Bronze Statue of Pushkin Stolen in Germany

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The monument was a gift from a sister Russian city and was erected in 1994.

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The bronze statue of Alexander Pushkin, at a height of 1.8 metres, was stolen in the German city of Hemer, located in the North Rhine, Westphalia.

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This was reported on July 1 by the Russian Embassy in GermanyThe embassy said that they were “embarrassed by the information about the theft of the monument to the great Russian poet O.S. Pushkin.” “An elegant bronze figure about 1.8 meters high, created by the domestic sculptor Grigory Pototsky, was presented to Gemer by his Russian sister city of Shchelkovo. The solemn opening of the monument, which was conceived as a symbol of understanding a…