We are delighted to announce the release of “Treasures of Ukraine”, a collection of silk scarves created by OLIZ in partnership with Razom. This unique charitable collection honors Ukraine’s rich cultural heritage while raising awareness about the devastating destruction caused by Russia’s war. Each scarf symbolizes the resilience of Ukrainian history, art, and people.
The collection features designs inspired by iconic landmarks and artworks, including Chersonesus, the Hryhorii Skovoroda Museum, the house-museum of artist Polina Raiko, and the painting “Krasolia” by Heorhii Kurnakov, which was stolen from the Kherson Art Museum during the occupation.
A portion of the proceeds from each purchase will support Razom’s humanitarian aid efforts. Your purchase is not just a fashion statement—it’s a direct investment in preserving Ukraine’s culture and helping those in need.
The Chersonesus silk scarf
The Chersonesus scarf was created as part of the “Treasures of Ukraine” collection, which is designed to tell the world about the destruction of a unique historical monument during ancient times. It was the only monument of world importance in Crimea, in the city of Sevastopol. In 2013, UNESCO listed Chersonesus as a World Heritage Site.
In the city of archaeological remains, the Russians built an open theater, and later an Archaeological Park and a cathedral.
Most of the artifacts found during the new construction were taken to Russia. Among the artifacts were frescoes, icons, and household items.
OChersonesus is depicted on the scarf as it was before the occupation of the peninsula, and which is now impossible to reproduce.
The Hryhorii Skovoroda Museum silk scarf
Dedicated to the Literary Memorial Museum of Hryhorii Skovoroda in the Kharkiv region, which the Russians destroyed during the night shelling on May 7, 2022. Skovoroda was a philosopher, poet, teacher, and composer of liturgical music who lived and worked in Ukrainian Hetmanate during the time of the Russian Empire.
The museum is located in the village of Skovorodynivka, on the 18th-century estate where Hryhorii Skovoroda worked, lived, and is buried.
The scarf portrays the remains of the museum after the hit and the sculpture of Skovoroda, which miraculously survived and became one of the symbols of Ukrainian indomitability.
Silk scarf with painting by Polina Raiko
The “Treasures of Ukraine” collection also included the “Angels” scarf, dedicated to the artist from the Kherson region, Polina Raiko, and her unique, fairy-tale house-museum in Oleshky, which was flooded due to an explosion of the construction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station by the Russian military.
Polina Raiko did not have an art education and started painting at a mature age, working in the genre of naive art. She painted her entire house with pictures that brought to life unprecedented fairy-tale animals, special patterns, and stories from the Bible. This painting with angels and flowers is characteristic of folk wall paintings, one of the varieties of which is the “wallpaper” painting, which is formed by the rhythmic repetition of motifs to fill the space, reducing the emptiness to nothing.
Unfortunately, many drawings have been lost forever.
Silk scarf with Heorhii Kurnakov’s “Krasolia” (1928)
The “Treasures of Ukraine” collection includes the eponymous silk scarf “Krasolia”, which is dedicated to a painting by the artist Heorhii Kurnakov, which was stolen by the Russian military during the occupation of Kherson from the Kherson Art Museum. Heorhii Kurnakov, a painter and graphic artist, was originally from Mariupol, but he lived, taught and painted in Kherson, so the creative life of the master is closely connected with the Kherson region.
The artist worked a lot in the genre of landscape and still life.
We invite you to explore the collection and order your silk scarf today. Be part of preserving Ukraine’s cultural legacy while supporting our ongoing mission. Thank you for your support. Together, we are Ukraine!
