A worker cleans the bronze statue of Peter the Great, the founder of St. Petersburg, in preparation for the celebration of the 318th anniversary of the founding of the city, in St. Petersburg, Russia, on May 26, 2021. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)
A worker cleans the bronze statue of Peter the Great, the founder of St. Petersburg, in preparation for the celebration of the 318th anniversary of the founding of the city, in St. Petersburg, Russia, on May 26, 2021. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)
A worker cleans the bronze statue of Peter the Great, the founder of St. Petersburg, in preparation for the celebration of the 318th anniversary of the founding of the city, in St. Petersburg, Russia, on May 26, 2021. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)
A worker cleans the bronze statue of Peter the Great, the founder of St. Petersburg, in preparation for the celebration of the 318th anniversary of the founding of the city, in St. Petersburg, Russia, on May 26, 2021. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)
A worker cleans the bronze statue of Peter the Great, the founder of St. Petersburg, in preparation for the celebration of the 318th anniversary of the founding of the city, in St. Petersburg, Russia, on May 26, 2021. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)