CCCP: Cosmic Communist Constructions Photographed August 30, 2008

During the course of his travels in the former Soviet Union, French photographer Frederic Chaubin documented an extensive collection of startling architectural artifacts built during the last two decades of the Cold War. A compendium of film stills, drawings, magazine articles, and historical timelines on display map out the complex genealogy of this overlooked but compelling chapter in the history of 20th century design.