Ashgabat, capital of Turkmenistan, in a early 70s picture. A GAZ-21 Volga (1962 model) passes next to the “Ashgabat” Hotel, built in 1969 in a modernist/brutalist style by drawings of Soviet architets A. Akhmedov, F. Aliyev, V. Vysotin, V. Kutomov. (photo: © 1975 Novosti news agency, Moscow – personal collection)
Soviet resort in Pitsunda, Black Sea
Pitsunda or Bichvinta (Georgian) is a resort town in Abkhazia, on the Black Sea. In the Soviet Era it was a popular holiday destination for Russians: this 1970s picture shows a soviet resort whose buildings stand directly on the beach. Today it is known as “Golden Fleece” Hotel. At that time Pitsunda was a Georgian town, today it belongs to Republic of Abkhazia. (photo: URSS …
Karakumstroi building, Ashgabat 1975
Soviet–era building “Karakumstroi” in Ashgabat, capital of Turkmenistan, in a 1975 picture. At that time, the population of the city was 289 000 (source: Novosti). This office and administration building has been built between 1964 and 1969 by design of architects Abdullah Akhmedov, Fikrat Aliyev, Arif Zeynalov and Etya Krichevskaya in the “soviet modernism” style. (photo: © 1975 Novosti news agency, Moscow – personal collection)
