Ancient rock-hewn town that witnessed key events of Georgian history.

These towering cliffs jut dramatically from the middle of a barren desert.

Village of slate houses, built on a white marble outcrop.

Glowing orb in Minsk houses 8,600,000 items.

Take Soviet nostalgia to new heights by toasting the first man in space over a full spread of Belarusian and Soviet fare.

A striking Soviet memorial commemorates the liberation of Belarus from the Nazis.

Nearly three decades since the fall of the Soviet Union, the hero of the USSR still stands over Belarus.

Remains of the old fortification along the Western border of the USSR, now an elaborate defense museum.

Remnants of the city's Soviet history hover over this modern fast-food outlet.

Thanks to its heroic service during WWII this Soviet castle has been turned into a monument towered over by a brutalist titan.

This eerie sculpture overlooks what was known as the Road of Bones under Joseph Stalin.

These tiny cabins on a cableway have been carrying visitors at a Baltic resort down to the beach since 1912.

Propped high atop the peak of Mount Gamsutlmeer, this abandoned village is one of the oldest settlements in the region.

An enormous Soviet aircraft, the only one of its kind, stands at the deserted shore of the Caspian Sea.

A former special storage facility for documents during the Cold War.

This massive glowering Lenin head gazes out over eastern Siberia.

This newly renovated Soviet-era outdoor exhibition center is bigger than the principality of Monaco.

One of the last examples of Soviet architectural propaganda has a few technological tricks up its sleeve.

This massive monument honors the first human in space.

The world's tallest statue of a woman wields the world's tallest sword and is at risk of toppling over.

Stalin's secret bunker.

This nostalgic Russian museum is full of USSR cultural artifacts from the 1970s and 80s.

Former prison camp dedicated to the victims of political repression.

Hidden in a metro shop under a shopping mall, this small museum tells the story of one of the world's largest urban transit systems.