Monument to the poet Batyushkov

Monument to the poet Batyushkov Konstantin Nikolaevich - teacher of Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin, installed in 1987 on the Kremlin square near the church of Alexander Nevsky.

It was opened in honor of the bicentenary of the poet’s birth as part of the celebration of the days of Slavic writing and culture. The monument is made of bronze by sculptor V. Klykov according to the project of architect V. Snigerev.

He is a figure of a poet, before whom, bowing his head, stands a huge horse. Both sculptures are on a fairly high pedestal.