«Sahaidachny – the Triumphant»

Handcrafted Contemporary Jewellery Sculpture

Materials:

bronze, silver, jasper.

№ Н-23-03-073

The figure of Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny is interpreted as an embodiment of both historical and contemporary strength — a statesman, strategist, and defender of spiritual foundations. His actions restored Kyiv’s role as a centre of culture, education, and religious life, affirming continuity from the princely era to the Cossack period. In a contemporary context, his image gains an additional dimension: in 2022, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine canonised him as a saint and proclaimed him the spiritual patron of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, reinforcing his role as a symbol of spiritual support in today’s resistance.

The figure is depicted in motion, holding a mace — a sign of authority and responsibility. Beneath his feet lie fragments of modern russian military equipment from the full-scale invasion of 2022, reinterpreted within the composition. The chaos of destroyed mechanisms is transformed into a foundation of affirmation, forming an image of victory as rising above ruin.

Here, historical memory is not distant — it operates as a lived experience. As in the 1618 campaign that ended with the capitulation of muscovy, the figure of Sahaidachny affirms Ukraine’s capacity to confront imperial systems.

Sahaidachny does not stand on ruins — he stands above them.