Currently, many people associate the swastika with Hitler and the Nazis. This opinion has been hammered into our heads for the last 70 years.
Few people remember now that in the period from 1917 to 1923, the swastika symbol was depicted on Soviet money as a state-legalized symbol, and also that at that time, on the sleeve patches of officers and soldiers of the Red Army, there was also its image in a laurel wreath, inside of which the letters R.S.F.S.R. were written. The swastika of the Slavs and the Nazis has differences, but they are very similar. There is even an opinion that Kolovrat (see its description below) was given to Adolf Hitler as a party symbol by Stalin himself in 1920. Many speculations and legends have accumulated around this ancient symbol. Few people remember that our ancestors actively used it. After reading this article, you will find out what the swastika means among the Slavs, as well as where it is used and by whom else, besides the Slavs, it is used.
What exactly is a swastika?
A swastika is a rotating cross, the ends of which are curved and directed either counterclockwise or clockwise. Now, as a rule, all symbols of this type around the world are called the general word “swastika”. However, this is fundamentally incorrect. Indeed, in ancient times, the swastika symbol had its own name, as well as a figurative meaning, protective power and purpose.
The very word "swastika" by " modern version“supposedly came to us from Sanskrit. It means “prosperity.” That is, we are talking about an image in which there is a strong positive charge. An amazing coincidence, however, the Milky Way galaxy has a swastika shape, as well as a thread of human DNA, if considered “with butt." Just imagine that this one word simultaneously contains the entire essence of the macro- and microcosm! The overwhelming majority of the symbols of our ancestors are swastika for this reason.
The oldest swastika
As the oldest symbol, swastika symbolism is found most often in various archaeological excavations. It was found more often than other symbols on the ruins of ancient settlements and cities, in burial mounds. Swastika symbols, in addition, were depicted on weapons, architectural details, household utensils and clothing among many peoples of the world. It is found everywhere in ornamentation as a symbol of the Sun, Light, Life, Love. Even an interpretation has appeared in the West that it should be understood as an abbreviation consisting of four letters that begin with the Latin L: Luck - “happiness, luck, fate”, Life - “life”, Light - “sun, light”, Love - "Love".
Nowadays, the oldest archaeological artifacts on which this image can be seen approximately date back to the 4th-15th millennium BC. The richest (based on materials from various archaeological excavations) in the use of both cultural, everyday and religious purposes of the swastika is Siberia and Russia in general.
What does the swastika mean among the Slavs?
Neither Asia, nor India, nor Europe can compare with our country in the abundance of swastika symbols covering banners, weapons, national costumes, agricultural and household items, household utensils, as well as temples and houses. Excavations of settlements, cities and ancient mounds speak for themselves. Many Slavic cities in ancient times had a clear swastika shape. It was oriented to the four cardinal directions. These are cities such as Vendogard, Arkaim and others.
The swastikas of the Slavs were the main and even almost the only elements of the pre-Slavic ancient ornaments. However, this does not mean that our ancestors were bad artists. After all, the swastikas of the Slavs were very numerous and varied. In addition, not a single pattern in ancient times was simply applied to any object, since each element of it had a talismanic (protective) or cult meaning. That is, the swastikas of the Slavs had mystical power. And our ancestors knew about this.
People, having united mystical forces together, created a favorable atmosphere around their loved ones and themselves, in which it was easier to create and live. Paintings, stucco moldings, carved patterns, and carpets woven by hardworking hands cover swastika patterns.
Swastikas among other peoples
Not only the Slavs and Aryans believed in mystical power, which these images possessed. Similar symbols were found on clay vessels from Samarra, located in modern Iraq. They date back to the 5th millennium BC. e.
In dextrorotatory and laevorotatory forms, swastika symbols are also found in the Indus River basin (Mohenjo-Daro, pre-Aryan culture), as well as in ancient China around 2000 BC. e.
Archaeologists have found in northeast Africa a funeral stele that existed in the 2nd-3rd centuries AD. e. kingdom of Meroe. The fresco depicts a woman entering into afterworld. At the same time, a swastika is emblazoned on her clothes.
The rotating cross is also decorated with weights for scales made of gold, which belonged to the inhabitants of Ghana (Ashanta); ancient Indian clay utensils, beautiful carpets woven by the Celts and Persians.
Below is an image of a swastika on the wedding dress of a woman living in one of the British colonies, dating back to 1910.
Variety of swastikas
Man-made belts created by Russians, Komi, Lithuanians, Latvians, themselves and other peoples also have swastika symbols. Today it is difficult even for an ethnographer to figure out which people these ornaments can be attributed to.
Use of the swastika
Vedic symbols (in particular swastikas) were used by the Rus in architecture and urban planning, depicted on clay and wooden utensils, on the facades of huts, on women's jewelry - rings, temple rings, icons, family coats of arms, and pottery. However greatest application Slavic swastikas were found in decoration of household items and clothing, and were widely used by embroiderers and weavers.
