The project of a monumental monument dedicated to the Third International was originally called Tatlin's Tower. Tatlin planned to start construction in Leningrad, timing it with the victory of the October Revolution of 1917. The structure was meant to symbolize the unification of humanity, divided after the destruction of the Tower of Babel. In 1924, the project was awarded a gold medal at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris.

The tower project included three geometric structures rotating around their axes. At the base was a cube, symbolizing legislative power, where meetings and conferences were to be held. The central part, in the shape of a pyramid, embodied executive power. At the top, in a cylinder and hemisphere, was the 'informational power.' Radio masts and antennas were part of the monument, as were projectors projecting text onto the clouds. The supporting mast was oriented towards the North Star.

Other elements of the structure also carried symbolism. The tilt of the tower corresponded to the tilt of the Earth's axis, and the rotating structures related to the rotation of the planet. The height of the tower at 400 meters was a multiple of the Earth's meridian (1:100,000), and the spiral shape symbolized the movement of liberated humanity.

The design of the tower with its double spiral and inclined mast was significantly ahead of its time. The rotating elements became a dream for architects, realized only 80 years later in the project of the Suite Vollard building in Curitiba, Brazil.

However, by the late 1920s, the authorities' attitude towards constructivism changed, and the building was never constructed. Tatlin's Tower remained a utopia and entered history not as a symbol of communism, but as a symbol of constructivism and a source of inspiration for many architects of the 20th century and modern times.