Alexander Pushkin, Bronze monument in Pushkin Square, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
The Alexander Pushkin monument is a bronze statue standing in Pushkin Square, Tashkent, between Babur Park and the intersection of Babur and Shota Rustavelli streets. The statue faces the Ministry of Light Industry and is surrounded by benches and flower beds that form a small public square.
The statue was made in 1974 by Soviet sculptor Mikhail Anikushin to mark the 175th anniversary of the poet's birth. After the Soviet period ended, Uzbek authorities chose to keep it in place, while many other monuments from that era were removed.
The square itself is named after the poet, which shows how deeply his name is rooted in the city. Local visitors and Russian speakers often gather here to recite poetry aloud, especially on dates linked to his life.
The monument is easy to reach on foot from the surrounding streets and from Babur Park, which is a short walk away. The square is open at all times and fits naturally into a walk through the nearby area.
Pushkin never set foot in Central Asia, yet his poems were widely read across the region during the Soviet period, which helped build a genuine attachment to his name. That connection is part of the reason his statue was kept when others were taken down.
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