This is part of a series of pools which run along the side of the plaza in the photo to the left on the thumbnail page. The statues symbolize Russian folk tales. At least some Moscow residents are critical of the statues. The pools and surrounding railings are relatively light and delicate. The statues are heavy, large and dark. They were designed by a person who is a very good friend of Moscow's mayor.

At the end of the pools is a large fountain - somewhat out of focus in this photo. In the fountain's center are a number of horses (more than the traditional Russian "troika"). While it may not have been intended by the designer (the Mayor's friend), the horses seem to be desperately trying to get away from the many high-volume streams of water shooting out from the wall onto their hindquarters.

The building in the background with yellow walls and white columns is part of the main national library named after Lenin (in Russian, saying the "Lenin Library" violates many rules of grammar). From both the library and the plaza, one looks across a wide park to the Kremlin wall.