Minimal decoration and raw, reinforced concrete became extremely popular in the Soviet Union. Below are some examples of Soviet brutalism. Novgorod Academic Drama TheaterLegion MediaThis theater, built in 1987, has also been compared to a spaceship. The idea of buildings on concrete supports was not new – constructivist architects had used it back in the 1920s. To solve the complex landscape challenge, architect Igor Vasilevsky placed his reinforced concrete structure on three massive supports.