New East Digital Archive

Soviet Architecture

Uncover Slovakia's Soviet-era gems with Bratislava’s skate scene

Uncover Slovakia’s Soviet-era gems with Bratislava’s skate scene

Beyond the plastic: an alternative history of Saransk in 4 buildings

Beyond the plastic: an alternative history of Saransk in 4 buildings

Peel back the layers of architectural history with this playful take on Brutalism

Peel back the layers of architectural history with this playful take on Brutalism

Luxury flats in Moscow's iconic Narkomfin building finally go on sale

Luxury flats in Moscow’s iconic Narkomfin building finally go on sale

This new game lets you play Tetris with Soviet-era apartment blocks

This new game lets you play Tetris with Soviet-era apartment blocks

'Constructivism 2.0': chief Moscow architect pledges to protect Soviet style

‘Constructivism 2.0’: chief Moscow architect pledges to protect Soviet style

Socialist skeletons: join the panel exploring the new role of Communist-era architecture

Socialist skeletons: join the panel exploring the new role of Communist-era architecture

These Lithuanian tiles transform any room into a Soviet apartment block

These Lithuanian tiles transform any room into a Soviet apartment block

Narkomfin: join architect Alexei Ginzburg for a night celebrating the best of Russian Constructivism

Narkomfin: join architect Alexei Ginzburg for a night celebrating the best of Russian Constructivism

Join the Moscow tour group mixing Soviet architecture with epic DJ sets

Join the Moscow tour group mixing Soviet architecture with epic DJ sets

SOS Brutalism: the campaign saving unloved architecture in the New East and beyond

SOS Brutalism: the campaign saving unloved architecture in the New East and beyond

Explore the Soviet city designed to heal the pain of Chernobyl with these new art residencies

Explore the Soviet city designed to heal the pain of Chernobyl with these new art residencies

Meme: the vases inspired by Soviet brutalism

Meme: the vases inspired by Soviet brutalism

Emergency Communication: the art project transforming a Moscow apartment block

Emergency Communication: the art project transforming a Moscow apartment block

Welcome to a failed utopia: new VR tour explores Moscow's planned Soviet city

Welcome to a failed utopia: new VR tour explores Moscow’s planned Soviet city

Soviet Bus Stops Volume II: Christopher Herwig is back with more wild architectural wonders

Soviet Bus Stops Volume II: Christopher Herwig is back with more wild architectural wonders

Kyiv’s surreal modernist hotels, and why you need to visit them

Kyiv’s surreal modernist hotels, and why you need to visit them

Follow of the week: twenty years of Soviet architecture

Follow of the week: twenty years of Soviet architecture