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[war] “Z” Is the Symbol of the New Russian Politics of Aggression‘Graphically, the “Z” is clearly closer to the swastika than to any prominent Soviet symbol, such as the five-pointed star, the hammer and sickle, or the red flag. Its use seems to require a double inversion: first, the people of Ukraine-a nation that suffered some of the greatest losses at the hands of Nazi Germany and one that is currently led by a Jewish President-are rendered as Nazis; then, the Russians, who claim to be fighting for peace and “de-Nazification,” adopt a visual symbol that appears to reference the swastika.’

Understanding the Russian “Z” Symbol

This entry was posted on Tuesday, March 22nd, 2022 at 10:51 am and is filed under Politics, War.

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