At the monument to Alexander Pushkin in Ashgabat, a traditional event the flower laying in memory of the great poet will be held on June 6 at 10:00.
The Russian Embassy in Turkmenistan organizes the event on the occasion of the celebration of the International Day of the Russian language and the 223rd anniversary of the birth of the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin. The relevant information is published in the Telegram channel of the Consular Section of the Embassy of the Russian Federation.
Let us remind that the monument to Pushkin, located in one of the picturesque corners of the historical center of Ashgabat, was created at the beginning of the XX century according to the project of engineer Butuzov, by sculptor Berto.
By the way, this monument to Pushkin is not the only one in the Turkmen capital. In 2004, a bronze bust of the great poet was inaugurated in front of the building of the Russian Drama Theatre. In 2019, a monument to Pushkin was unveiled at the Joint Turkmen-Russian Secondary School in Ashgabat.