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https://www.amazon.com/History-forbidden-symbol-Idea-Nation-ebook/dp/B0BQCKGL5L
The sign ꑭ (Idea of the Nation). Why is it used by the AZOV regiment?
Why is it getting so much attention from Russians? And why are
Facebook and Instagram banning it? By popular demand, we are
publishing a translation of a huge thread from journalist @ACRains
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Ukrainian Struggle Centre 🇺🇦 @UA_struggle
9 Oct 2022
Horrific footage taken from the phone of a Russian soldier. The video shows
Ukrainian civilians killed in Kupyansk, which was occupied by Russian troops
at the time. This is how genocide was taking place on Putin's orders.
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Ukrainian Struggle Centre 🇺🇦 @UA_struggle
23 Dec 2022
The Idea of the Nation (the symbol ꑭ or ꏢ) is a monogram made up of
the letters I and N. Not in the modern, but in the old Ukrainian
(Slavic) spelling, similar to the Latin script. The letter N looked
like this until the 18th century. Before Russian Tsar Peter I's
reform.
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Ukrainian Struggle Centre 🇺🇦 @UA_struggle
23 Dec 2022
If you look at historical documents (for example, the signature of the
daughter of Kyivan Prince Yaroslav the Wise, Queen Anne of France, or
the Ukrainian Constitution by Pylyp Orlyk), you can easily see the use
of the letter N.
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Ukrainian Struggle Centre 🇺🇦 @UA_struggle
23 Dec 2022
The Idea of the Nation is considered a monogram, although similar
symbols were used in Ukrainian heraldry before. Such coats of arms
were used by the Olshevsky, Gurko, Voyni-Yasenytsky, and Bilykovych
families. They belonged to the Cossacks.
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Ukrainian Struggle Centre 🇺🇦 @UA_struggle
23 Dec 2022
Ukrainian nationalists use this sign in two meanings. On the one hand,
as a homage to historical tradition; on the other, as a visual
demonstration of their main principles. That is, loyalty to the Idea
of the Nation, loyalty to their people, and loyalty to their country.
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Ukrainian Struggle Centre 🇺🇦 @UA_struggle
23 Dec 2022
The Idea of the Nation was first used as a symbol of Ukrainian
nationalism in 1992 in Lviv by activists of the SNPU (Social National
Party of Ukraine).
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Ukrainian Struggle Centre 🇺🇦 @UA_struggle
23 Dec 2022
The SNPU adhered to the ideology of social nationalism, a set of ideas
set forth by Yaroslav Stetsko, an OUN ideologist and political
prisoner of German concentration camps. This worldview has NOTHING to
do with Hitler's National Socialism!
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Ukrainian Struggle Centre 🇺🇦 @UA_struggle
23 Dec 2022
The Idea of the Nation sign, inspired by Ukrainian heraldry and old
spelling, was drawn for the SNPU by the artist Nestor Proniuk (in the
photo). Together with the management, he developed the concept of
deciphering this monogram for the general public.
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Ukrainian Struggle Centre 🇺🇦 @UA_struggle
23 Dec 2022
The SNPU was one of the largest nationalist organizations in Ukraine
in the 1990s. After its reorganization (it became the Svoboda party),
the Idea of the Nation sign began to be associated with Ukrainian
nationalism in general.
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Ukrainian Struggle Centre 🇺🇦 @UA_struggle
23 Dec 2022
Various organizations, from the Kharkiv-based Patriot of Ukraine to
the Social Nationalist Trade Unions, have used the Idea of the Nation
in various forms since the 2010s.
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Ukrainian Struggle Centre 🇺🇦 @UA_struggle
23 Dec 2022
In 2014, the newly formed AZOV battalion used the Idea of the Nation
sign as its main symbol. The reason is simple: most of the volunteers
in this formation shared the ideology of Ukrainian nationalism.
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Ukrainian Struggle Centre 🇺🇦 @UA_struggle
23 Dec 2022
After expanding to the size of a regiment, AZOV retained the Idea of
Nation in its symbols. On the regimental chevron, this sign is still
present in the "attacking" form.
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Ukrainian Struggle Centre 🇺🇦 @UA_struggle
23 Dec 2022
A little more about shapes. The Idea of the Nation has received many
visual interpretations over the years. There are more than 13 of them
(here are some examples). If this question is interesting, there will
be a separate thread on this topic.
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Ukrainian Struggle Centre 🇺🇦 @UA_struggle
23 Dec 2022
But why is the Idea of the Nation sign sometimes called "Nazi" in the
media? The reason is Russian propaganda. For years, the Kremlin has
invested millions of Russian money in creating fakes about Ukrainian
nationalist symbols.
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Ukrainian Struggle Centre 🇺🇦 @UA_struggle
23 Dec 2022
For example, here is a photo (2009) from a newspaper in Alchevsk
(Luhansk region, Donbas). Without any evidence, the Idea of the Nation
sign is titled as Wolfsangel rune and swastika. Russians really wanted
to at least somehow attach "Nazism" to Ukrainians for their own
purposes.
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Ukrainian Struggle Centre 🇺🇦 @UA_struggle
23 Dec 2022
The activity of Russians was not limited to regional newspapers. In
the international media, paid experts "exposed" Ukrainian "neo-Nazis",
creating more and more fakes. This is how the Kremlin's network of
influencers works.
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Ukrainian Struggle Centre 🇺🇦 @UA_struggle
23 Dec 2022
Unfortunately, it partlially worked. Today, Meta social networks
(Facebook and Instagram) are banning publishing the Idea of the Nation
sign. Even posts about the fallen Ukrainian fighters.
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Ukrainian Struggle Centre 🇺🇦 @UA_struggle
23 Dec 2022
In 2022, the Idea of the Nation sign began to be associated primarily
with the heroic defense of Mariupol and Azovstal plant. Fighters of
the AZOV regiment are heroes, and their symbols are respected at the
national level.
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Ukrainian Struggle Centre 🇺🇦 @UA_struggle
23 Dec 2022
Nevertheless, Russians continue to create fakes about the neo-Nazi
meaning of the Idea of the Nation sign.The most effective way to fight
Russia's lies in the information space is to promptly refute them and
tell the truth.
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Ukrainian Struggle Centre 🇺🇦 @UA_struggle
23 Dec 2022
A separate book was written for this purpose: History of the forbidden
symbol "Idea of the Nation". It is now available as a pre-order on
Amazon in English: amazon.com/History-forbidden…
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Ukrainian Struggle Centre 🇺🇦 @UA_struggle
23 Dec 2022
The book contains more facts about this sign and about those who use
it (including the AZOV regiment). If the thread was interesting, add
it to your favorites. We will ask @ACRains to tell you more.
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