The Chronicles of Georgia
The Chronicles of Georgia in Tbilisi. Constructed started in 1985 and is ongoing. The sculptor is Zurab Tsereteli. Soviet monument in the former USSR.
Abandoned Abkhazia: The Sanatorium of the Ministry of Defence of the USSR
After visiting the former Central Olympic Base of the USSR in the village of Eshera (also spelt Escher or Esher), our exploration of Abkhazia’s neglected and plundered structures continued with a visit to the nearby Sanatorium of the Ministry of Defence of the USSR....
Off-the-beaten-track Estonia: Visiting the former mining town of Viivikonna
I almost had my first urbexing injury while wandering around Viivikonna, a quasi-abandoned former mining town up in the far northeast of Estonia. We had been driving around what is left of the settlement when we spotted a distinctive red-coloured house that had the...
‘Valour’ Brest Hero-Fortress Memorial Complex
Valour – a Brutalist statue at Brest Hero-Fortress Memorial Complex in Brest, Belarus. Completed in 1971 in the former Soviet Union.
Former Control Tower Zvartnots International Airport
Former Control Tower at Zvartnots Airport, Yerevan, Armenia. The abandoned airport terminal is typical of brutalist architecture in the former Soviet Union.
