#Kolovrat

[malefashiontrends]

(vía Kolovrat se inspira en Cuba para su desfile en la semana de la moda de Lisboa)

[dieletztepanzerhexe]

uwu what did i find?

[mjolnir-viking-jewelry]

Kolovrat (A star of Russ) wood carving Kolovrat (symbol), a Slavic pagan symbol of the Sun. Slavic sun wheel - Kolovrat means spinning wheel in a number of Slavic languages. Kolovrat is believed to be ancient Slavic pagan symbol. The kolovrat is one of the most respected and the most powerful protective pagan symbols and is a symbol of the god Svarog. It represents strength, dignity, sun and fire. It is a symbol of secular as well as spiritual power. The kolovrat represents the endless cycle of birth and death, each turn of the wheel is a cycle of life in our world.

[ivaldisonsforge]

Kolovrat pendant The sacred meaning of the sign is hidden in the mystery of the movement of the luminary through the sky, and also the gods of Svarog and Horsa connected with the Sun. In ancient times, it was believed that life was continuing, because of the constant movement and solar rotation. Kolovrat symbol meaning symbolizes the movement of the Sun demonstrating visually how the main revered Slavic mythical gods Perun, Svarog and Dazhbog interact. The symbol has other names: the amulet of Svarog, the mascot of Veles, Leten, Yarilo, Dazhdbog, Horsa. In fact, all these are the names of the revered god of the Sun.

[warcrimesimulator]

LOL it's not even a swastika

but instead of just admitting wrong these losers are now trying to say this is still nazism because sometimes nazis use some of these symbols 🤡🤡 give up already you clowns

[cervenakoviny]

Ďalší slovenský folk, toto zoskupenie je viac profi než skupina Valar. A táto pieseň je spracovaním K. J. Erbenovej básne Zlatý kolovrat z Kytice z pověstí národních.

More Slovak folk, these guys are higher level than band Valar. And this song is adaptation of K. J. Erben's poem Zlatý kolovrat from Kytice z pověstí národních.

[viandede-porque]

God, Thank you for saving Pisya from neopaganism 🙏

[rapid-apathy]

IN the year 6745 (1237), within twelve years after the arrival of the miraculous icon of St. Nicholas from Kherson, the godless Emperor Batu invaded the Russian land with a great multitude of his Tatar warriors and set up camp on the river Voronezh near the city of Ryazan[...]

Furious | Легенда о Коловрате (2017) dir Dzhanik Fayziev and Ivan Shurkhovetsky

[coshechka]

being russian and on tinder means frequently having to play a little game of "is this 30yo with 88 in his username a literal nazi". the answer never surprises you

[unhonestlymirror]

"My son was tortured by separatists (those who believe Donbas and Crimea are russian). His documents were handed over to the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Inhumans carved a kolovrat on his face." - mother of the soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Ivan Isyk.

A month after his death, the body of 30-year-old Ivan was given to his parents.

An autopsy performed by Ukrainian doctors revealed that his internal organs had been cut out and later sewn back into his body. A piece of the Ukrainian flag was found in his throat, and brain fragments were found in his stomach. And Ivan Isyk, who was still alive, had a kolovrat carved on his cheek (the symbol of the "Rusich" battalion, where maniacs Petrovsky and another ghoul named Milchakov served.)

This photo shows Russian neo-Nazi Yan Petrovsky, who was arrested by Finland in July 2023:

We must never forget that back in 2014, the Ukrainian Hero, a simple boy from Drohobych IVAN ISYK, died at the cost of his life with a terrible death":

[malefashiontrends]

(vía Kolovrat se inspira en Cuba para su desfile en la semana de la moda de Lisboa)

[slavicafire]

I really want a tattoo that has slavic motifs(I realise thats a pretty wide spectrum) but at the same time I am really worried about choosing something thats in any way connected to the white pride nazi ish movements. Would you or your followers have any good ideas on what to get or not get? Thank you

as to what to get: I'd suggest leaning more towards typical folk motifs, such as embroidery and ornaments, or symbolism of plants and animals rather than typical symbols. because choosing established symbols will always be tricky when it comes to something as easily used in white power propaganda and nationalism as european pre-christian beliefs, even if you choose something the nazis don't use.

for example, one of my tattoos incorporates the symbol from the Biała funerary urn - as a bit of a tongue in cheek homage to the old culture of our lands, which is not only so intertwined with all the influences surrounding it that it's impossible, even for experts, to tell exactly where it begins and ends, but also because I believe we ultimately don't know what that cross is. and the Not Knowing part of slavic culture and paganism is what I love about it the most! rodnovery groups like to call it Hands of Svarog which is even funnier given, you know, we barely even know who Svarog was supposed to be. also, it's a funerary urn. I don't think I have to explain why I'm drawn to that.

but - this rambling has a purpose. that urn has a symbol right next to the one I like, and that swastika was so useful for the nazis occupying poland that they even made it the coat of arms of occupied city Łódź, and would literally not shut up about it. because that is what the nazi scum does - and nowadays their stubborness did not falter at all - and many symbols have been used in their vile propaganda. if I was to get this tattoo done today, I feel I'd think twice about using the symbol I like, no matter what it means to me, even though I am a firm believer in reclamation of slavic material and non-material culture.

