The logo for the Year of the Belarusian Woman has been chosen! It was unanimously selected from over 100 submissions.
The logo for the Year of the Belarusian Woman has been chosen in Belarus, the chairperson of the Belarusian Women's Union, Olga Shpilevskaya, told a BELTA correspondent. A high-resolution logo can be downloaded HERE
The Belarusian Women's Union initiated a competition to create a logo shortly after the head of state announced the theme for 2026.
"We wanted to see how girls and women envision this logo, how they represent it. Each could draw their own version based on intuition and feelings. We didn't set any parameters. We believed that Belarusian women themselves should propose a symbol for the current year," said Olga Shpilevskaya.
The competition was held among all regional, united, and primary organizations of the Belarusian Women's Union. Participants submitted over 100 different options. Many works shared a common style: many proposed reflecting the image, the face of a woman, in the logo. The interpretations varied greatly.
The winner of the competition was Evgenia Pogranichnaya, the leader of the youth wing of the Volkovysk district organization of the Belarusian Women's Union. She is a photographer who has previously presented several of her own photo exhibitions. She enjoys photographing families and women.
According to Olga Shpilevskaya, the choice in favor of Evgenia Pogranichnaya's work was unanimous. "Everyone agreed that this version has it all: the symbolism of the country – red and green colors, ornament, and the cornflower – a symbol of Belarus and the BWU, and, of course, the image of the Belarusian woman, which conveys lightness and strength, kindness and beauty," explained the chairperson of the Belarusian Women's Union.