This collection of stickers is illustrated by Andrii Voloshyn as part of the collaboration with the Kyiv Independent. 

The stickers feature:

• A bull inspired by the work of Ukrainian artist Maria Prymachenko
• A singing Cossack, a nomadic warrior from Ukraine.
• A figure from a Malanka celebration, a tradition that takes place in midwinter in many parts of Ukraine. Characters act out a folk tale in distinctive costumes like the one featured in this sticker.
• The bulava, a ceremonial mace and symbol of Ukrainian statehood, surrounded by fire. 
• A trident, known as a tryzub in Ukrainian, which came be seen on Ukraine’s coat of arms, illustrated in the style of a mosaic.
• A traditional ceramic rooster, or pivnyk. This piece of pottery became a new symbol of Ukrainian resilience after it was one of the few items to survive the destruction of an apartment in Borodianka, Kyiv Oblast, in April 2022. 

Andrii Voloshyn is a nuclear physicist and a self-taught illustrator with 15 years of professional experience. The illustrations in this collection are a junction of modern and eternal Ukrainian symbols, brought together with a contemporary and lively style.

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