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Benchmarks in Lviv: How Elevation Was Marked in the Past

Areta — Mon, 13 Nov 2017 18:02:00 +0000

A benchmark is a geographic point whose elevation has been measured and recorded to a high level of accuracy. The height of a benchmark is calculated relative to the heights of nearby benchmarks in a network extending from a fundamental benchmark (a point which records a height to extreme accuracy). Benchmarks are […]

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Hammer and Sickle Flag Holders in Lviv

Areta — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 12:06:07 +0000

As part of Ukraine’s efforts to decommunize the country, in Lviv a few streets are being renamed and a number of memorial plaques and other objects that have Soviet symbols are being dismantled, including Soviet-era flag holders. Here’s a small collection of the hammer and sickle and star flag holders […]

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In Memoriam: Soviet Fox Sign

Areta — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 12:15:50 +0000

Today I was very sad to discover that my favorite Soviet sign has vanished. This lovely fox sign, a remnant of a Soviet-era fur studio, used to protrude from my building, but as of recently, it’s been removed (and rather mysteriously I’d say because the storefront has been empty for […]

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Ukraine’s Soviet Mosaic Bus Stops

Areta — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 11:00:25 +0000

A couple of years ago my friend and I had the idea of documenting Ukraine’s Soviet-era bus stops, which remain in many villages across the country. The majority are decorated with mosaics and many have a distinct Soviet style of Socialist realism or Soviet pop art, but others styles include Cubo-Futurism, […]

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