Description of the attraction
The monument dedicated to Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin in Podgorica can be called one of the symbols of the kinship of two close-minded Slavic peoples. Since ancient times, it has been known about the friendship between Russia and Montenegro, which makes the memorable composition dedicated to the great Russian poet special for both countries. This monument not only adorns Podgorica, but also strengthens the historical and cultural relations between Montenegro and Russia.
It is known that during the life of the writer Peter II Njegos called Pushkin nothing other than "the happy poet of a great people", and after the death of the creator, the Montenegrin ruler dedicated the poem "To the Ashes of A. Pushkin".
The architect of the monument to Pushkin is M. Korsi. The sculptor Alexander Taratynov, who completed this work, is also the author of a commemorative composition dedicated to another famous Russian poet, Vladimir Vysotsky. The construction of the monument was funded by the Moscow government.
The opening of the monument was solemnly held in 2002. Compositionally, he is not only Pushkin, but also his wife Natalia Goncharova, who sits on a bench and, presumably, enjoys the poems that Alexander Sergeevich reads to her. Perhaps she is listening to the very same poem - "Bonaparte and the Montenegrins", an excerpt from which is carved on a stone slab near the sculptural composition:
Montenegrins? What is it?
Bonaparte asked, Is it true: This tribe is evil, Not afraid of our strength …"
