‘Brigantina’ Mosaic in Sukhumi, Abkhazia. Completed in 1970 by artist Givi Gergaya. Also known as ‘Red Rider’. Soviet artwork in the former USSR.
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National Rehabilitation Centre Vaivari
National Rehabilitation Centre Vaivari in Jurmala, Latvia. Former name: All-Union space research workers sanatorium. Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Pirita Top Spa Hotel
Pirita Top Spa Hotel in Tallinn, Estonia. Constructed: 1975-1980. Former name: Hotel Sport. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Sardarapat Memorial
Sardarapat Memorial in Araks, Armenia near Yerevan. Completed in 1968. Soviet memorial, in the former USSR. Architecture in the Caucasus.
Palace of Culture Dneprospetsstal
Palace of Culture Dneprospetsstal in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Completed in 1977. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
1980 Olympic (Misha) mosaic
1980 Olympic (Misha) mosaic in Osh, Kyrgyzstan. Created in the late 1970s to celebrate the Olympic mascot, Misha. Soviet artwork in the former USSR.
Monument to the Heroes of the Leninist Komsomol
Monument to the Heroes of the Leninist Komsomol in Chisinau, Moldova. Completed in 1959. Soviet monument in the former USSR.
Palace of Weddings
Palace of Weddings in Vilnius, Lithuania. Constructed between 1968 and 1974. Alternative name: Palace of Marriage. Brutalist, Soviet architecture.
Palace of Pioneers
Palace of Pioneers in Dnipro, Ukraine. Completed in 1990. Alternative name: Palace of Children and Youth. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Isani Metro Station
Isani Metro Station in Tbilisi, Georgia, Caucasus. Completed in 1971. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Central Department Store
Central Department Store in Vanadzor, Armenia. Completed in 1972. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
State Tajikistan Circus
State Tajikistan Circus in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Central Asia. Completed in 1976; Modernist style, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.