Relief depicting miners above and the side of the Hotel Nikoli in Chiatura, Georgia. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
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Rustavi Metallurgical Plant
Large mosaic within the confines of Rustavi Metallurgical Plant in Georgia (Caucasus). Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Octopus Cafe
Mosaic-covered Octopus Cafe in Batumi, Georgia. Originally built in 1975. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Art Production Workshop of the Ivano-Frankivsk Organisation of the Union of Ukrainian Artists
Art Production Workshop of the Ivano-Frankivsk Organisation of the Union of Ukrainian Artists, Ukraine. Soviet-era mosaic in the former USSR.
Mosaic (Gulias Street)
Mosaic on Gulias Street in Tbilisi, Georgia. Completed in the 1960s by artist Kukuri Tsereteli. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Former Cafe ‘Lashkindar’
Former Cafe ‘Lashkindar’ in Tkvarcheli, a mining town in the de facto state of Abkhazia (Caucasus). Soviet-era artwork in former USSR.
Open Air Theatre, Resort Pitsunda
Open Air Theatre part of Resort Pitsunda (Seven Candles Resort) in Abkhazia. Completed in 1967. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Post Office
Panel art on the side of the post office in Zugdidi, a town in western Georgia (Caucasus). Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Department Store
Panel art on the side of a department store in downtown Tbilisi, capital of Georgia (Caucasus). Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Palace of Culture
Palace of Culture in Khobi, Georgia (Caucasus). Artwork by Zurab Tsereteli. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Decorative Facade
A mosaic titled “Sunrise on Nisatskaro” on the main street in Borjomi, a spa town in Georgia. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
“Harvest”
Sgraffito entitled “Harvest” in Sucleia in Pridnestrovie (Transnistria). Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.