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

Defenders of the Soviet Arctic during the Great Patriotic War, Alyosha Monument, Murmansk, Russia, Europe

Soviet obelisk commemorating liberation of city by Red Army in 1945, Liberty Square, Budapest, Hungary, Europe

Soviet obelisk commemorating liberation of city by Red Army in 1945, Liberty Square, Budapest, Hungary, Europe

Defenders of the Soviet Arctic during the Great Patriotic War, Alyosha Monument, Murmansk, Russia, Europe

Khujand, Sughd Province, Tajikistan. August 20, 2021. Memorial for the Soviet Afghanistan War in Victory Park in Khujand. Editorial Use Only

Khujand, Sughd Province, Tajikistan. August 20, 2021. Memorial for the Soviet Afghanistan War in Victory Park in Khujand. Editorial Use Only

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

Khujand, Sughd Province, Tajikistan. August 20, 2021. Memorial for the Soviet Afghanistan War in Victory Park in Khujand. Editorial Use Only

Soviet War Memorial, Treptow, Berlin, Germany

Soviet War Memorial, Treptow, Berlin, Germany

Soviet War Memorial, Treptow, Berlin, Germany

Soviet War Memorial, Treptow, Berlin, Germany

Soviet War Memorial, Treptow, Berlin, Germany

Victory Park, National Memorial Place near to Omsk, Omsk at the Rivers of Irtisch and Omka, Omsk, Sibiria, Russia, GUS, Europe,

Victory Park, National Memorial Place near to Omsk, Omsk at the Rivers of Irtisch and Omka, Omsk, Sibiria, Russia, GUS, Europe,

Victory Park, National Memorial Place near to Omsk, Omsk at the Rivers of Irtisch and Omka, Omsk, Sibiria, Russia, GUS, Europe,

Victory Park, National Memorial Place near to Omsk, Omsk at the Rivers of Irtisch and Omka, Omsk, Sibiria, Russia, GUS, Europe,

Victory Park, National Memorial Place near to Omsk, Omsk at the Rivers of Irtisch and Omka, Omsk, Sibiria, Russia, GUS, Europe,

Statue of Soviet scientist Mstislav Keldysh, Moscow, Russia

Old Russian tank, Soviet tank, monument on the road to the former Ravensbrueck woman's concentration camp, commemorating the liberation by the Red Army in 1945, Fuerstenberg Havel, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

Wall with mourning wreath for the Russian concentration camp victims, Soviet Union inscription, Wall of Nations, Ravensbrueck Memorial, former concentration camp for woman, Fuerstenberg Havel, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

Soviet War Memorial, Treptow, Berlin, Germany

Modern Sculpture in front of the Hall, Sport and Concert Hall of Omsk, Omsk at the Rivers of Irtisch and Omka, Omsk, Sibiria, Russia, GUS, Europe,

Soviet War Memorial, Treptow, Berlin, Germany

Victory Park, National Memorial Place near to Omsk, Omsk at the Rivers of Irtisch and Omka, Omsk, Sibiria, Russia, GUS, Europe,

Handshake at Hungarian-Soviet Friendship Memorial by Zsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl, Statue Park, Memento Park, Szoborpark, Budapest, Hungary, Europe

Soviet Memorial, Treptower Park, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Victory Park, National Memorial Place near to Omsk, Omsk at the Rivers of Irtisch and Omka, Omsk, Sibiria, Russia, GUS, Europe,

Sport and Concert Hall of Omsk, Omsk at the Rivers of Irtisch and Omka, Omsk, Sibiria, Russia, GUS, Europe,

Sport and Concert Hall of Omsk, Omsk at the Rivers of Irtisch and Omka, Omsk, Sibiria, Russia, GUS, Europe,

Victory Park, National Memorial Place near to Omsk, Omsk at the Rivers of Irtisch and Omka, Omsk, Sibiria, Russia, GUS, Europe,

Detail of Soviet-Hungarian Friendship sculpture, Statue Park, Memento Park, Szoborpark, Budapest, Hungary, Europe

Soviet War Memorial, Treptow, Berlin, Germany

Soviet War Memorial, Treptow, Berlin, Germany

Monument to Worker and Peasant Woman, by Soviet sculptor Vera Muhina, created in 1937 and restored in 2009, Moscow, Russia

Detail of wall relief, white Heroes of Peoples' Power memorial, Statue Park, Memento Park, Szoborpark, Budapest, Hungary, Europe

Monument to the Soviet Soldiers, at the Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Soviet memorial in front of the Marienkirche, Stralsund, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, Europe

SU-100 Soviet destroyer tank serving as a revolutionary monument in Havana, Cuba, Caribbean, Americas

Soviet soldier with weapon and flag, Monument to the soldiers of the Red Army who died in the Second World War, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Soviet War Memorial, Treptow, Berlin, Germany

Monument of Encounter, commemorates the meeting of Soviet and American soldiers in 1945 on the Elbe, Torgau, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Lenin plaque, Statue Park, Memento Park, Szoborpark, Budapest, Hungary, Europe

