FOR RELEASE WITH STORY BC-RUSSIA-MONUMENT - The controversial 60-metre statue of tsar Peter the Great (L) is the latest oeuvre of Moscow monumentalist sculptor Zurab Tsereteli. Many Moscovites loathe and detest the new statue of the tsar which has risen on the banks of the Moscow River, calling it an eyesore of colossal proportions. Picture taken 16OCT96.

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