Communism

Nine bronze hands protruding from a wall honor the student uprising that led to the fall of Czechoslovakia's Communist government.

Bronzes and busts that once stood in the city's main squares are now relegated to a small hidden courtyard.

This old-school café is famous for serving coffee, chilaquiles, and the Cuban Revolution.

In the middle of one of South America's most historic walled cities lies a bar with an enormous collection of Soviet memorabilia.

This former KGB building is now a museum memorializing the people who suffered during the Soviet regime.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

One of the largest busts in the world celebrates the German city's erstwhile namesake.

A beloved tribute to the Fab Four and the freedoms they inspired.

The powerful party began with a secret meeting in this shikumen in 1921.

An exercise in radical design and social living that became the epicenter of Soviet spy networks in London.

This historic little railroad runs through some of the most beautiful scenery in Germany.

This hidden collection of everyday objects illustrates life within communist Poland.

This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.