THE ALEKSANDR SOLZHENITSYN CENTER INC

THE ALEKSANDR SOLZHENITSYN CENTER PAID A LOCAL ARTIST (ANDREI KOVALCHUK) $250,000 TO PRODUCE A STATUE OF ALEKSANDR SOLZHENITSYN. THIS STATUE WAS ERECTED IN MOSCOW'S TAGANSKY DISTRICT ON SOLZHENITSYN STREET. THE STATUE WAS COMMISSIONED TO CELEBRATE THE 100TH ANNIVERSITY OF ALEKSANDR SOLZHENITSYN'S BIRTH AND WAS DEDICATED IN DECEMBER 2018. THE PURPOSE OF THE STATUE IS PART OF THE CENTER'S OVERALL MISSION TO PROMOTE AND EDUCATE ON THE LIFE AND WORK OF ALEKSANDR SOLZHENITSYN. AFTER THE DEDICTATION, THE STATUE BECAME THE PROPERTY OF PEOPLE OF MOSCOW AND IS IN AN OPEN SPACE FOR PUBLIC USE. THE LOCAL MOSCOW MUNICIPALITY HAVE ASSUMED THE RESPONSIBILITY OF MAINTAINING THE STATUE.