| Alexander Pushkin | |
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| Artist | Alexander Bourganov |
| Year | 2000 |
| Type | Bronze |
| Location | Washington, D.C., United States |
| 38°53′59.0166″N77°2′55.4″W / 38.899726833°N 77.048722°W | |
| Owner | George Washington University |
Alexander Pushkin is a bronze statue by Alexander Bourganov. [1] It is located at the corner of 22nd Street and H Street, N.W. Washington, D.C., on the campus of George Washington University. [2] It was erected as part of a cultural exchange between the cities of Moscow and Washington; in 2009, a statue of the American poet Walt Whitman was erected in Moscow. [3] [4] Pushkin's statue is said to be the first monument commemorating a Russian literary figure in the United States. [2]
James W. Symington, then the Chairman of the American-Russian Cultural Cooperation Foundation, first proposed that a statue of Alexander Pushkin be erected in Washington. [2] [5] Ground was broken on June 6, 1999, the 200th anniversary of Pushkin's birth. [5] The statue was completed over the forthcoming year and dedicated on September 20, 2000, as a gift from the Government of Moscow to the city of Washington. [6] [7]
The figure of the author is posed in front of a tall column on which stands the winged horse Pegasus, which represents "poetry and creative inspiration". [3]
