‘Gratsiya’ Sports Complex in Slavutych, Ukraine. Completed in 1988. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
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“Culture, Progress and Sport”, Vilnius Palace of Culture, Entertainment and Sports
“Culture, Progress and Sport” inside the Vilnius Palace of Culture, Entertainment and Sports in Vilnius, Lithuania. Soviet artwork in the former USSR.
State Farm named after M.V. Frunze
State Farm named after M.V. Frunze near Tiraspol, Pridnestrovie (Transnistria). Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Hara Submarine Base
Image of a sailor inside the now-abandoned Hara Submarine Base in Estonia. Constructed between 1956 and 1957. Soviet artwork in the former USSR.
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.
“Făt-Frumos”
Fat-Frumos mosaic in Bendery, Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) by artists Mikhail Burya and Vladislav Obukh. Soviet artwork in the former USSR.
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” on the wall of 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.
In photos: Soviet Mosaics at the Youth Sports School in Sucleia, Pridnestrovie (Transnistria)
During our visit to Transnistria, we stumbled across these Soviet mosaics at the Youth Sports School in Sucleia, a small town 7kms southeast of Tiraspol.
Bus Stop
Mosaic-cover bus stop by the coast in Ochamchire in the de facto republic of Abkhazia. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Agrarnyy Institut
Mosaic entitled “Horsepower” on the front of the Agrarnyy Institut in Osh, Kyrgyzstan. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.