Hidden Soviet Architecture in St. Petersburg (Modernism, Stalinist & Constructivist Gems)

Join me on a long, detailed walk through St. Petersburg’s forgotten Soviet architecture — from quirky pre-war Constructivism to striking post-war Stalinist classics and bold Modernist experiments from the 1960s–70s.

This feature-length tour includes some of the city’s most overlooked Soviet buildings: culture palaces, sea terminals, unusual housing blocks, the “chicken legs” buildings, long linear residential slabs, iconic Lenin statues, mosaics, and even a dramatic scientific research tower built during the space-race era.

Chapters:
00.00 Intro
00:12 Simple but quirky building
01:04 Pre-war Constructivist Culture Palace "Kirov"
03:24 Soviet Modernist Style Swimming Pool
03:45 Renovated vs original Soviet façades
04:18 The St. Petersburg Sea Terminal
05:20 The "Pribaltiskaya" Hotel
07:05 Modernist Housing Block
07:22 Unusual Garage in Soviet Modernist Style
08:01 The New Smolensk Embankment
09:21 The Longest Building in the City
10:23 A Soviet Flower Market Turned Supermarket
12:11 Finlandskaya Square & Train Station
14:23 Victory Park (Park Pobedy) and its Surroundings
18:01 Moscow Square (Moskovski Ploshad) with its Monumental House of Soviets
20:23 The Spectacular Scientific Research Centre

If you enjoy Soviet architecture, modernism, urban history, or long-form city explorations, this video offers one of the most comprehensive looks at St. Petersburg’s socialist-era heritage on YouTube.