Памятник Александру Пушкину, Monument sculpture in central Sochi, Russia.

The Alexander Pushkin Monument is a white bust of the curly-haired poet on a tall pedestal of pale stacked stone blocks with a rough-hewn base. The front face is engraved "ПУШКИНЪ А.С." above the dates 1799 and 1837. It stands among trees and grass in Pushkin Square, by the library named after him.

The white-stone bust of Pushkin was installed on 6 June 1939, the poet's 140th birthday, at the corner of Pushkin Avenue and Kurortny Avenue in the Khostinsky district. In 1949 a monument to Stalin was placed on that spot; it was soon dismantled, and the Pushkin bust was moved to its present site in Pushkinsky Square, by the library named after him.

The bust stands in Pushkin Square beside the library named after the poet, so the setting ties the monument to reading and literature. The inscription on the pedestal gives his name in pre-reform orthography, "ПУШКИНЪ А.С.", with the years 1799 and 1837 below.

The bust stands in Pushkin Square in central Sochi, beside the A. S. Pushkin library, not on the seafront. It is easy to overlook, so look for the pale stone pedestal among the trees and grass. The engraved name reads "ПУШКИНЪ А.С." with the years 1799 and 1837 below it.

The bust was first installed on 6 June 1939, the poet's 140th birthday, at the corner of Pushkin Avenue and Kurortny Avenue. In 1949 a monument to Stalin briefly replaced it there, and the Pushkin bust was moved to its present spot by the library.