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Kaliningrad, Russia

Fort No. 5 "Friedrich Wilhelm III"

This monument commemorates the soldiers who fought for 16 hours straight to penetrate this concrete fort.
Added by visitkaliningrad
Khangalassky District, Russia

Lena Stone Pillars

A remote forest of stone pillars along the Lena river.
Added by Gina
Moscow, Russia

Monument to the Conquerors of Space

Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.
Dampo Added by Dampo
Rybachiy, Russia

Dancing Forest

The reason for the strange contortions in the trunks of these "drunken" pine trees in Russia is still a mystery.
AaronNetsky Added by AaronNetsky
Moscow, Russia

Miniature Moscow

Back in the tiny USSR.
KaliaK Added by KaliaK
Moscow, Russia

Fallen Monument Park

A sculpture park of the tossed aside relics of the USSR, from Stalin to a massive Soviet emblem.
Allison Added by Allison
Moscow, Russia

House With Animals

Its front wall is striped with a menagerie of fantastic beasts and magnificent monsters.
ahvenas Added by ahvenas
Kazan, Russia

Temple of All Religions

This Russian religious complex is a Frankenstein's chapel that includes influence from almost all the major faiths.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Medvezhyegorsky District, Russia

Kizhi Island

Stunning examples of Russia's 18th-century wooden architecture.
Mephisto Waltz Added by Mephisto Waltz
Moscow, Russia

Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics

Museum celebrating the achievements of the Soviet space program.
Allison Added by Allison
Moscow, Russia

Moscow Metro Stations

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.
Added by rohancf
Moscow, Russia

Laika Monument

It took over half a century but a Russian monument to a famous and tragic space pup finally stands in Moscow.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Moscow, Russia

Children are the Victims of Adult Vices

Thirteen sculptures in central Moscow graphically depicting vices of the modern world.
Dampo Added by Dampo
Moscow, Russia

Lenin's Mausoleum

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.
stanestane Added by stanestane
Moscow, Russia

Izmailovo Kremlin

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.
LaurynSmith11 Added by LaurynSmith11
Ketenovo, North Macedonia

Kuklica

Stone pillars and a petrified wedding party in the hills of North Macedonia.
serflac Added by serflac
Krusevo, North Macedonia

The Kruševo Makedonium

Space-age monument to an early 20th-century uprising.
serflac Added by serflac
Skopje, North Macedonia

Skopje Fortress

This fortress dates back to the 6th century and is also the site of a controversial abandoned restoration project.
theparttimeexplorer Added by theparttimeexplorer
North Macedonia

Kokino Observatory

This 3,800-year-old site contains markers used to study the movement of the sun and moon and create a lunar calendar.
Added by mdimitar
Chisinau, Moldova

Moldova's Little Prince Statue

At less than four inches in height, this iconic fictional character is the smallest public statue in all of Moldova.
Added by rogix
Chisinau, Moldova

Chisinau State Circus

This abandoned Soviet circus is slowly being restored to its Communist-era glory.
hrnick Added by hrnick
Tarakaniv, Ukraine

Fort Tarakanivskyy

This hidden fortress has been coined the "City of Ghosts."
alessandro cini Added by alessandro cini
Kyiv, Ukraine

'Shukai'

A collection of miniature, symbolic sculptures hides in plain sight across Kyiv.
derWaliser Added by derWaliser
Kyiv, Ukraine

Osokorky Metro Station

This underground transport hub doubles as an art gallery.
derWaliser Added by derWaliser