{"product_id":"eastern-blocks-vol-2","title":"EASTERN BLOCKS VOL.2","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThis second volume of Zupagrafika’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEastern Blocks\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexpands the photographic survey of concrete suburbs across the former Eastern Bloc. Stretching from Ukraine to Georgia and sweeping through the Baltic Sea to the Balkans, the book captures the socialist-era architecture that reshaped the urban landscapes of Central and Eastern Europe after World War II, from modernist grand designs and brutalist monoliths to the often-overlooked prefabricated panel housing estates and their distinctive typologies.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing over 180 photographs by Zupagrafika founders David Navarro and Martyna Sobecka, with additional contributions by local photographers and a foreword by architectural historian Kateryna Malaia,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEastern Blocks II\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis organised into 10 chapters, each focusing on a city –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChișinău, Kaliningrad, Lviv, Minsk, Prague, Riga, Sofia, Tallinn, Tbilisi\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eVilnius\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– offering valuable insights into post-war modernist architecture in each region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e–\u003cbr\u003eAuthor:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eDavid Navarro \u0026amp; Martyna Sobecka (Zupagrafika)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhotographers:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDavid Navarro \u0026amp; Martyna Sobecka (Chișinău, Lviv, Prague, Riga, Sofia, Tallinn, Tbilisi, Vilnius); Alexander Veryovkin (Kaliningrad, Minsk); Kseniya Lokotko (Minsk)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForeword:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eKateryna Malaia\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eZupagrafika © 2025. All rights reserved\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"w-richtext-align-fullwidth w-richtext-figure-type-image\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.prod.website-files.com\/5bfae776d8f1e38a316c3138\/6797bdc1dc8249f5ee760de0_Tbilisi3-Eastern-Blocks-2-Zupagrafika.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The Bank of Georgia and the ‘Sky Bridge’ residential complex in Tbilisi.\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"w-richtext-align-fullwidth w-richtext-figure-type-image\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.prod.website-files.com\/5bfae776d8f1e38a316c3138\/6797bd54889706aca097dd8c_Riga-Eastern-Blocks-2-Zupagrafika.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"View of Mežciems Microdistrict in Riga.\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"w-richtext-align-fullwidth w-richtext-figure-type-image\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.prod.website-files.com\/5bfae776d8f1e38a316c3138\/6797bfb9253dd0c76dbd9f89_6797bd9864b22e1d06670107_Prague-Eastern-Blocks-2-Zupagrafika.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Socialist modernist architecture in Prague.\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"w-richtext-align-fullwidth w-richtext-figure-type-image\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.prod.website-files.com\/5bfae776d8f1e38a316c3138\/6797bfb9253dd0c76dbd9f6c_6797bde1fdfca99bec511df3_Chisinau-Eastern-Blocks-2-Zupagrafika.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"‘Tashkent’ residential apartment block in Chișinău.\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"w-richtext-align-fullwidth w-richtext-figure-type-image\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.prod.website-files.com\/5bfae776d8f1e38a316c3138\/6797bfb9253dd0c76dbd9f68_6797bdf342db6917bd8fa76f_Kaliningrad-Eastern-Blocks-2-Zupagrafika.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The brutalist House of Soviets in Kaliningrad before its demolition.\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"w-richtext-align-fullwidth w-richtext-figure-type-image\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.prod.website-files.com\/5bfae776d8f1e38a316c3138\/67ab2c06718189c3fabece42_Prague-panelak-EB-Zupagrafika.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Panelák housing estate in wintery Prague.\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"w-richtext-align-fullwidth w-richtext-figure-type-image\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.prod.website-files.com\/5bfae776d8f1e38a316c3138\/6797bfb8253dd0c76dbd9f35_6797be26c0ff53480b227e6c_Tallinn-Eastern-Blocks-2-Zupagrafika.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Housing typologies in the Lasnamäe District of Tallinn.\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"w-richtext-align-fullwidth w-richtext-figure-type-image\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg 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