The monument earlier was located near Dinamo stadium in Tashkent. The monument was dismantled on 11 August and sent to renovation.

After renovation, the monument of Pushkin was installed in front of the building of Uzbekyengilsanoat. Currently, construction works underway in the square. Earlier, it was reported that the park of Pushkin epoch will be created here.

Russian national cultural center called Tashkent city administration to relocate the monument and the city officials proposed to place the monument at the square in front of Uzbekyengilsanoat.

It is planned to create places for rest in the square and install benches and lights, which will create of atmosphere of Pushkin epoch. It is also planned to create Pushkin café. Uzbekyengilsanoat will allocate premises in its building to create library of Pushkin, museum and shop.

Pushkin monument in Tashkent was opened in June 1974. Mikhail Anikushin is the author of the bronze sculpture.