Pushkin Monument to Be Moved Back to Tverskoy Boulevard
Participants will be able to answer the question of whether the monument to Pushkin, located on Pushkin Square, should be returned to its historical location on Tverskoy Boulevard.
Consensus
- The Pushkin monument was originally located on Tverskoy Boulevard.
- The monument was moved to Pushkin Square in the 1950s.
- A public vote on whether to return the monument to its original location is being tested during electronic voting ahead of the State Duma elections.
- The original location is considered historically significant due to its connection with Alexander Pushkin.
- The monument's return would disrupt the current appearance of Pushkin Square, which has been established since the 1950s.
Points of divergence
- More than 740,000 residents participated in the voting, with many voting online via elec.mos.ru or terminals. — tvrain
- The monument was historically placed on Tverskoy Boulevard because it was Pushkin's favorite boulevard, where he met Natalya Goncharova, and was known colloquially as 'Pampush na Tverbule'. — vm
- Director Nikita Mikhalkov initiated the proposal to return the monument, believing it would 'calm the soul of the great genius'. — tvrain
Coverage (2 sources)
- Will the monument to Pushkin be moved from Pushkin Square — Дождь
- Moscowologist spoke about the historical location of the Pushkin monument — Вечерняя Москва
Key entities
- Pushkina
- Pushkinskaya Square
- Tverskaya Boulevard
- Nikita Mikhalkov
- State Duma
- Tverskaya Street
- Aleksandr Usoltsev
- Strastny Monastery
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