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During the first four years after the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution – during the period of military communism – Petrograd (as the city was known as then)...

Lying at the crossroads of East and West, Azerbaijan's capital reveals its Zoroastrian, Islamic and Soviet past – and it's oil-rich present – through its unique design.

These authors are either already known on the international art scene or are just developing their careers in Russia. One thing is important - they...

In a new photographic essay titled Soviet Asia, and published by FUEL, Roberto Conte and Stefano Perego explore the Brutalist heritage in the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, detailing the regional variations of Soviet modernism in Central Asia. The photographers document this architectural legacy constructed between 1950 and 1991, the year of the USSR’s dissolution. Much of this architecture is mainly unknown to the broader audience, with several buildings included for the first time in a photographic documentary of Soviet architecture. The urb...

Soviet Modernism is not everyone’s idea of architectural achievement, and its historical legacy – not least in Ukraine – make its preservation controversial. But the importance of recognising a genre that pushed boundaries should not be underestimated. In downtown Kyiv stands one of the most unique buildings in Ukraine. A massive dome, resembling a UFO, sits atop a two-storey building and hovers imposingly above Antonovycha Street, 10 metres above the pedestrians below. Built in 1971, the building, known as Tarilka (Ukrainian for plate) is a powerful reminder of the architectural legac...