statues

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“Every year, one or two or three statues were erected. But they didn’t honor Lenin or Stalin. The statues were of Alexander I, of Peter the Great, of Catherine, of Nicholas I.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Nicole Moore said certain statues shouldn’t return to public spaces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Four bronze horse statues that stand near Memorial Bridge are set to be coated with 23.75 karat gold leaf.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

A fraudster who tried to sell bogus ancient statues to Sotheby's was foiled when his fake accompanying paperwork was found to be written with printing methods that were 25 years too modern, a court heard.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

But they still had the statues, and like the gun in a murder, the statues tied them to the theft.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day