Kazakhstan
Soviet Walking Tours & Articles
Discover Soviet art and history with our in-depth articles and carefully curated walking tours. These guides take you through must-see mosaics, monuments, and modernist architecture, offering historical insights and context along the way.
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The Revival of “School Years” (1975) — a Soviet Masterpiece in Astana restored
During a recent visit to Kazakhstan, we uncovered a long-hidden Soviet mosaic inside Astana’s Gymnasium No. 14. Created by Yuri Alexandrov in the 1970s, a 90 sq.m. artwork was facing destruction amid renovation. Thanks to our friend and restorer Yaroslav Antonyuk, this vibrant masterpiece has been saved and restored to its original brilliance.
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Rediscovering Mikhail Antonyuk: between geometry and Soviet ideology
On the occasion of what would have been his 90th birthday, the National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Astana presents Mikhael Antonyuk – Artist of His Time, a focused retrospective dedicated to one of Soviet Kazakhstan’s most original visual voices. Trained in Ukraine and active in Tselinograd during the transformative postwar decades, Antonyuk…
Artworks and their story
Each artwork tells a story. Discover the complete collection of monumental artworks from Kazakhstan in our image gallery. Below is a curated preview drawn from our Instagram page.
Resources & Further Reading
Want to explore Kazakhstan? Here, you’ll find a collection of maps, websites, books, social media pages and more, dedicated to its Soviet public art and architecture. These resources will help you discover more of the artistic and historical landscape of the former Kazakh SSR.
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