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After the fall of the Iron Curtain many great buildings of the Soviet era were abandoned. Red Urbex explores the ruins of communist constructions across Eastern Europe.

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Ghost Buildings of the Eastern Block

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The Russian military base at Wünsdorf near Berlin was abandoned after the Berlin Wall fell. When the Soviet soldiers returned to Russia, they left behind a ghost town of the Cold War era.

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East Germany: The Red Army Vanishes

This masterpiece of brutalist architecture was built in 1981 in the middle of the Bulgarian mountains under the leadership of Todor Jivkov. It was a near-sacred place during the era of Bulgarian communism, but now it's fallen into near-ruin. 

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This abandoned flying saucer tells the story of the rise and fall of Bulgarian communism

Bulgaria: Communism's UFO

It now stands forgotten on a Croatian mountain, but this steel monument that took 7 years to build was to remember the uprising of the people against fascism in the former Yugoslavia.

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This steel monument surges from the mists, forgotten on a Croatian mountain

Croatia: Tito's Last Folly

Tskaltubo, Georgia, is now a shadow of what it once was; one of the most popular Soviet spas. Stalin enjoyed coming here. But now, it's fallen into disuse and disrepair. These ruins blend classic Stalinist architecture with Georgian ethnic motifs. A haunting, melancoly trip through a piece of history that's fast disappearing. 

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Visit the opulent ruins of Stalin's favourite spa

Georgia: Stalin's Secret Sanatorium

In Tirana, the monument was erected in 1988 in honour of the Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha. Now, it's an empty mausoleum. After the fall of the regime, the statues were broken, and the building looted. 

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A monument to a dictator now fallen into ruins

Albania: The Tyrant's Pyramid

Inaugurated in 1981 by the Soviet authorities, the circus of Chisinau was designed as a braided basket of concrete. It's become an iconic building in the heart of the Moldavian capital.

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Inaugurated in 1981 by the Soviet authorities, the circus of Chisinau was designed as a braided basket of concrete

Moldova: Ghosts of the Soviet Circus

This brutalist skyscraper was built in 1977 for a large Yugoslavian company, Genex. Described as "the ugliest building in the world", this incredible brutalist skyscraper is loved and hated in Belgrade in equal measure.

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Described as "the ugliest building in the world", this incredible brutalist skyscraper is loved and hated in Belgrade in equal measure

Belgrade: A Brutalist Jewel

Nicknamed the "corn cob" for its circular shape, this brutalist Moldovan tower was built in 1986 to provide temporary accommodation. It was supposed to last a hundred years but it's already decaying. People still live in this concrete rotunda which at times can feel oppressive.

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Ghost Buildings of the Eastern Block

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East Germany: The Red Army Vanishes

East Germany: The Red Army Vanishes

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Bulgaria: Communism's UFO

Bulgaria: Communism's UFO

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Croatia: Tito's Last Folly

Croatia: Tito's Last Folly

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Georgia: Stalin's Secret Sanatorium

Georgia: Stalin's Secret Sanatorium

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Albania: The Tyrant's Pyramid

Albania: The Tyrant's Pyramid

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Moldova: Ghosts of the Soviet Circus

Moldova: Ghosts of the Soviet Circus

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Belgrade: A Brutalist Jewel

Belgrade: A Brutalist Jewel

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Moldova: The Colossal Communist Tower

Moldova: The Colossal Communist Tower

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