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PUSHKIN, Alexander: Memorial at George Washington Univ in Washington, D.C.
by Alexander Bourganov, Igor Bourganov
Bronze by Alexander Bourganov, Igor Bourganov
Address: H & 22nd Sts. NW Nearest Metro: Foggy Bottom-GWU (Orange - Blue)
(dcMem ID #1350)
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Robert H & Clarice Smith Hall of Art
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Pegasus, symbol of poetry
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Aleksandr Pushkin 1799 - 1837
During his all too brief life, Aleksandr Pushkin created a body of literary works of astonishing, life-affirming beauty. Deeply attached to his Russian & African roots, Pushkin's genius was devoted to the values of honor, freedom & individual dignity. He gave his life for them. To this day, Pushkin is the Russian people's pride.
A.S. Pushkin, Translated by GW Professors Jonathan Chaves & Peter Rollberg Exegi Monumentum
In years to come I'll earn my people's adoration
For only gentle feelings my lyre did awake,
For freedom did I praise in time of tribulation
And mercy ask for fallen heroes' sake.
This statue, by Alexander Bourganov & Igor Bourganov was created on the initiative of the American-Russian Cultural Cooperation Foundation on the occasion of the bicentennial of Aleksandr Pushkin's birth.
Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, President the GWU
The Honorable James W. Symington, Chairman
American-Russian Cultural Cooperation Foundation
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This statue is a gift from the Government of Moscow to the city of Washington, under the perpetual curatorship of the George Washington University. September 20, 2000
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'Who is That Man Anyway?' on Pushkin
Wikipedia article on Pushkin
GWU Historical Encyclopedia on Pushkin statue (52)
