Pushkin: The Bronze Guest

A bird resting on the statue's head as Christmas trees are seen in the background.

An ad for a digital camera hanging behind the statue.

An ad for a digital camera hanging behind the statue.

The statue appearing to be whispering into the ear of actor Konstantin Khabensky, whose face is on a billboard advertising the 2004 blockbuster "Nochnoi Dozor" (Night Watch).

The statue silently enduring the presence of Khabensky's image again, this time on a billboard for 2008's sequel to the famous 1975 film "Ironiya Sudby" (The Irony of Fate).

A row of large lemons advertising a casino, which has since closed, above the Pushkinsky cinema behind the statue on Oct. 5, 2006. The text directly under the lemons is announcing the showing of "The Last Samurai," a 2003 film starring Tom Cruise.

Two birds resting on the statue's head and framed behind a billboard for a beer ad.

A couple sitting by a bush behind the statue.

Margarita Umarakova reciting poetry in front of the statue on Pushkin's birthday, June 6, in 2007.

A billboard with a giant chicken looming over the statue.

Three birds gathering on the statue's head.

Workers disassembling a wall built for May 9 Victory Day celebrations in 2008.

People participating on July 3, 2009, in a ballot-stuffing event — inspired by the now-infamous "reset button" comment made by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton — in honor of U.S. President Barack Obama's first visit to Moscow.

Dancers performing at the foot of the statue for the City Day holiday on Sept. 5, 2009.