Irkutsk regional governor Boris Govorin, city-administration bosses, members of the regional legislature, Irkutsk Cossacks, as well as members of the local public at large, attended the opening ceremony. Those speaking at the ceremony, noted that Alexander Kolchak had gone down in history as one of the White Guard movement's leaders and as a talented admiral; moreover, Kolchak explored Siberian and Arctic territories.
The 4.5-meter copper monument, which is standing on a tall pedestal, was made by sculptor, academician and People's Artist of Russia Vyacheslav Klykov. The pedestal itself features bas-reliefs of a Red Army soldier and a White Guard soldier, who are standing with their bayonets lowered.
The monument expresses the idea of stopping that fratricidal civil war and reconciling our so far divided society, Klykov told RIA Novosti.
Klykov's monument is standing near Znamenskaya church not far from the Angara river. Kolchak was shot and his body thrown into the river in early 1920. A funeral wreath was lowered into the Angara river in memory of the admiral.
