Emile Nelligan and Alexander Pushkin

In august 19th., 2004, the monuments to A. Pushkin and E. Nelligan were inaugurated in Quebec City (Canada). These monuments are a gift from the city of Saint-Petersburg to it’s Canadian sister city. At this ceremony were present, the mayor of Quebec City, the Honourable J.P. Lallier and the Vice Governor of Saint-Petersburg, the Honourable M.E. Oseyevsky.
This project was more than four years in the making. These busts actually inspired Quebec City council to create a special street, called « Alley of the poets », dedicated to great poets from friendly cities around the world. These poets represent two cities tied by many similarities, such as flourishing culture, Nordic climate and iced closed sea ports; it is also a fact that both cities were once capitals of their country.