Palace of Culture in Cahul, Moldova. Completed in 1986 by artist Gheorghii Hadjioglov. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
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Residential Building
Residential building with V.I. Lenin mosaic in Kulob, Tajikistan. Created in 1984. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Municipality of Karlovo
Mosaic on the side of the Municipality building in Karlovo, Bulgaria. Formerly the House of Technics. Socialist-era artwork in the former Eastern Bloc.
“The City is Flourishing and Being Built”, Central Bus Station
Mosaic “The City is Flourishing and Being Built” at the Central Bus Station in Chisinau, Moldova. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Pioneers Palace
Pioneers Palace (Palace of Children and Youth) in Kyiv, Ukraine. Completed in 1965. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
“The Legend of Chisinau”
Mosaic “The Legend of Chisinau” in Chisinau, Moldova. Completed in 1973 by artist, Mikhail Burya. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Alexei Stârcea School of Arts
Mosaic on the side of the Alexei Stârcea School of Arts in Chisinau, Moldova. Completed in 1965. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Restaurant “Adjara”
Mosaic on the side of Restaurant “Adjara” in Novy Afon (New Athos), Abkhazia by artist, Zurab Tsereteli. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Youth Sports School
Sport-related mosaic on the front of the Youth Sports School in Sucleia, Transnistria. Soviet artwork in the former USSR.
Children’s Park
Mosaic encrusted Children’s Park in Dushanbe, Tajikistan (Central Asia). Completed in the 1980s. Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
“Battle of Dražgoše”, Monument Cankar Battalion in Dražgoše
Mosaic “Battle of Dražgoše”, part of the Monument Cankar Battalion in Dražgoše in Slovenia. Socialist-era spomenik in the former Yugoslavia.
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.