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Located in Decabrist Square, this equestrian statue by French sculptor Etienne Falconet portrays Peter the Great (1682-1725) stepping on the snake of betrayal. It illustrates the voluntary and uncompromising spirit of the city's founder. Known throughout all of Russia by the name of
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Located in Decabrist Square, this equestrian statue by French sculptor Etienne Falconet portrays Peter the Great (1682-1725) stepping on the snake of betrayal. It illustrates the voluntary and uncompromising spirit of the city's founder. Known throughout all of Russia by the name of "the Bronze Horseman", it inspired Alexandre Pushkin's famous eponymous poem. Ordered by Catherine II, it bears the simple inscripition in Russian and Latin: "to Peter II, Catherine II".

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