here is a handy graphic regarding the slavic (and nordic, and similar) symbols used in white power propaganda - the focus is on Poland but the symbols are mostly the same for the whole of Europe.

keep in mind that the kolovrat - the sun swastika with many arms - is probably the only one from the list very often blindly used by people who are into slavic paganism, maybe next to runes used as runes. while the other symbols mean 100% a nazi, with publicly using kolovrat the likelihood is, I'd day 80% chance a nazi, 20% chance an idiot who should know better but didn't care enough to check. it's still harmful, of course, but widespread enough to warrant a mention.

for poles, here is the source - and here is another article I recommend checking out, a bit dated as it might be.

[mjolnir-viking-jewelry]

Veles (with bears) Kolovrat slavic pendant God Veles Who is also known as Volos is a major Slavic God of Earth, Waters and the Underworld. He is mostly associated with cattle, musicians, wealth, magic and trickery. Help Veles - one of the main gods of the ancient world - is a great blessing, bestowing good luck in travel, trade, law, and the law. Anyone who wears this sign amulet becomes a son or daughter of a great Veles. For such people, all roads are open, and all risky activities gravitate to a successful outcome.

[ivaldisonsforge]

Kolovrat pendant The sacred meaning of the sign is hidden in the mystery of the movement of the luminary through the sky, and also the gods of Svarog and Horsa connected with the Sun. In ancient times, it was believed that life was continuing, because of the constant movement and solar rotation. Kolovrat symbol meaning symbolizes the movement of the Sun demonstrating visually how the main revered Slavic mythical gods Perun, Svarog and Dazhbog interact. The symbol has other names: the amulet of Svarog, the mascot of Veles, Leten, Yarilo, Dazhdbog, Horsa. In fact, all these are the names of the revered god of the Sun.

[just-an-ordinary-fan]

Velmi subjektivní (filmem ovlivněný) výběr básní v rámci možností ankety.

Pokud si myslíte, že nejlepší je Záhořovo lože (nepravděpodobné), hluboce se omlouvám, že není v hlavním výběru.

[my-skull-is-full-of-sunken-ships]

How Russian language changed during the war

I was planning to make a series of posts about this topic for a while. I’ll talk about new words, new meanings, symbols and memes that appeared after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Today I’ll start with the changes brought to us by the people who started the war or support it.

Z, V, and why making them symbols of the war was a bad decision

It’s already a pretty well-known fact that letter Z (as well as more rarely used V and O) became a pro-war symbol by accident. Initially it was just an identifier on vehicles, to distinguish directions of the attack. 

Alexander Ermochenko / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA

Now it’s associated with the war and is used by both russian propagandists and pro-war citizens. And it’s everywhere.

Ligov Prospect in St. Petersburg, reading #WeDontAbandonOurPeople

Anatoly Maltsev / EPA / Scanpix / LETA

Nikolai Khizhnyak / TASS

So, the issue with Z as a pro-war symbol in Russia is problematic on several levels:

1. Z is not part of the Russian alphabet. Just like letter V, they both exist in the latin alphabet, but not in cyrillic one. In Russian Z is З and V is В, and so, when these letters are implemented in russian phrases, they look out of place (two of the most popular cases are “Сила V правде” (strength is in truth) and “Za победу” (for victory). The out-of-place-ness is even more obvious if you keep in mind the Kremlin's narrative of Western world (so called “collective West”) being Russia’s biggest enemy, and so it seems odd to adopt “western” letters that don’t belong in cyrillic writing at all.

2. No one understands what it stands for, and no one can explain. It kind of comes from the previous point and the fact that making Z a symbol was accidental and its origin is neither significant nor inspiring in any way. People just went along with the fact that this letter is important now, but no amount of mixing it into russian words and sentences can cover the fact that actually this symbol symbolises absolutely nothing

3. Z looks like half of a swastika. Yes, now you too cannot unsee it. We can argue about whether we can call the Russian regime a fascist one or not, but officially it is openly stated (by Russian officials I mean) that Russia fights neo-nazis in Ukraine, so you’d think that any association of russian pro-war symbols with nazism should seem undesirable, but here we are.

Side story: in some Slavic countries there's a symbol "kolovrat" (supposed to represent the sun) that is used by Slavic pagans and far-right movements (including neo-nazi movements as well), and it looks like this:

Source

Yes, it’s a double swastika, you won’t be able to unsee a lot of things today.

Now make it a joke

I couldn’t leave you without them, of course.

The biggest joke lies right here, in the letters that they’ve chosen. You see, in Moscow’s Gorky Park there’s a stand with these letters:

But if you turn V upside-down, you’ll get Л - russian L. then you’d read the whole thing as “zlo”, which in russian (зло) means “evil” (as a noun).

Alternatively, you could play by the rules of Z-symbolism creators:

МудоZVOны - dickheads

ZVOните в дурку - call the madhouse

Zдохни V Oкопе - die in a trench

Congratulations, now you've seen a little bit more unhinged things.