During the Soviet Union’s relatively brief and tumultuous history, the quest for national identity was one that consumed Russian culture. The decadence of Czarist society was shunned, and with it, the neoclassical architecture the Czars so loved. Communism brought with it an open frontier for artistic experimentation, particularly where public buildings were involved. It was on this frontier that Russian Constructivism was born, and some of Russia’s greatest buildings were built. This article on EnglishRussia.com compiles a list of some of the “best of the best” in Soviet architecture—and we liked it so much that we’ve compiled our own top ten list! See all of our favorite Soviet projects, after the break!
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Amalir Sports and Concert Complex- Yerevan, Armenia
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Railway Station- Dubulty, Latvia
Olympia Hotel- Tallinn, Estonia
Embassy of the USSR- Havana, Cuba
Central Research Institute of Robotics and Technical Cybernetics- Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Russian Academy of Sciences- Moscow, Russia
Regional Drama Centre- Grodno, Belarus
The House of the Soviets- Kaliningrad, Russia
The Palace of Ceremonial Rites- Tbilisi, Georgia
