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Day: November 29, 2021

The Monument

Masha Yakushina, Monument to Nicholas I in Autumn 2021. Watercolor and pencil on paper, 21 x 29 cm. Source: the artist’s Facebook page, via the public group St. Petersburger Ansichten in allen Variationen der Kunst and Misha Korsakoff. The monument to Nicholas I on St. Isaac’s Square in downtown Petersburg has been under restoration since 2018. ||| TRR

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