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The
monument
to
Alexander
Pushkin
was
erected
in
Pushkinsky
Square
on
Spasopeskovskaya
Square
on
September
29,
1993.
Located
very
close
to
Arbat,
but
safely
hidden
in
the
depths
of
the
alleys,
it
has
become
one
of
the
little-known
Moscow
monuments
to
the
poet.
The
monument
is
made
with
a
portrait
likeness.
With
his
hips
akimbo,
Pushkin
slightly
put
one
leg
forward;
the
poet
is
dressed
in
a
coat,
with
a
cape
thrown
over
his
left
shoulder,
which
he
holds
with
one
hand.
A
small
bow
tie
protrudes
from
under
the
collar,
as
if
stretched
by
the
wind.
A
completely
stony,
emotionless
expression
froze
on
the
poet’s
face,
as
if
he
were
in
prostration,
either
anticipating
some
upcoming
kirdyk
or
already
stunned
by
it.
The
figure
of
Pushkin
is
placed
on
a
cubic
granite
pedestal,
on
both
sides
of
which
bronze
bouquets
of
roses
lie
on
granite
slabs,
and
in
front
of
him
is
a
scroll
with
lines
from
the
poet’s
poem:
"If
life
deceives
you,
Don't
be
sad,
don't
be
angry!
On
the
day
of
despondency,
humble
yourself:
The
day
of
fun,
believe
me,
will
come!
"
"If
life
deceives
you...",
Alexander
Pushkin
Author
of
the
monument:
sculptor
Yuri
Dines.
The
monument
was
a
gift
to
the
city
of
Moscow
and
was
built
at
the
expense
of
the
Austrian
historian
Gerhard
Jagschitz
from
Vienna
and
JSC
"Caprito",
as
indicated
on
the
pedestal.
The
installation
location
was
not
chosen
by
chance:
in
1870,
the
square
laid
out
on
Spasopeskovskaya
Square
was
called
Pushkin
Square,
but
the
name
did
not
take
root;
After
the
installation
of
a
monument
to
the
poet
in
1993,
the
historical
name
of
the
square
was
“resurrected”.
It
is
interesting
that
initially
the
monument
was
fenced
around
the
perimeter
with
massive
decorative
chains,
but
during
the
improvement
of
the
square
in
2007,
they
were
dismantled.