Sculptures of the Soviet Heroic Memorial, Statue Park, Memento Park, Szoborpark, Budapest, Hungary, Europe

Soviet War Memorial, Treptow, Berlin, Germany

Monument to Worker and Peasant Woman by Soviet sculptor Vera Muhina, created in 1937 and restored in 2009, Moscow, Russia

Monument to Worker and Peasant Woman, by Soviet sculptor Vera Muhina, created in 1937 and restored in 2009, Moscow, Russia

Statue of Soviet worker above the central pavilion of the VVTs or VDNKh, All Russian Exhibition Centre, Moscow, Russia

Soviet War Memorial on the 17th June in Berlin, Germany, Europe

Monument to Worker and Peasant Woman by Soviet sculptor Vera Muhina, created in 1937 and restored in 2009, Moscow, Russia

Soviet memorial with bronze figures of Russian soldiers and obelisk, Bandenburg an der Havel, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

Figures of the Soviet engineers on top of the building on the territory of the VVTs or VDNKh, All Russian Exhibition Centre, Moscow, Russia

Monument to Worker and Peasant Woman, by Soviet sculptor Vera Muhina, created in 1937 and restored in 2009, Moscow, Russia

Mosaic memorial for Soviet soldiers and a view over the city of Ulan Bator, Mongolia, Asia

Monument to Worker and Peasant Woman, by Soviet sculptor Vera Muhina, created in 1937 and restored in 2009, Moscow, Russia

Lenin, Lenin monument standing near chemical toilets in the courtyard of the Hermann Fortress, Narva, Estonia, Baltic States, Northern Europe

Soviet memorial on the Strasse des 17 Juni street, district of Tiergarten, Mitte, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Figure of the Soviet worker on top of the building on the territory of the VVTs or VDNKh, All Russian Exhibition Centre, Moscow, Russia

Buda Volunteers Regiment Memorial, Statue Park, Memento Park, Szoborpark, Budapest, Hungary, Europe

Soviet Memorial, Treptower Park, Berlin, Germany, Europe

The Soviet Memorial in Budapest, Hungary, Europe

Soviet memorial in Treptow Park, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Monument to Worker and Peasant Woman, by Soviet sculptor Vera Muhina, created in 1937 and restored in 2009, Moscow, Russia

Monument to Worker and Peasant Woman, by Soviet sculptor Vera Muhina, created in 1937 and restored in 2009, Moscow, Russia

Soviet memorial in Treptow Park, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Soviet memorial in Treptow Park, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Soviet Memorial, Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Soviet memorial in Treptow Park, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Soviet memorial in Treptow Park, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Soviet memorial with bronze figures of Russian soldiers and obelisk, Bandenburg an der Havel, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

The Soviet Memorial in Budapest, Hungary, Europe

Sovjet style monument at downtown Yerevan, Jerewan, Armenia, Asia

Men, soldiers and schoolboys carry banners and photos to the shrine in the Panjshir Valley of the famous Tajik commander, Ahmad Shah Masood, during a memorial on the one year anniversary of his assasination, September 9, 2002. Masood was a revered mujahedin leader who also was one of the leaders of the Northern Alliance which opposed the Taliban and helped the US Military in their defeat. Masood was assasinated by what are thought to be Al Queda operatives on Sept. 9, 2001. A shrine has been erected in the Panjshir Valley from where he led much of his resistance to both the Soviet and Taliban forces, to honor this latest of Afghan war heros.

Zaisan Memorial, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Zaisan Memorial, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

\"Bitter Memories of Childhood” is a memorial statue on the Manitoba Legislative Grounds which pays tribute to the 1932-1933 Ukrainian Famine and Genocide under Soviet ruler Joseph Stalin. The Legislative Building and the Golden Boy are seen in the backgro

\"Bitter Memories of Childhood” is a memorial statue on the Manitoba Legislative Grounds which pays tribute to the 1932-1933 Ukrainian Famine and Genocide under Soviet ruler Joseph Stalin. The Legislative Building and the Golden Boy are seen in the backgro

Commemoration of Soviet Armenia's participation in the second World War and monumental statue of Mother Armenia in Victory Park, Yerevan, Armenia

Germany, Berlin, The East Side Gallery, a 1.3 km long section of the Berlin Wall, Mural called My God help me survive this deadly love, Soviet Premier Brezhnev kisses East German Chancellor Honecker.

Germany, Berlin, The East Side Gallery, a 1.3 km long section of the Berlin Wall, Mural called 'My God help me survive this deadly love' Soviet Premier Brezhnev kisses East German Chancellor Honecker.

Germany, Berlin, The East Side Gallery, a 1.3 km long section of the Berlin Wall, A mural by Georg Lutz depicts former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev driving.

Germany, Berlin, Treptower Park, Sowjetisches Ehrenmal, Soviet War Memorial.