Russian embassy may be asked to pick up bill to repair tribute to Russian president’s hero, gifted during 2003 visit
The Deptford statue of Peter, by Mihail Chemiakin, one of Putin’s favourite artists, commemorates the young tsar’s 1698 trip to Deptford to study English shipbuilding.Peter wrecked his property and gardenNow it is damage to Peter’s statue that has left a nasty bill that no one appears willing to pay.
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