A. S. Pushkin Monument (Pushkin)

The monument to A. S. Pushkin in the Lyceum Garden of Tsarskoye Selo was unveiled on October 15, 1900, and its foundation was laid on May 26, 1899. The bronze figure of the poet, sitting on a bench in the form of a lyceum student, was cast according to a drawing approved by Nicholas II, and the pedestal was created by architect Alexander Romanovich Bach. In the first days of the war, the sculpture was removed and buried in the garden, and in May 1945 it was returned to the pedestal after urgent restoration. Funds for the monument were collected by subscription, and the missing amount was contributed from city funds.