former USSR.