What did urban design look like in a socialist society? This video breaks down Soviet city planning, from standardized housing and communal spaces to self-contained microdistricts. Learn how ...

What became of the Flying City? Although Krutikov’s design wasn’t published at the time, architects recalled his visionary work—and the furor it caused—many years later, during the Space ...

Most Americans probably think of Soviet design as dreary and bland, ... "Russians abroad had a reputation for shorting out whole city blocks by plugging these babies into 110-volt sockets.

A new book explores the legacy of an often-overlooked architectural style born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan’s capital. Tashkent’s 1974 Hotel Uzbekistan is among the remaining examples of Soviet ...

Ikea’s Web App Brings Interior Design to Soviet-Era Apartments The retailer is driving sales in Russia using a service that lets users customize their cookie-cutter dwellings. Facebook ...

Veterans in the Russian city of Perm are unlikely to forget this year's 65th anniversary of the World War II defeat of Nazi Germany. A wall calendar meant to honor Soviet war veterans ahead of the ...