WANDER SHANGHAI

Triangle of Taojiang, Fenyang and Yueyang Roads

Pushkin Monument

普希金纪念碑

Bronze bust on a stone plinth

Russian residents funded the first monument in 1937 for the centenary of Pushkin’s death. It belongs to the cultural memory of a migrant community; Pushkin himself did not live in Shanghai.

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Pushkin Monument, photographed in 2006; the Commons version received a contrast adjustment in 2018.

2006-12-04

Pushkin Monument, photographed in 2006; the Commons version received a contrast adjustment in 2018.

Sumple; Bogomolov.PL (contrast adjustment) · Image source · CC BY-SA 3.0

At a glance

Built
First erected 1937; present bust 1987
Architect
Present bust: Qi Zichun and Gao Yunlong
Architecture
Bronze bust on a stone plinth
Original use
Centenary memorial to the poet
Present use
Public memorial
Address
Triangle of Taojiang, Fenyang and Yueyang RoadsTaojiang Road

Architecture and use: sources[1] [2]

The beginning

Why was it built here?

Russian residents funded the first monument in 1937 for the centenary of Pushkin’s death. It belongs to the cultural memory of a migrant community; Pushkin himself did not live in Shanghai.[1] [2]

Destroyed twice during war and later upheaval, the monument was rebuilt in 1947 and 1987. The present bust belongs to the 1987 rebuilding, not the original 1937 sculpture.[1] [2]

Look up, then look closer

Details worth a closer look

Massing and façade

A tall narrow plinth lifts the bust above a small triangular garden. Pavement views reveal the relationship between the head, inscriptions and planting.[1] [2]

Space and details

This is a public memorial at a street junction, not a residential courtyard. A continuous location does not mean the plinth and bust remained unchanged across time.[1] [2]

One building, changing roles

Read the building through time

Captions distinguish photographic dates from publication dates; periods without reliable images are covered in the text.

  1. 1937

    First monument

    Russian residents funded a memorial for the poet’s death centenary.[1] [2]

  2. 1947

    Post-war rebuilding

    After wartime destruction, a monument returned to the site.[1] [2]

  3. 1987

    Present monument rebuilt

    A further rebuilding after the second destruction produced the present bust and plinth.[1] [2]

Today and visiting

Discover the building from the street

Public memorial[1] [2]

Address
Triangle of Taojiang, Fenyang and Yueyang Roads
Visiting
Observe from public pavements; entry follows posted opening and booking rules. Respect residential, office and worship uses. A guide marker is not permission to enter.
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Sources checked: 2026-10-26 · Observe from public pavements; entry follows posted opening and booking rules. Respect residential, office and worship uses. A guide marker is not permission to enter.

Shanghai and the world

Read history across the neighbourhood

Neighbouring apartments, houses and public spaces have different construction and use histories. Addresses, photograph directions and records together reveal how the neighbourhood developed.[1] [2]

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Text and image sources

This account is based on the sources below. Unverified details are identified as such. Where photographs are included, sources and licences are listed beneath each image.

  1. Beijing Review: Russian memories in Shanghai ↗

    Compiled from the listed evidence. Publication, capture and construction dates are distinguished.

  2. Soong Ching Ling memorial research: Pushkin monument ↗

    Compiled from the listed evidence. Publication, capture and construction dates are distinguished.

  3. Sumple; Bogomolov.PL (contrast adjustment) ↗

    CC BY-SA 3.0

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