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

Crowley had tried to sell the statues to Sotheby's auction house in London between November 2022 and July 2023.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

He has pledged to redevelop a swath of the National Mall into a “National Garden of American Heroes” that could reportedly feature dining facilities, an amphitheater, and hundreds of statues of famous Americans.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

We all waited like statues while the car pulled to a stop outside our front window.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce