Stalinist skyscraper built with help of cryotechnology.

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.

This massive monument honors the first human in space.

Some Moscow residents once claimed the bizarre, contorted mass of metal on top of the building was used to manipulate minds.

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.

The tallest hotel in Europe.

Back in the tiny USSR.

Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.

Former headquarters of the KGB.

A sculpture park of the tossed aside relics of the USSR, from Stalin to a massive Soviet emblem.

Thirteen sculptures in central Moscow graphically depicting vices of the modern world.

Museum celebrating the achievements of the Soviet space program.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.

A beautiful and moving memorial set on a little island in the middle of the river in Minsk.

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

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

This art installation pays homage to the famed stones of European lore.

A museum dedicated to the former country.

Destroyed Serbian army headquarters sits half crumbled in a largely revitalized Belgrade.

A pair of connected skyscrapers form this symbolic gateway.

Nikola Tesla's ashes are held in a golden sphere, surrounded by his works.

With over 10,000 lights, this engineering marvel lights up the city after dark.

Unusual building appears to be haphazardly built from randomly piled bricks.