Monument to A. S. Pushkin in the Ploshchad Iskusstv (Arts Square).
This is one of the latest monuments in the city. It was inaugurated in the summer of 1957 during the celebration of the 250-th anniversary of Leningrad. The monument is the work of sculptor M. K. Anikushin whose warm and emotional portrayal of the great poet has already won the hearts of Leningradians. The memorial has naturally entered into the ensemble of the Square. In 1958 the author of the monument was awarded a Lenin Prize.
This is one of the latest monuments in the city. It was inaugurated in the summer of 1957 during the celebration of the 250-th anniversary of Leningrad. The monument is the work of sculptor M. K. Anikushin whose warm and emotional portrayal of the great poet has already won the hearts of Leningradians. The memorial has naturally entered into the ensemble of the Square. In 1958 the author of the monument was awarded a Lenin Prize.