Half-swastika

Quick meaning: Half-swastika is a noun meaning (derogatory) The Z letter used by Russian nationalists, usually to support Vladimir Putin or the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Meaning

(derogatory) The Z letter used by Russian nationalists, usually to support Vladimir Putin or the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Example Sentences

In particular, the Latin letter “Z” has come to stand more generally for Russia’s war of aggression on Ukraine, being referred to as the “Zvastika” or “half-swastika” for its resemblance to a pared down version of the symbol of Nazi Germany.

Often this half-swastika is painted orange and black like St. George Ribbon, which is a symbol of the Great Victory – and it is everything you need to know about the power of propaganda that’s been poured into Russian ears for more than a decade.

In fact, Russians themselves do not want to see foreign companies in their country - they started the campaign "Zamestim" (meaning "we will replace", where the first cyrylic letter was deliberately replaced with a half-swastika russia uses as their war symbol).

I, of course, tried to explain a lot of things to the students: about the half-swastika, and about real goals, and about fascism as such, and it was nice that some of the students understood what they were talking about speech, but, as it turned out, there were also fighters for the purity of the ranks.

Word Forms

• half-swastikas

Synonyms for half-swastika

Depending on context, synonyms include zwastika.

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