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.

  • Rediscovering Mikhail Antonyuk: between geometry and Soviet ideology

    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. In this section, we dive deeper into a curated selection of photographs – exploring their canvas and uncovering the artistic techniques, ideological messages, and cultural significance they hold.

Only a selection of monumental artworks is featured here. For all images of Kazakhstan, visit the Gallery.

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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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