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Date: 20000923
Author:MELINDA PENKAVA

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Profile: New statue in Washington, DC, to honor Alexander Pushkin

Host: MELINDA PENKAVA Time: 12:00 Noon-1:00 PM

MELINDA PENKAVA, host:

Monuments of men on horses are everywhere in the nation's capital, but they usually come in the form of the American generals. Now, though, a statue of Russia's most celebrated 19th century poet, Alexander Pushkin, joins them. This week top American and Russian officials welcomed his arrival. NPR's Reena Advani reports.

REENA ADVANI reporting:

He's not on a horse but the Greek symbol of poetry, Pegasus, rises just above his courtly ...

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