This T-shirt shows an illustration of a traditional ceramic rooster (pivnyk in Ukrainian). This rooster has become a symbol of Ukraine’s survival in the face of Russia’s invasion after it appeared in a photo from Borodianka, Kyiv Oblast, in April 2022.
The photo showed a ruined apartment building, where an entire room had been ripped away in a Russian strike. Just one wall with a kitchen cabinet remained intact. On top of that cabinet a ceramic rooster was still standing. The rooster is thought to have first been produced sometime around 1960 in a pottery factory in the nearby town of Vasylkiv.
This illustration is by Andrii Voloshyn and is part of a collaboration with the Kyiv Independent.
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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Pictured here:
- Ex-TikTok producer and video host Masha Lavrova in the pivnyk T-shirt, wearing size small.
• Designed in Kyiv
• 100% ring-spun cotton
• Fabric weight: 6.1 oz/yd² (206.8 g/m²)
• Garment-dyed
• Relaxed fit
• 7/8″ double-needle topstitched collar
• Twill-taped neck and shoulders for extra durability
• Double-needle armhole, sleeve, and bottom hems
• Blank product sourced from Honduras
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Disclaimer: Product measurements may vary by up to 2" (5 cm).
| SIZE | WIDTH | LENGTH | SLEEVE CENTER BACK |
| S | 46.4 cm / 18 ¼ in | 67.6 cm / 26 ⅝ in | 41.3 cm / 16 ¼ in |
| M | 51.4 cm / 20 ¼ in | 71.1 cm / 28 in | 45 cm / 17 ¾ in |
| L | 55.9 cm / 22 in | 74.6 cm / 29 ⅜ in | 48.3 cm / 19 in |
| XL | 61 cm / 24 in | 78.1 cm / 30 ¾ in | 52 cm / 20 ½ in |
| 2XL | 66 cm / 26 in | 80.3 cm / 31 ⅝ in | 55.3 cm / 21 ¾ in |
| 3XL | 70.5 cm / 27 ¾ in | 82.6 cm / 32 ½ in | 59 cm / 23 ¼ in |
| 4XL | 75.6 cm / 29 ¾ in | 85 cm / 33 ½ in | 62.6 cm / 24 ⅝ in |
In the first months of Russia's full-scale invasion, one image of a destroyed apartment building went viral for encapsulating Ukraine's resistance. The photo taken in April 2022 showed a ruined building in Borodianka in Kyiv Oblast, where an entire room had been ripped away in a Russian strike. Just one wall with a kitchen cabinet remained intact. On top of the cabinet, a ceramic rooster was miraculously still standing. The rooster is thought to have first been produced sometime around 1960 in a factory in the nearby town of Vasylkiv, and is based on traditional Ukrainian pottery.
