English: January 29, 2010 Monument of [1] Alexander Pushkin in Manila (Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin - Russian: Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Пу́шкин, tr. Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin; IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr sʲɪˈrɡʲejɪvʲɪtɕ ˈpuʂkʲɪn]; 6 June [O.S. 26 May] 1799 – 10 February [O.S. 29 January] 1837) was a Russian author of the Romantic era who is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature.) Russian poet’s statue unveiled in Manila [2] 14° 35' 34.30" N 120° 58' 49.61" E Manila Farted on Alexander Pushkin How Manila has become a portrait of ugliness --- The statue and monument are located inside the ---Mehan Garden[3] Coordinates: 14°35'32"N 120°58'51"E [4] (is an open space in Manila, established in 1858 by the Spanish colonial authorities as a botanical garden, called the Jardín Botánico, outside the walled city; The Garden is the open space off Liwasang Bonifacio across the Philippine Post Office Main Building, bounded by Taft Avenue, LRT Central Terminal, the Metropolitan Theater, and Manila City Hall. Inside the Garden are structures such as the Lawton Park n' Ride building and the Universidad de Manila, Statue of Sebastian Vidal[5] by Enric Clarasó in the botanical garden & Alexander Pushkin Monument in Manila.[6]. Until the 1960s, the Mehan Garden was a functioning park that was open to people until neglect slowly crept in and decay finally killed the place. [7] Mehan Gardens is near Padre Burgos.