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July Ukraine stamp design revealed

by | Jun 15, 2022

Ukrposhta has revealed their newest stamp design for the “Good evening, we are from Ukraine!” competition. The winning submission is the Ukrainian tractor pulling an abandoned Russian tank entry. The image of a tractor pulling a tank has become one of the iconic symbols of the war.  

Good evening, we are from Ukraine winning stamp

Over 834,000 votes were cast by Ukrainians. with 3400,000 voting for the tractor. Release date has not been announced, but expect it sometime in July, along with details about the designer. 5 million stamps will be released.  

UPDATE:  The designer is Anastasia Bondarets | Анастасія Бондарець,  graphic artist and teacher. 

“The very name “Good evening, we are from Ukraine!” is inspiring. And I, like the whole world, was impressed by our farmers, because this is the first time in the world history of wars that farmers are helping the military. And this tractor, which entails broken enemy equipment to be repaired and put into service by our military, is an allegory for how each Ukrainian does everything in its power, by virtue of its capabilities, to bring our victory closer. Everyone matters now. I am a relatively beginner in digital art, I did not expect anything at all when I sent work, much less to victory. I just wanted to bring my idea to life and the fact that this idea was liked by such a large number of people is actually an honor for me,” 
Anastasia Bondarets 

«Сама назва «Доброго вечора, ми з України!» вона надихаюча. А мене, як і весь світ, вразили наші аграрії, адже це вперше у світовій історії війн аграрії допомагають військовим. І цей трактор, що тягне за собою розбиту ворожу техніку, аби її відремонтували та поставили на озброєння нашим військовим – це алегорія на те, як кожен українець робить все від нього залежне, у силу своїх можливостей, аби наблизити нашу перемогу. Кожен зараз має значення. Я відносно початківець в digital art, взагалі ні на що не сподівалась, коли відправляла роботу, а тим паче на перемогу. Мені просто захотілось втілити свою ідею в життя і те, що ця ідея сподобалась такій великій кількості людей – це наспра, вді честь для мене», – говорить про свою ідею Анастасія Бондарець.
Ukrposhta press release June Переможницю голосування на ескіз поштової марки «Доброго вечора, ми з України!» надихнула творчість Івана Марчука і Анатолія Криволапа (ukrposhta.ua)

Bondarets credits artists Ivan Marchuk and Anatoliy Kryvolap | Івана Марчука і Анатолія Криволапа for their influence in her style. 

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