Everything in the Soviet Union was large-scale: territory, historical exploits, ambitions and mistakes. The USSR collapsed, but the structures that have remained since those ancient times are still in service. The editors of most-beauty decided to present you nine examples of large, harsh, extravagant buildings of the Soviet era that look like in science fiction works.
Some amazing examples of Soviet architecture:
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Friendship Monument Russia-Georgia (Georgia)
Created in 1983 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the St. George Treaty, according to which East Georgia became a protectorate of the Russian Empire, the Russia-Georgia Friendship Monument (also called the Peace Monument) is located directly on the only road from Russia to Tbilisi.
A huge arch stands on the observation deck overlooking the deep gorges and huge mountains of the Caucasus Range. Inside the stone semicircle is a huge, colorful Soviet-style mosaic depicting scenes of Georgian and Russian history.
By the way, on our site most-beauty.ru there is an interesting article about the most beautiful places in Georgia.
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National Library (Minsk, Belarus)
Soviet architects Viktor Kramarenko and Mikhail Vinogradov designed the new unusual Minsk library in 1989, but it took 13 years to erect it.
It was rather difficult to build a giant polyhedron, which today rises above the capital of Belarus. The unusual geometry of the building is designed to symbolize the immensity of the world and the highest importance of knowledge for those who live in it. Its surface consists of 18 squares and eight triangles, covered with heat-reflecting mirror glass, which glow brightly at night.
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Memorial House of the Bulgarian Communist Party (Bulgaria)
In the mountains of central Bulgaria, at the peak of Buzludzh, there is an abandoned monument, which was built in 1981 as a tribute to the Bulgarian Socialist Party.
Buzludzha Monument is a saucer-shaped building with a tower with a star. Inside the saucer, three huge mosaic panels occupy 510 square meters and depict the allegorical history of the Bulgarian Communist Party.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union and regime change, the memorial was abandoned in Bulgaria and left vulnerable to looters and vandals. Currently, it is in ruins, but many people come here from afar to visit this relic of the USSR.
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Krushevsky Macedonia (Ilinden / Macedonium) - Krushevo, Macedonia
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Makedonium, also known as Ilinden - Memorial, which is a complex of several sculptural and memorial elements dedicated to the fighters and revolutionaries of the 1903 uprising, as well as soldiers of World War II who fought for the liberation of the country.
The complex is located in Krushevo and was built in 1974. The most significant element is the dome, which looks like a sea mine. The white concrete monument, 25 meters high, has round protruding windows, four of which are covered with beautiful stained glass windows. The most beautiful part of the whole complex is located inside the monument.
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Ninth Fort (Kaunas, Lithuania)
The Ninth Fort was a place of imprisonment and killing of 50,000 people, most of whom were Jews during the German occupation of Lithuania between 1941 and 1944.
After the end of World War II in 1958, the fortress was transformed into a museum and memorial. In 1984, a 32-meter-high sculpture created by A. Ambrasiunas was erected in honor of the victims of fascism and symbolizes "pain, sadness, torture and eternal memory."
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Tirana Pyramid (Tirana, Albania)
The Tirana Pyramid, dedicated to the former Albanian communist dictator Enver Hoxha, was erected in 1988 by his daughter and son-in-law. In 1991, after the collapse of communism, the building was used as a conference room and a fair center, and later fell into decay.
Currently, the monument is abandoned and covered with graffiti, but one Dutch architecture firm plans to revive the abandoned heritage of communism and turn it into a center of high technology and culture.
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Institute of Robotics and Technical Cybernetics (St. Petersburg, Russia)
The futuristic design of the Institute of Robotics and Technical Cybernetics, one of the largest research centers in Russia, meets its purpose. RTK took part in the development of Soyuz spacecraft, the Luna-16 robotic probe and robots used for reconnaissance and elimination of radioactive contamination at the accident site at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
The 77-meter tower has an acute-angled facade and, according to most-beauty, looks like a rocket that is about to take off. Locals nicknamed her "White Tulip."
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Health Resort Druzhba (Yalta, Crimea)
The sanatorium "Friendship" stands on a hill above the Black Sea in the Crimea. This icon of Soviet architecture was designed by architect Igor Vasilievsky and built in 1986.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the strange building was taken by the Pentagon as a launch pad. A round building with a tooth-like facade "rises above the ground" in three columns. The building is surrounded by beautiful landscapes. The design provides each room with sunshine and sea views.
According to The New York Times, "To enter, visitors cross a bridge enclosed in a glass pipe, and then descend into a complex that rests on massive legs where elevators and stairs are located."
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Monument to the Miners - Mitrovica, Kosovo
In the town of Mitrovica, on a mining hill, there is a huge concrete statue in honor of a mining detachment - a group of Serbs and Albanians who came together to withstand the Nazi occupation during World War II. The monument was supposed to symbolize the friendship between the Serbian and Albanian peoples and is still considered the most significant symbol of the Soviet era.
Yugoslav monuments such as Krushevsky Macedonia and the monument to miners are memorial structures built in the 1950-1990s during the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Their main goal was respect for the struggle of the people and resistance during the National Liberation War.
Finally
In the photo: The building of the Ministry of Roads of the Georgian SSR. Chekhava
We showed you only a small part of the amazing and unique Soviet architecture. As you can see, there was a place for creativity and unlimited flight of imagination of architects. The editors of most-beauty.ru very much hope that in the comments you will offer some more interesting objects of Soviet architecture that are clearly knocked out of the total mass of buildings of the Soviet period. We will write about such buildings below.
Some more unusual buildings of the Soviet era:
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Hotel Salute in Kiev
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Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concert Complex (Yerevan, Armenia)
Image taken based on photo: Mardanyan Aleksandr. Photo source: wikipedia.org.
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Birdhouse in Bobruisk (Belarus)
Photo: NORD_URSUS / LiveJournal.
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Chuvash State Opera and Ballet Theater in Cheboksary
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Russian Embassy in Havana, Cuba
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