How to name the project and credit the people behind it
The spelling in three languages, one sentence for the roles, and precise wording for the record, the length and the heritage status. Use it in posts, releases and grant applications.
The name
| — | Full name | Short form |
|---|---|---|
| Ukrainian | Рушник Єдності – Рушник Перемоги | Рушник Єдності |
| English | Rushnyk of Unity – Rushnyk of Victory | Rushnyk of Unity |
| French | Rushnyk de l’Unité – Rushnyk de la Victoire | le Rushnyk de l’Unité |
| Transliteration | Rushnyk Yednosti – Rushnyk Peremohy | Rushnyk Yednosti |
- Both halves of the name belong together; after the first mention the short form is enough.
- “Rushnyk” stays untranslated. On first use, add a gloss: a rushnyk is a Ukrainian ritual embroidered cloth. The plural is “rushnyky”.
- In October 2024 the cloth was presented in Tallinn as the “Victory Rushnyk” (Рушник Перемоги). Texts from that time use this name for the same project.
Credits, ready to paste
The Rushnyk of Unity – Rushnyk of Victory was conceived by Andrii Yatsenko and is carried by its co-organizers in Ukraine and Estonia; Viktoriia Bebko is the project’s curator.
Fits any article, grant application or programme.
[Your organization] hosts the Rushnyk of Unity – Rushnyk of Victory in [city] on [date]. The project was conceived by Andrii Yatsenko and is carried by its co-organizers in Ukraine and Estonia.
Replace the words in square brackets with your own.
UAFest (Ukrainian Community of Lanark County) organized and produced the North American premiere of the Rushnyk of Unity – Rushnyk of Victory in Carleton Place, Ontario, on 13 September 2026.
This is the role UAFest holds, word for word.
Precise wording
The left column is what the documents support. The right column lists the wording it replaces.
| Topic | Write | In place of |
|---|---|---|
| The record | European record, registered by The Book of World Records in Tallinn on 24 May 2026 | In place of: “world record”, “the longest rushnyk in the world” |
| Guinness | A Guinness World Records attempt is a goal the project team has stated | In place of: “Guinness record”, “Guinness-listed”. The Book of World Records is a separate, private registry. |
| Length | 160.5 m at the time of the record; the cloth keeps growing | In place of: 165, 166, 180 or “nearly 200” metres from press reports |
| Countries | 13 countries of Europe, as reported by the project team | In place of: a country count stated as certified; the certificate names none |
| Kherson, 2014 | The 735-metre Kherson rushnyk of 2014 is a separate cloth with its own Ukrainian record | In place of: “two records of one cloth”, or 735 m given as the length of the travelling cloth |
| UNESCO | The rushnyk and embroidery are absent from the UNESCO lists; Ukraine’s vyshyvanka nomination was reported as submitted in May 2026 | In place of: “UNESCO-listed rushnyk” or “UNESCO-listed embroidery” |
| UAFest’s role | Organizer and producer of the North American premiere | In place of: “owner”, “official representative”, “exclusive partner”, “official website of the project” |
| People | Andrii Yatsenko, author and director of the project; Viktoriia Bebko, curator | In place of: titles in organizations that sources leave unconfirmed |
Projects with a similar name
Several unrelated projects carry a similar name. To keep them apart, use the full two-part name, name the author, and link to the source you rely on.
- “Rushnyk of Unity” of the Ukrainian community of Hungary ↗Budapest, 2025 · a 9.5 m block-printed cloth
- “Rushnyk of Unity” of Kalush College of Culture ↗Kalush and Ivano-Frankivsk, 2025
- “Ukraine in the Palms”, a rushnyk of unity ↗Irpin, 2024 · its registry page is titled “Rushnyk of Unity”
- “Rushnyk of Unity” with textile varenyky ↗Dnipro, 2026
- “Rushnyk of Victory — a value compass of the nation” ↗Lviv, 2024
Trademark
The name is written without ™ or ®: “Rushnyk of Unity” is a phrase that several communities use, and the project has no registered trademark that we know of.