This unique Soviet mosaic is located on one of the pavilions of the Progress shoe factory, which was built in the 1950s. The factory was one of the biggest in the Soviet Union. You are allowed to come inside the property and walk around—you can even feel the atmosphere of old times when the workers are coming back home from the working day.
June 15, 2021
Sachkhere, Georgia
This old Soviet gas station is in perfect condition, one of the best-preserved mosaics in the country.
Prypiat, Ukraine
A huge Soviet-era robotics factory in the outskirts of Prypiat, now long-abandoned.
Sillamäe, Estonia
This Soviet-era "closed town" was a top secret uranium producer often left off of maps.
Krakow, Poland
This sprawling concrete suburb of Kraków was designed by the Soviet Union as the model proletarian city.
Perstorp, Sweden
An oversized concrete replica of a classic Swedish vinegar bottle marks the town where the brand began.
Limassol, Cyprus
A children's mosaic in Limassol using deep-sea creature patterns to honor young lives lost across several genocides, including Cyprus’s own 1974 wounds.
Madrid, Spain
Likely the most colorful in the metro network, this mosaic was installed back in 1995.
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Cool Soviet-era public sculpture outside the Kyrgyz National Academy of Sciences on Chuy Ave.
