Wooden puzzle And we will raise that red viburnum. Portrait of Alla Gorskaya 240 elements

Wooden puzzle "And we will pick up that red viburnum and raise it. Portrait of Alla Horska" from Ukrainian Puzzles

The couple of artists Alla Horska and Viktor Zaretsky became one of the driving forces of the Ukrainian sixties, uniting a community of freethinkers and artists around them. The bright, full of love and symbolism painting by Viktor Zaretsky "And we will pick up that red viburnum and raise it" (1989) is a penetrating artistic gesture of memory and hope. In the portrait of Alla Horska, Viktor Zaretsky embodied the idea of ​​the revival of Ukraine, for which the artist gave her life.

Number of elements: 240

Puzzle size: 400 x 230 mm

Box size: 260×160×55 mm

Material: wood (HDF)

The puzzle was created in cooperation with the Alla Foundation Charitable Organization Horska and Viktor Zaretsky.

The couple of artists Alla Horska and Viktor Zaretsky worked in the field of monumental art, forming the language of the modern Ukrainian image - national in content and modern in form. Their marriage was not only personal, but also a deep creative union in the struggle for the cultural self-affirmation of Ukraine under Soviet oppression.

After the murder of Alla Horska by the Soviet special services in 1970, Viktor Zaretsky experienced unbearable trials. The artist's name became forbidden, her memory was systematically suppressed. But their joint creativity and civic position were not erased: they were reborn - as a symbol of artistic resistance and inner freedom, which nourishes and inspires Ukraine today.

Viktor Zaretsky's painting "And we will raise that red viburnum" (1989) is a penetrating artistic gesture of memory and hope. It embodies the artist's inner resilience and inspires new generations of Ukrainians in the fight against evil.

In the portrait of Alla Horska, Viktor Zaretsky embodied the idea of ​​the revival of Ukraine, for which the artist gave her life. The title of the painting was a key line from the anthem of the Sich Riflemen “Oh, in the meadow, the red viburnum” — a song that sounds with new force today.

The red viburnum was a pervasive image in Alla Horska’s work — a symbol of blood and loss, but at the same time of memory, resistance, and the preservation of Ukrainian identity.

Alla Horska (1929–1970) — Ukrainian artist, dissident, one of the central figures of the sixties. She worked in painting, graphics, scenography, and monumental art. She was distinguished by her original style and fearless civic position.

As the leader of the Creative Youth Club “Contemporary,” she organized exhibitions and evenings in memory of the figures of the Shot revival, bus trips around Ukraine to study history and architectural monuments. She researched and tried to publicize information about the mass burials of victims of Stalinist repressions in the Bykivnyansky Forest, signed letters of protest, corresponded with political prisoners and financially supported their families.

Life under constant surveillance by the Soviet secret services was accompanied by numerous summonses for interrogation, two expulsions from the Union of Artists, deprivation of commissions, as well as the destruction or denial of public display of works. The prolonged pressure ended with the artist’s murder, and later the case of her death was disposed of.

Despite this, the system failed to overshadow the power of her creativity and personality. She became a moral authority for her generation and the next, and her influence only grows as the artist’s legacy is discovered in Ukraine and abroad.

Viktor Zaretsky (1925–1990) — leading artist generation of the sixties and a teacher. Master of drawing, painting, graphics and monumental art. He combined the academic school with a personal, sensual vision. Zaretsky's work is a deep rethinking of the image of a woman, Ukrainian space and the sincerity of human existence.

The founder of the "Ukrainian neo-secession" movement, which absorbed the sophistication of European modernism and national tradition. His works are full of expressive imagery, technical virtuosity and emotional tension. The artist's style combines decorativeness, lyricism and a close connection with the cultural heritage of Ukraine.

In the late 1970s, Zaretsky opened a private drawing school, where he taught according to the author's methodology, set out in the work "Reflections at the Canvas". Many of his students successfully entered leading art institutions. As a teacher, he significantly influenced the formation of a new generation of Ukrainian artists.