Fat-Frumos mosaic in Bendery, Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) by artists Mikhail Burya and Vladislav Obukh. Soviet artwork in the former USSR.
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Sports School No. 1
Mosaic on the side of Sports School No. 1 in Cahul, Moldova. Created in 1989 by artist G. Hadjioglov. Soviet artwork in the former USSR.
“Plowman of the Universe”
“Plowman of the Universe” at the I.A. Gagarin Youth Centre in Chisinau, Moldova. Created in 1972. Soviet mosaic in the former USSR.
Mosaic “New Bendery”, Bendery Bus Station
Mosaic “New Bendery” inside Bendery Bus Station, Pridnestrovie (Transnistria). Completed in 1967. Soviet artwork in the former USSR.
Abandoned Bulgaria: Former swimming pool in Lovech
On finding an abandoned swimming pool with beautiful mosaics in Lovech, Bulgaria. This abandoned swimming complex was an unexpected find on our road trip.
Agrarnyy Institut
Mosaic entitled “Horsepower” on the front of the Agrarnyy Institut in Osh, Kyrgyzstan. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Sanatorium Mountain Valley
Mosaic on the side of the Sanatorium Mountain Valley in Borjomi, Georgia. Also refered to as Sanatorium Borjomi. Soviet artwork in the former USSR.
Laguna Vere Sports Centre
Laguna Vere Sports Centre in Tbilisi, Georgia. Also known as Leminsky Komsomol Central Water and Sports Complex. Soviet mosaic in the former USSR.
Mosaic of V.I. Lenin, Strategic Missile Forces and MVO Military Sanatorium
Mosaic of V.I. Lenin, near the entrance of the Strategic Missile Forces and MVO Military Sanatorium in Sukhumi, Abkhazia. Soviet artwork in the former USSR.
Ortachala Fire Station
Firefighter mosaic on the side of Ortachala Fire Station in Tbilisi, Georgia. Completed in 1979. Artist G. Kervalishvili. Soviet artwork in the former USSR.
National Museum of History
National Museum of History in Tirana, Albania. Completed in 1981. Modernist, Communist architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Kobuleti Central Park
Mosaic fish, part of the fountain in Kobuleti Central Park in Georgia. Artist Ilia Pesvianidze. Soviet artwork in the former USSR.