• A 19th-century legend states that while the Bronze Horseman stands in the middle of Saint Petersburg, enemy forces will not be able to conquer the city.
  • Many local myths and legends have arisen around the Bronze Horseman. One is probably served as the basis for Pushkin's work.
  • One of his earlier works, Benois created this illustration for Alexander Pushkin’s Bronze Horseman, a poem written about a statue of Peter the Great in St...
  • The Bronze Horseman is a monument, which was established in honor of the first Russian Emperor Peter the Great, who founded the city.
  • Bronze Horseman is likely to be the most famous monument in St. Petersburg.
  • It is often said that the crucible from which these tales stem is the folkloric figure of the Bronze Horseman.
  • The Bronze Horseman stands on an enormous boulder that was originally buried in earth at Lakhta, some 10 km away, as the crow flies.
  • The Bronze Horseman is one of the most famous monuments in St. Petersburg. In fact, the monument is dedicated to Peter I. The name " The Bronze Horseman...
  • Bronze Horseman is an statue to remember Peter I, the king, who began to built the city. It is located near St. Isaac Cathedral, in Saint Petersburg.
  • The Bronze Horseman – a monument to Peter I on Senate Square in St. Petersburg – is one of the main symbols of the city on the Neva.
  • John Dewey’s verse translation of Alexander Pushkin’s narrative poem The Bronze Horseman was shortlisted for the John Dryden Translation Prize 1996/7...
  • According to a 19 th century legend, enemy forces will never take St. Petersburg while the "Bronze Horseman" stands in the middle of the city.
  • We have many monuments to Peter I but the Bronze Horseman is unique. The idea of erecting a monument to Peter I belonged to Catherine II.