On August 18, 1782, the monument to the first Russian emperor Peter the Great was inaugurated on Senate Square. Thanks to the famous poem by Alexander Pushkin, it was later named "The Bronze Horseman."
Readers can learn more about this monument and its history on the portal of the Presidential Library. The portal and the Library's collection contain numerous images of the monument from different eras, which are included in the "Senate Square in Postcards" section of the St. Petersburg Collection. One can also find unique materials that reveal the history of the creation of the monument, including studies that are part of the "Catherine II (1729-1796)" collection.
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