The Riga Agency of the Monuments was transferred by a monument to the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin from the capital's park Kronvald to the warehouse, according to the portal LSM.lv. The sculpture is later planned to be transferred to the Museum of the Union of Artists.

The decision to move the monument was made due to the fact that in 2009 the Council for the preservation and development of the historical center of Riga and the State Inspectorate for the Protection of Culture Monuments did not approve its placement in the park, recommending to choose another place.

In March 2023, the Council for Monuments of the Riga Duma decided to transfer the monument to the poet. This decision was also supported in the coalition of the Riga Duma.

The discussion about the demolition of Soviet monuments was aggravated in the Baltic countries after the start of the Russian military invasion of Ukraine.
In August in Riga, a monument to the soldiers of the Soviet Army erected during the USSR was demolished during the USSR. Prior to this, the monument defended the contract signed by Latvia and Russia. The country's parliament suspended its action unilaterally.
In early August, the Helsinki dismantled the Mir Mir In the World monument, which the Soviet Union gave Finland in 1989.
The decision to eliminate Soviet monuments from the public space was also made by the Estonian government.

A monument to Alexander Pushkin was dismantled in Riga