10 ICONIC examples of Soviet architecture in St. Petersburg (PHOTOS)

The spirit of the era demanded functionality and asceticism from architecture; it required the balance of construction and form. On the periphery of the city, the construction of industrial buildings began, as well as new residential areas for workers, culture houses for workers, stadiums, schools, saunas and kitchen factories.

Pionerskaya Street, 53

Architect - Erich Mendelsohn

In 1925, the