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Soviet Sculptures

Freestanding monuments commissioned by the state to structure urban space, marking the focal axis of a square, terminating a vista, or anchoring otherwise repetitive housing districts.

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Monument to the Glory of Railway Workers - Bender

Monument to the Glory of Railway Workers - Bender

V. Petrov and E. Chumak

Bender, Pridnestrovie, Moldova·1977
Monument to the Victims of the Deportations of the Communist Regime - Chisinau

Monument to the Victims of the Deportations of the Communist Regime - Chisinau

Iurie Platon

Chișinău, Moldova·2013
Fountain - Independence Street - Balti

Fountain - Independence Street - Balti

Bălți, Moldova·Socialist Modernist
Flags and Coat of Arms of PMR regions - Tiraspol

Flags and Coat of Arms of PMR regions - Tiraspol

Tiraspol, Pridnestrovie, Moldova·Post-Independence
Monument to the Chernobyl Liquidators - Park of the Liberators - Comrat

Monument to the Chernobyl Liquidators - Park of the Liberators - Comrat

Unknown

Comrat, Gagauzia, Moldova·2019
Statue - Lenin - Comrat

Statue - Lenin - Comrat

Comrat, Gagauzia, Moldova·Socialist Modernist
Monument - For the Victims of Political Repression - Chisinau

Monument - For the Victims of Political Repression - Chisinau

Unknown

Comrat, Gagauzia, Moldova·2013
Statue - Lenin - Rybnitsa

Statue - Lenin - Rybnitsa

Rybnitsa, Pridnestrovie, Moldova·1977
Statue - Archangel Michael - Rybnitsa

Statue - Archangel Michael - Rybnitsa

Rybnitsa, Pridnestrovie, Moldova·2021
Wall of Glory - Balti

Wall of Glory - Balti

Bălți, Moldova·Socialist Modernist
Sculpture - Tennis Court - Chisinau

Sculpture - Tennis Court - Chisinau

Chișinău, Moldova·1970?
Monument to industry (Silk Loom?) - Bender

Monument to industry (Silk Loom?) - Bender

Bender, Pridnestrovie, Moldova·Socialist Modernist
Tupolev 134 Plane - Chisinau Airport

Tupolev 134 Plane - Chisinau Airport

Chișinău, Moldova·2006
Fountain of the Palace of Culture of the Railroad Workers - Chisinau

Fountain of the Palace of Culture of the Railroad Workers - Chisinau

Valeriu Rotari

Chișinău, Moldova·1980
Statue - Ion Creanga

Statue - Ion Creanga

Nicolai Naumov

Chișinău, Moldova·1980
Statue - Lenin - Tiraspol

Statue - Lenin - Tiraspol

V. S. Klimachev

Tiraspol, Pridnestrovie, Moldova·1987
Sculpture - Constantin Brancusi Exhibition Center - Chisinau

Sculpture - Constantin Brancusi Exhibition Center - Chisinau

Natalya Vlasova

Chișinău, Moldova·Socialist Modernist