Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

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After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, a large part of art in public space was lost. In socialist countries, the dominant art style was socialist realism, glorifying the proletariat and civil victories. Particularly popular mosaic: bright murals, characters who become politicians, workers, pioneers, scientists and astronauts, was decorated with plants, schools, metro and bus stations.

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet UnionUnique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Unique mosaics, preserved from the times of the Soviet Union

Keywords: Mosaic | The Soviet Union | Urban studies

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