A new bronze bust of Leo Tolstoy is on its way to Bender Library, according to the Initiative for Russian Culture Executive Director Anton Fedyashin. The bust will be displayed on the third floor in a glass case with a camera trained on it for security purposes.
The original bust of Tolstoy was stolen March 1. The Department of Public Safety is still investigating the matter.
The new bust briefly resurfaced in the same area between the Battelle-Tompkins Building and the Kogod of School of Business on April 12. Its disappearance prompted speculation that the second bust was stolen.
However, the IRC was just displaying the bust outdoors for a symposium on the Cold War titled "The Strength of Dialogue," according to Fedyashin.
Fedyashin still thinks AU is the right place for the Tolstoy bust and its celebration of Russian culture.
"Tolstoy is very much at home here," Fedyashin said.
@theeagleonline @anasantosphotoTolstoy is definitely going to find a new home here!
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