Elevated view of city, from Soviet era Memorial to Unknown Soldiers and Heroes, Zaisan Hill, Ulaanbaatar (Ulan Bator), Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Soviet era memorial to commemorate Unknown Soldiers and Heroes, Zaisan Hill, Ulaanbaatar (Ulan Bator), Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Soviet-era nuclear bunker, central Tirana, Albania, Europe

Lenin statue, Stefanovskaya square, Syktyvkar, Komi Republic, Russia

Monument to Soviet underground partisans, now banished since 1991 to a park near Vilnius, Grutas Park, Lithuania, Europe

Aerial drone view of geometric Soviet-era apartment blocks in Carnaxide district in Lisbon, Portugal

Aerial drone view of geometric Soviet-era apartment blocks in Carnaxide district in Lisbon, Portugal

Aerial drone view of geometric Soviet-era apartment blocks in Carnaxide district in Lisbon, Portugal

Aerial drone view of geometric Soviet-era apartment blocks in Carnaxide district in Lisbon, Portugal

Souvenir badges of the Soviet Republic communist era, Moscow, Russia, Europe

Soviet-era monument in the town of Inhambane in Mozambique.

Russia detail of miniature box painting soviet era at the museum in palekh

Heroic statue of a man from the Soviet era, Kutaisi, Georgia, Middle East

Heroic statue of a man from the Soviet era, Kutaisi, Georgia, Middle East