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While references to the south of Alexander Pushkin in September 1820 for about a week spent in Simferopol. A monument to the poet was established in 1967 on the corner of Gorky and Pushkin streets. Low pedestal well consistent with the bronze statue sitting. Authors - Kovaliov sculptor, architect, Melik-Parsadanov
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Simferopol (Ukrainian: Сімферополь; Russian: Симферополь, meaning in Greek: city of common good; Crimean Tatar: Aqmescit, literally: The white mosque) is the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea in southern Ukraine. As the capital of Crimea, Simferopol is an important political, economic, and transport center of the peninsula. As of 2006, the city's population is 340,600. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simferopol