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This exquisite, alienesque piece of Soviet architecture is being threatened by modern shopping malls.

Kyiv's answer to Muscle Beach is a Soviet-era gym made from scrap metal.

A unique collection of Soviet military artifacts lies hidden away in a disused train, in the unrecognized Eastern European republic of Transnistria.

A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.

Built in the Soviet era, this cableway system still runs gondolas from Odessa down to Otrada Beach.

Padlocks cover this rickety footbridge with love.

Featured in one of the most iconic scenes in cinema history.

Old cabin-like homes in a rural community untouched by time are known for their vibrant and colorful window shutters.

A series of concentric circles represented a bold new experiment in socialist urban planning, and it notoriously difficult to get around.

This stoic bronze soldier stands as a symbol of Russian sacrifice or Soviet oppression, or maybe both.

The Guardian of Tallinn.

A medieval setting reimagined into a unique art alley.

Walk along the medieval fortifications that have been protecting Tallinn since the 14th century.

A unique sculpture calls the outside of this steakhouse home.

During the Soviet era, the spire of this longstanding church was used as a radio transmission tower.

Disused seaplane hangar gets a second life as the jaw-dropping home of Estonia's museum of maritime history.

A former imperial sea-fortress and Soviet prison.

An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.

A spectacular Petrine Baroque summer palace commissioned for Catherine I by Peter the Great.

The first monument in Estonia that was made by an Estonian sculptor.

This set of concrete chambers resonates according to different notes of octaves.

Relics from an era long gone, sit idle outside this Estonian museum.

This striking memorial is one of Estonia’s most controversial Soviet leftovers.