The monument is installed in a small square named after Pushkin. On the bronze pedestal, important moments from the poet's life are inscribed in French, Russian, and Flemish. The inscription is done in the style of Pushkin's manuscripts. The sculptor, in creating the image, aimed to convey the atmosphere in which the poet created: the scratch of a pen, the light of a candle, the rustle of paper. Pushkin is depicted with a hand pressed against the mortal wound received in a duel with Dantes.

In 1999, when the 200th anniversary of Alexander Pushkin's birth was celebrated, the Brussels city hall decided to honor the memory of the great Russian poet. At the initiative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, it was decided to gift a monument to Brussels. Thanks to public support and the participation of the International A.S. Pushkin Foundation, a place for the monument was found at the square formed by the intersection of two streets, and it was named after Pushkin. The official opening took place on September 30, 1999, in the presence of Belgian Foreign Minister Louis Michel, Brussels Mayor François De Donnea, Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov, and Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak.

In January 2014, the press attaché of the Russian Embassy in Belgium, Georgy Kuznetsov, reported on the possible relocation of the monument due to the construction of a new tram line. The poet's descendants, Alexander and Maria Pushkin, organized a campaign to preserve the monument, drafting a petition addressed to the Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region Rudi Vervoort, the Mayor of Brussels Ivan Meyer, and the Deputy Mayor for Transport Else Ampe. The issue of relocation was actively discussed in Russian media, but the monument remained in its place.