Stalinist architecture (Stalin`s Empire style or Stalin`s Neo-renaissance), also referred to as Stalinist Gothic, or Socialist Classicism, is a term given to architecture of the Soviet Union under the leadership of Joseph Stalin. Stalinist architecture is associated with the socialist realism school of art and architecture. Pictured: Stalin`s Empire style skyscraper building of Hotel Ukraina (Ukraine)in Moscow. One of the ruined tower of the hotel prior the reconstruction.