The Bronze Horseman: Russia's Monument to Peter the Great

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the story behind one of Russia's most iconic statues: the Bronze Horseman in St. Petersburg. They discuss how Catherine the Great commissioned French sculptor Étienne Falconet to create a monument to Peter the Great, the challenges of moving the massive Thunder Stone, and how the statue became a symbol of Russia's imperial ambition. The episode also covers the statue's near destruction during the Siege of Leningrad and its role in literature, particularly in Pushkin's poem 'The Bronze Horseman,' which gave the monument its popular name. Lucas explains how the statue survived the Soviet era and remains a powerful emblem of Russian identity today.

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