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Soviet bus stops / Christopher Herwig

A photographic survey documenting unique bus stop architecture across 13 former Soviet republics. The collection explores the diverse range of public art and mid-century design found from the Black Sea to the Kazakh steppe.

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Accession Number: 12898

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