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House of Aviators ‘The Centipede’, Moscow, Russia

May 28, 2016

Built: 1978 Architects: Andrei Meyerson Location: https://goo.gl/maps/aaZVJQBYhEA2 Photographed: April 2016

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Nemiga Boulevard, Minsk, Belarus

May 13, 2016

Built: 1971+ Architects: Dmitry Kudryavtsev, Lija Kadzhar, Sergey Musinsky Location: https://goo.gl/maps/qRXzppcnii62 Photographed: May 2016

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Zvartnots Airport Terminal, Yerevan, Armenia

January 2, 2016

Built: 1980 Architects: Levon Cherkezyan, Spartak Khachikyan, Zhorzh Shekhlyan, Artur Tarkhanyan Location: https://goo.gl/maps/bFqYoMNAqrp Photographed: May 2015  

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Shevchenko University, Kiev, Ukraine

January 2, 2016

Built: 1973-1990 Architects: V Ladny, M Budilovsky, L Kolomiets. Location: https://goo.gl/maps/nHBYTbsZaEN2 Photographed: May 2015

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Vernadsky National Library, Kiev, Ukraine

January 2, 2016

Built: 1976-1989 Architects: V Gopkalo, V Grechona, J Piskovsky, V Kolomiyets, L Prutsakova Location: https://goo.gl/maps/TUF3kQGcBUy Photographed: January and May 2015  

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Yeritasardakan Metro Station, Yerevan, Armenia

January 1, 2016

Built: 1981 Architects: Spartak Kntekhtsyan, Stepan Kyurkchyan? Location: https://goo.gl/maps/bNNvkRab5qB2 Photographed: May 2015

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Cinema Rossiya, Yerevan, Armenia

January 1, 2016

Built: 1975 Architects: Spartak Khachikyan, Hrachik Poghosyan, Artur Tarkhanyan. Location: https://goo.gl/maps/SXKmwSvnrw92 Photographed: May 2015  

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Institute of Scientific and Technical Information, Kiev, Ukraine

December 31, 2015

Built: 1971 Architects: L. Novikov, F. Yuriev. Location: https://goo.gl/maps/2uRNE8bFaU82 Photographed: May 2015

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Hotel Salyut, Kiev, Ukraine

December 30, 2015

Built: 1984 Architects: Avraam Miletskyi, N. Slogotska, Volodymyr Shevchenko. Location: https://goo.gl/maps/NJYy3E2CUtu Photographed: May 2015  

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Transcaucasia Power Control Centre, Tbilisi, Georgia

December 30, 2015

Built: ?? Architects: Djanebirdze, Kavlashvili,  Katsitadze. Location: https://goo.gl/maps/osf4GhUTAyu Photographed: May 2014  

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Mystery building near Zugdidi, Georgia

December 30, 2015

Built: ?? Architects: ?? Location: https://goo.gl/maps/r4ofqKrfXwL2 Photographed: May 2014 NB. I was particularly taken with this building near Zugdidi airport. It’s now residential – but this was clearly not its original purpose. If anyone can furnish me with further information, I’ll be hugely grateful.  

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Residential Building, Tbilisi, Georgia

December 30, 2015

Built: ?? Architects: ?? Location: https://goo.gl/maps/xDaJVuB2KER2 Photographed: June 2013  

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Hotel Chegem, Gagra, Abkhazia

December 30, 2015

Built: ?? Architects: ?? Location: https://goo.gl/maps/bs7doqDxV1U2 Photographed: June 2013  

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National Library of Kosova, Pristina

December 30, 2015

Built: 1982 Architects: Andrija Mutnjakovic Location: https://goo.gl/maps/HEMbiwUvtzJ2 Photographed: August 2008 and January 2017  

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Palace of Congress, Tirana, Albania

December 30, 2015

Built: 1986 Architects: Klement Kolaneci? Location: https://goo.gl/maps/YHia3nLEKxF2 Photographed: August 2008

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Bus Stop, Inkiti, Abkhazia

December 29, 2015

Built: ?? Architects: ?? Location: https://goo.gl/maps/o9TbsKg77An Photographed: June 2013

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Sana Sanatorium, Gagra, Abkhazia

December 29, 2015

Built: ?? Architects: ?? Location: https://goo.gl/maps/ifpMep2siA52 Photographed: June 2013

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Ministry of Roads Building, Tbilisi, Georgia

December 29, 2015

Built: 1974 Architects: Giorgi Chakhava, Z Jalaganiya, T Tkhilava, V Kimberg. Location: https://goo.gl/maps/PstqwFMETTJ2 Photographed: May 2013

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Escher Sport Complex, Sukhumi Beach, Abkhazia

December 29, 2015

Built: ?? Architects: ?? Location: https://goo.gl/maps/H4TWiAkgdkt Photographed: June 2013

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Gymnasium, Sukhumi Beach, Abkhazia

December 29, 2015

Built: ?? Architects: ?? Location: https://goo.gl/maps/eovXLRv1Saq Photographed: June 2013  

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Gagarin Shopping Centre, Gagra, Abkhazia

December 29, 2015

Built: ?? Architects: ?? Location: https://goo.gl/maps/sZRd5N2U1yz Photographed: June 2013

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Druzhba Sanatorium, Yalta, Crimea

December 29, 2015

Built: 1985 Architects: Igor Vasilevsky, Yurij Stefanchuk. Location: https://goo.gl/maps/xEPmWv9DkKm Photographed: June 2013

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