Kört-Aika Monument
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The Kört-Aika Monument is a steel statue located at the entrance to the village of Kortkeros, Kortkerossky District, Komi Republic, Russia. It is a statue of a man pulling up several boats with his chains.
Features
[edit]The Kört-Aika Monument is a steel statue that is 100 by 100 millimetres (3.9 in × 3.9 in) in height, and 80 by 80 millimetres (3.1 in × 3.1 in) in length, with the chains measured in 40 by 4 millimetres (1.57 in × 0.16 in) in length. The statue weighs around 1 tonne (2,200 lb).[1]
History
[edit]Yuri Shagunov, president of the Russian Union of Blacksmiths, commissioned the monument's construction[2] to two blacksmiths, Alexander Sushnikov (from St. Petersburg) and Georgii Gorbachev (from Moscow). It was initially installed in the courtyard of a local blacksmith, Igor Usachev, before being built at the village's entrance on November 12.[1][3]
Controversy
[edit]Some residents objected to the statue's existence, as they considered it to promote a revival of the native Komi religion. Furthermore, some residents also considered the statue to be a monument of a robber.
In response, the statue's creators stated that it is not a pagan monument, but a work of art.[4][5] The local diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church also stated that the statue does not bear any religious or ideological motive.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b В Коми выковали "куй" на счастье, komi.kp.ru
- ^ https://www.bnkomi.ru/data/news/56874/
- ^ Сыктывкарская и Коми-Зырянская епархия: Корт айка не является объектом религиозного поклонения, komiinform.ru
- ^ http://respublika11.ru/2016/07/18/most-iz-metalla/
- ^ http://www.mustartgallery.ru/monumental_art/85/
- ^ http://syktyvkar-eparchia.ru/news/pamjatnik_kort_ajke/2016-11-17-47