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Corner of culture.(Alexander Pushkin bronze at George Washington University)(Brief Article)
From: U.S. News & World Report
Date: 20000925
Author:Bedard, Paul; Cohen, Gary; Parker, Suzi; Strobel, Warren P.; Walsh, Kenneth T.
Culture, darling, does have a home in Washington, at least at 22nd and H Streets NW Thanks to the efforts-- and wallet--of former Missouri Rep. James Symington, his American-Russian Cultural Cooperation Foundation, Moscow bureaucrats and artists, and George Washington University, a bronze of Alexander Pushkin will be unveiled Wednesday near the school's library. Symington says it's to celebrate the 200th birthday of the poet. The bronze will, it is hoped, win a little more respect than the school's namesake: At a festival last week, GW allowed the Trojan condom company to erect ...
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