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on September 27, 2017November 27, 2017 with 3 comments by Nick @ concrete and kitsch

The Derzhprom in Kharkiv, Ukraine, and the Origin of the Soviet Skyscraper

Among the buildings that represent the Soviet style of architecture, the most famous are of the Stalinist style. Moscow’s Seven Sisters, built in the 1940s and 1950s, are perhaps the ...

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on August 6, 2017November 27, 2017 with 10 comments by Nick @ concrete and kitsch

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The Agony and the Ecstasy of the Soviet Hotel (in Ukraine)

Or, The Soviet Hotel: Wifi is a privilege, not a right. David and I typically stay far away from hotels on our travels. Our normal gripes about them include high ...

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on June 25, 2017November 27, 2017 with 2 comments by Nick @ concrete and kitsch

two years of concrete and kitsch

It’s hard to believe I’ve been at this blogging gig for two years now. Having just re-upped concrete and kitsch's Bluehost account for another year of blogging indentured servitude, I ...

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on June 19, 2017June 21, 2019 with 6 comments by Nick @ concrete and kitsch

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Kitsch Mecca: The Monthly Kyiv Antique Market

Updated 21 June, 2019: The market currently is operating on a month-to-month basis. Vendors decide the date of the subsequent market the day of the current market. The venue has ...

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