Monuments in the USSR
In the USSR, as perhaps in other countries, there have always been many monuments. Mainly to the leader of the world proletariat (V. I....
Category: Architecture and construction
GUM
GUM (Glavnyy Universal’nyy Magazin) was one of the most famous shopping malls in the USSR. It was located on Red Square in Moscow and...
Kremlin stars
Awards Stars are the highest and most prestigious awards of the Soviet Union, which were presented to citizens for outstanding achievements in science, art,...
Mosaics on the walls of houses in the USSR
Mosaic on walls was very common in the USSR. It could be an ordinary residential building, or it could be a factory workshop. In...
Construction team, construction projects of the century
A CONSTRUCTION TEAM is an organization, usually temporary, that is created for the purpose of performing construction work on a specific site or territory....
Moscow State University
Construction of the famous Moscow State University (MSU) began in 1949 and continued until 1953. It was connected with the need to create a...
Architecture of the USSR
The architecture of the USSR was strongly connected to the political and cultural context of the country. It reflected the concept of socialist realism,...
VDNKh
VDNKh is the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy. It had different names and functions in different years. 1939-1959 — All-Union Agricultural Exhibition (VSKhV)....