Soviet Architecture in Ukraine

Discover 6 soviet architecture places in Ukraine.

Prypiat, Ukraine

Jupiter Radiotechnology Factory

A huge Soviet-era robotics factory in the outskirts of Prypiat, now long-abandoned.

The mosaic.

Progress Factory Mosaic

A unique Soviet mosaic preserved on the facade of a shoe factory in Lviv.

Odessa, Ukraine

Potemkin Stairs

Featured in one of the most iconic scenes in cinema history.

Kyiv Institute of Information.

Kyiv Institute of Information

This exquisite, alienesque piece of Soviet architecture is being threatened by modern shopping malls.

Kyiv Crematorium.

Kyiv Crematorium

This oddly shaped building is a surprising Soviet-era crematorium.

Druzhba health spa.

Druzhba

This space age health spa looks like a supervillain's lair.

Prypiat, Ukraine

Abandoned City of Prypiat

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

Are we missing something unusual in Ukraine?