COMRADE Gallery

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10 Buildings Defining Armenia's Soviet and Modernist Legacy

More than concrete and form, Armenian Soviet architecture fused Brutalism with heritage, using tuff stone and national motifs to resist cultural erasure.

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The Soviet People’s Car: The Enduring Legacy of the Lada

The Lada wasn’t just a car—it was a Soviet statement. Rugged, practical, and iconic, it symbolised national pride and outlived the USSR itself.

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Monumental Murals: The Enduring Legacy of Soviet Mosaics

Soviet mosaics turned public spaces into propaganda, spreading communist ideology where people lived, played & worked. Some remain, but most are fading away.

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How the CIA Stole a Soviet Sub from the Bottom of the Ocean

In the summer of 1974, an unusual looking ship left Long Beach, CA. It’s destination? The middle of the Pacific Ocean. But, the whole expedition was a lie.

Nikolai Aleksandrovich Abakumov

1934 - 2006Russian SFSR3 artworks

Stylized illustration of a boy in a blue tunic and yellow hat carrying a bindle on a stick, artwork by Nikolai Aleksandrovich Abakumov

Evgeny Vladimirovich Abeshaus

1933 - 1980Russian SFSR2 artworks

Graphic artwork in red, yellow, and black featuring a hand holding a flag with the text ЯНВАРЬ 1966 г., by Evgeny Vladimirovich Abeshaus

Mark Aleksandrovich Abramov

1913 - 1994Ukrainian SSR2 artworks

Black and white portrait of Mark Aleksandrovich Abramov in a dark suit, light shirt, and tie, looking forward.

Mirosław Adamczyk

1964 - PresentPoland1 artwork

Surreal illustration of a large human eyeball wearing a brown folded paper hat, artwork by Mirosław Adamczyk

Valerio Adami

1935 - PresentItaly0 artworks

Valerio Adami seated in a brown shirt and round glasses, in front of a colorful graphic painting on an easel

Joliko Iosifovich Aghayan

1924 - 2004Armenian SSR1 artwork

Stylized spider made of curled ribbons pierced by a sword on a black background, artwork by Joliko Iosifovich Aghayan

Valentinas Ajauskas

1948 - 2023Lithuanian SSR1 artwork

Black and white portrait of Valentinas Ajauskas looking forward with his hand resting on his temple, wearing glasses and a collared shirt

Anatoly Martynovich Aksamit

1923 - PresentRussian SFSR0 artworks

Soviet icebreaker ship navigating icy water with a red flag and the text '50 ЛЕТ', artwork by Anatoly Martynovich Aksamit

Igor Anatolyevich Aksenov

1955 - PresentRussian SFSR24 artworks

Black and white portrait of Igor Anatolyevich Aksenov seated with colleagues at a desk reviewing graphic design prints, with a wall of posters in the background.

Mikhail Dmitrievich Alatartsev

1947 - PresentUkrainian SSR1 artwork

Dark, expressive painting of a tense group scene with a soldier holding a submachine gun, artwork by Mikhail Dmitrievich Alatartsev

Dagdangiyn Amgalan

1933 - 2009Mongolia1 artwork

Black and white portrait of Dagdangiyn Amgalan wearing glasses, a dark suit, and a patterned tie.

Amters

East Germany1 artwork

Amters

Artyom Agasevich Andriasyan

1926 - PresentArmenian SSR1 artwork

Graphic artwork showing a leg in a high-heeled shoe scattering alphabet blocks on a yellow background, by Artyom Agasevich Andriasyan

A. Angymov

Ukrainian SSR1 artwork

Illustration of a boy riding a white winged horse on a blue background with Russian text, artwork by A. Angymov

Edward Sergeevich Antokhin

1938 - PresentUkrainian SSR1 artwork

Graphic illustration of an Egyptian woman and a Roman soldier facing a large spoon-like shape, artwork by Edward Sergeevich Antokhin