Monument to Alexander Pushkin (Baku)
Azerbaijani: Aleksandr Puşkinin heykəli | |
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| Location | Baku, Azerbaijan |
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| Material | bronze, granite |
| Opening date | 2001 |
| Dedicated to | Alexander Pushkin |
The Monument to Alexander Pushkin (Azerbaijani: Aleksandr Puşkinin heykəli) is a monument to the Russian poet Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The monument is located in the park with the same name at the intersection of Pushkin and Uzeyir Hajibeyov streets. The author of the bronze monument is the sculptor, and academician of the Russian Academy of Arts – Yuri Orekhov.[1] This monument is the last work of Orekhov.[2]
History
[edit]The monument's unveiling took place on 12 October 2001.[2] The ceremony was attended by the President of Azerbaijan, Heydar Aliyev,[3] the Mayor of Baku, Hajibala Abutalibov, and the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Azerbaijan, Nikolay Ryabov.[2] The monument is a gift of the Russian government to the 10th anniversary of Azerbaijan's independence, celebrated on 18 October.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Gasimova, Tunzala (October 17, 2001). "Памятник Пушкину – в центре Баку". Trud. Moscow. Archived from the original on 7 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d "В Баку появился Пушкин". Kommersant. Moscow. October 12, 2001. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021.
- ^ "Речь Президента Азербайджана Гейдара Алиева на церемонии открытия памятника гениальному русскому поэту А.С.Пушкину – 9 апреля 2001 года". lib.aliyev-heritage.org. Archived from the original on January 12, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2022.