- The Bronze Horseman stands on an enormous boulder that was originally buried in earth at Lakhta, some 10 km away, as the crow flies.
- It received its name, and with it wide popularity, after the publication of Pushkin's poem "The Bronze Horseman", although in fact it was cast from bronze.
- 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...
- The Bronze Horseman is a massive statue in Saint Petersburg, Russia, symbolizing the city’s resilience and pride, and inspiring art and literature worldwide.
- By the way, in Russian language the Bronze Horseman is usually called the Copper Horseman, though it is made of bronze.
- Over the next eight years, the statue was cast in bronze. The name "Bronze Horseman" is an artistic device of Pushkin, in fact the figure is bronze.
- The Bronze Horseman is an equestrian statue of Peter the Great in the Senate Square in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
- It was impossible to take it out from the town and the citizens were afraid that the Bronze Horseman could be ruined during one of the countless bombings.