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The Wedding Palace, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan -

This 11-story high building is a civil registry that covers 410,000 sq ft.

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Alem Cultural and Entertainment Center, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan -

This cultural and entertainment center, made with marble and gold, is a modern structure that incorporates many Stalinist architectural elements.

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Bayterek Tower, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan -

The Bayterek Tower is a monument and observation tower in the capital city of Kazakhstan.

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The Palace of Peace and Reconciliation, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan -

The pyramid is a 203 ft (about 62 m) high structure and was built as a venue for Congress.

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Kazakh Eli monument, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan -

The monument overlooks the Palace of Peace and Reconciliation and represents sovereignty, traditional culture, and history.

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The Latvian Academy of Sciences, Riga, Latvia -

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.

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House of Government, Prague, Czech Republic -

This government building in the Czech Republic's capital city is heavily influenced by Soviet architecture.

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Soviet War Memorial, Budapest, Hungary -

In Budapest, Hungary, very little exists representing Soviet-style architecture, despite Hungary's occupation by the Soviet Union for many years.

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House of the Free Press, Bucharest, Romania -

This building was constructed between 1952 and 1956, and is located in northern Bucharest. Today it serves as the offices of many newspaper headquarters.

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The Palace of the Parliament, Bucharest, Romania -

The Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest serves, naturaly, as the seat of the Parliament of Romania.

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Buzludzha Communistic Building, Bulgaria -

At the peak of the Central Balkan Mountains in Bulgaria lies the Buzludzha Communistic Building.

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Buzludzha Communistic Building, Bulgaria -

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.

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The Largo buildings, Sofia, Bulgaria -

The Largo is the former Communist Party Headquarters and remains in Sofia's city center.

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City of Minsk, Belarus -

The architectural planning throughout the city of Minsk was influenced by Stalinist architecture.

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Ninth Fort, Šilainiai elderate, Kaunas, Lithuania -

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.

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Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan -

This "white house" in Kyrgyz is built with white marble, in a Stalinist style.

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The House of Soviets, Kursk, Russia -

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.

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The Opera and Ballet Theatre, Novosibirsk, Siberia, Russia -

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.

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GUM department store, Moscow, Russia -

The shopping center's layout is a typical Soviet design.

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The Kudrinskaya Square Building, Moscow, Russia -

The Kudrinskaya Square Building is one of seven skyscrapers in Moscow built during the rule of Stalin.

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Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw, Poland -

Known to locals as Stalin's skyscraper, standing 778 feet (about 237 m) high it is the tallest building in Poland.

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The Golden Gates, Kyiv, Ukraine -

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.

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Khrushchyovka style housing, Kyiv, Ukraine -

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.

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Khrushchyovka style housing, Katowice, Poland -

This image shows typical Constructivist economy-class housing in Katowice, Poland.

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Khrushchyovka- demolishing and refurbishing -

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.

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Soviet style skyscraper, Shanghai, China -

Built in 1954 by the Soviet Union as a Friendship Center in Shanghai.

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The Bank of China, Zhongshan Square, Dalian, Liaoning, China -

This building served as the Far East Bank for the Soviet Union after it was built in 1909.

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