Kört-Aika Monument

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
The Kört-Aika Monument is a steel statue that is 100 x in height, and 80 x in length, with the chains measured in 40 x in length. The statue weighs around 1 t.

History
Yuri Shagunov, president of the Russian Union of Blacksmiths, commissioned the monument's construction 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.

Controversy
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. The local diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church also stated that the statue does not bear any religious or ideological motive.