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This 11-story high building is a civil registry that covers 410,000 sq ft.
The monument overlooks the Palace of Peace and Reconciliation and represents sovereignty, traditional culture, and history.
Located in Riga, the building is nicknamed Stalin's birthday cake by locals. It was originally decorated with a five-point star, which was removed when Latvia regained independence in 1991.
In Budapest, Hungary, very little exists representing Soviet-style architecture, despite Hungary's occupation by the Soviet Union for many years.
This government building in the Czech Republic's capital city is heavily influenced by Soviet architecture.
This cultural and entertainment center, made with marble and gold, is a modern structure that incorporates many Stalinist architectural elements.
The Bayterek Tower is a monument and observation tower in the capital city of Kazakhstan.
The Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest serves, naturaly, as the seat of the Parliament of Romania.
This image shows typical Constructivist economy-class housing in Katowice, Poland.
This building was constructed between 1952 and 1956, and is located in northern Bucharest. Today it serves as the offices of many newspaper headquarters.
The pyramid is a 203 ft (about 62 m) high structure and was built as a venue for Congress.
The Largo is the former Communist Party Headquarters and remains in Sofia's city center.
Construction was finished in 1944 on what is the largest theater in Russia today. It has a total area of 127,410 sq ft and holds 1,790 spectators.
The Ninth Fort was a stronghold for Soviet forces in Kaunas, Lithuania. It was used as a prison, and later by Nazi Germany for the execution of Jews.
At the peak of the Central Balkan Mountains in Bulgaria lies the Buzludzha Communistic Building.
The building is crumbling away and not in use, but it is still structurally sound. It remains as a monument to the many successes of Soviet architecture.
The House of Soviets in Red Square in Kursk was built in the 1930s and features a monument of Vladimir Lenin in front of the building.
This is the biggest tourist attraction in Ukraine and was originally built in the 11th century. However, it was torn down in the Middle Ages and then rebuilt by the Soviet authorities in 1982. No images of the original gates have survived.
Constructivist economy-class housing in Kyiv, Ukraine. Uniform high-rise building blocks, mostly constructed with prefabricated concrete panels, serve as housing in most former Eastern Bloc countries.
Known to locals as Stalin's skyscraper, standing 778 feet (about 237 m) high it is the tallest building in Poland.
This "white house" in Kyrgyz is built with white marble, in a Stalinist style.
Built in 1954 by the Soviet Union as a Friendship Center in Shanghai.
The architectural planning throughout the city of Minsk was influenced by Stalinist architecture.
This building served as the Far East Bank for the Soviet Union after it was built in 1909.
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The shopping center's layout is a typical Soviet design.
In former Soviet Union countries, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Belarus, tremendous efforts have been made to renovate and beautify these apartment blocks. They are being torn down in affluent areas of Russia too.
The Kudrinskaya Square Building is one of seven skyscrapers in Moscow built during the rule of Stalin.
Soviet architecture can be split into two categories. In constructivist architecture, prominent in the 1920s and early 1930s, buildings were abstract and reflected a modern industrial society. Stalinist architecture, prominent from the 1930s to the 1950s, condemned excesses and is anchored in the social realism school of architecture. Despite common conceptions of the entire architectural movement being wholly associated with brutalism, some of the buildings, structures, and monuments are stunningly beautiful. They have stood the test of time in the context of modern cities throughout Russia and former Eastern Bloc countries.
Click through this gallery to be taken through some of the most notable trials and triumphs of Soviet architecture.
Soviet architecture in all its grand and gloomy glory
The USSR was established 100 years ago on December 30, 1922
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Soviet architecture can be split into two categories. In constructivist architecture, prominent in the 1920s and early 1930s, buildings were abstract and reflected a modern industrial society. Stalinist architecture, prominent from the 1930s to the 1950s, condemned excesses and is anchored in the social realism school of architecture. Despite common conceptions of the entire architectural movement being wholly associated with brutalism, some of the buildings, structures, and monuments are stunningly beautiful. They have stood the test of time in the context of modern cities throughout Russia and former Eastern Bloc countries.
Click through this gallery to be taken through some of the most notable trials and triumphs of Soviet architecture.