View The Bronze Horseman Poem Pictures. Russians refer to the dramatic equestrian statue of peter the great in st petersburg as the copper horseman, and that's because of this poem by pushkin, which first used the moniker (english translators substituted bronze for copper. Pushkin translated with a commentary and notes by john dewey.
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The monument is surrounded by famous sights: The acclaimed author of tully, simons has written a stirring tale of devotion, passion, secrets, betray, and sacrifice. Later on alexander pushkin wrote a poem about peter the first and he called it the bronze horseman. «kavkazsky plennik» (the prisoner of the caucasus), «bratya razboyniki» (the robber brothers), and «bakhchisaraysky fontan» (the fountain of bakhchisaray).