The first monument to Alexander Pushkin appeared in Slovenia, the website of the Russian Embassy reports. The bust to Alexander Pushkin made of bronze by Moscow sculptor Alexey Leonov is a decoration of the Northern City Park in Ljubljana. According to the campaign organizers, it is another proof of huge contribution of Russian culture into the world cultural heritage.
The gala ceremony of unveiling the monument took place today on November 9. Russian diplomats and politicians together with city administration, public activists and cultural figures from both counties as well as schoolchildren studying Russian and their teachers took part at the ceremony. Children read poems by Pushkin in Russian and Slovenian languages. Verses by Pushkin set to music of various composers sounded as well.
Monument to Pushkin in Ljubljana set as a part of the project titled the Great Teachers of Humanity, implemented by the foundation called Dialogue of Cultures – United World. The foundation deals with popularization of achievements of the great personalities in the fields of science, culture, arts and education. This project joins different peoples, as the foundation workers explained.
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