There are many tablecloths, towels, valances (that is, strips of fabric with lace or embroidery that are sewn to the long edge of the sheet, so that the valance hangs above the floor when the bed is made, remaining open), belts, shirts, in the ornaments of which the swastika was used.
Today, the swastika of the Slavs is sometimes used in a very original way. Tattoos depicting her are becoming popular. A photo of one sample is presented below.
There were more than 144 types of different variants used in Russia. At the same time, they were of different shapes and sizes, with a different number of rays, directed in different directions. Next, we will briefly consider some symbols and indicate their meaning.
Kolovrat, Holy Gift, Svaor, Svaor-Solntsevrat
Kolovrat is a symbol denoting the rising Yarilo-Sun. It also points to the eternal victory over the darkness of light and over death - life. The color of the Kolovrat also plays an important role: fiery is a symbol of rebirth, black is a symbol of change, and heavenly is a symbol of renewal. An image of the Kolovrat is presented below.
The holy gift is the swastika of the Slavs, meaning the northern ancestral home of all white peoples - Daariya, which is now called Arctida, Hyperborea, Paradise Land, Severia. It is believed that this sacred ancient land was located in the Northern Ocean. She died as a result of the First Flood.
Svaor is a symbol of constant, never-ending celestial movement, which is called Svaga. This is the cycle of all forces in the Universe. It is believed that if you depict Swaor on household items, there will always be happiness and prosperity in the house.
Svaor-Solntsevrat is a swastika, meaning constant movement across the sky of Yarila the Sun. The use of this symbol for a person meant purity of actions and thoughts, light and goodness of spiritual illumination.
Agni, Fash, Posolon, Charovrat
The following Slavic swastikas were also encountered.
Agni (fire) is a symbol of the hearth and the sacred fire of the altar. This is a talismanic sign of the bright gods on high, protecting temples and homes.
Fash (flame) symbolizes protective protective spiritual fire. It cleanses the human spirit from base thoughts and selfishness. This is a symbol of the unity of military spirit and power, victory over the forces of ignorance and darkness of light and reason.
Salting means the setting Yarilo-Sun, that is, retiring. It is a symbol of the completion of work for the benefit of the race and homeland, the spiritual fortitude of man, as well as the peace of mother nature.
Charovrat is a talisman sign that protects an object or person from the induction of black spells. They depicted it in the form of a rotating fiery cross, believing that this fire destroys various spells and dark forces.
Bogovnik, Rodovik, Wedding, Duniya
Let us present to you the following Slavic swastikas.
The Godhead symbolizes the patronage of man by the light gods and the eternal power of those who have embarked on the path of spiritual perfection and development.
A mandala with this image helps to realize the unity and interpenetration of the four elements that are primordial in our Universe.
Rodovik means the light power of the parent, which helps peoples, provides support to the ancestors of people who work for the benefit of their family and create for their descendants.
The wedding dress is the most powerful amulet of the family, which symbolizes the unification of two principles in marriage. This is the merging of two swastika systems into a new one, where the fiery masculinity connects with the watery feminine.
Duniya is a symbol of the reunification of heavenly and earthly living fire. Its purpose is to preserve the unity of the family. Fiery altars, which were intended for bloodless rituals offered to the glory of the ancestors and gods, were built in the form of a Duniya.
Sky Boar, Thunderbird, Thunderbird, Colard
The heavenly boar is a sign of the palace, a symbol of its patron - the god Ramhat. It denotes the connection of the future and the past, heavenly and earthly wisdom. This symbolism in the form of a talisman was used by people who embarked on the path of self-improvement.
The thunderstorm is considered a symbol of fire, with which you can control the elements of the weather. It was also used to protect temples and people's homes from the elements.
Thunderbolt is a symbol of Indra, the god who guards ancient wisdom, that is, the Vedas. It was depicted as a talisman on military armor and weapons, as well as above the entrances to various vaults so that anyone entering there with bad thoughts would be struck by thunder.
Colard is a symbol of transformation and renewal by fire. It was used by young people who entered into an alliance and wanted to get healthy offspring. The bride was given jewelry with Solard and Colard for her wedding.
Solard, Ognevik, Yarovik, Swastika
Solard is a symbol of the greatness of Mother Earth, receiving love, warmth and light from Yarila the Sun. Solard means prosperity of the ancestral land. This is a fire that gives prosperity to families that create for their descendants, for the glory of their ancestors and gods.
The fireman is a symbol of the god Rod. His image is on the platbands, as well as on the “towels” that are on the window shutters and the slopes of the roofs of the houses. It was applied as a talisman to ceilings. Even in Moscow, in St. Basil's Cathedral, you can see this symbol under one of the domes.
Yarovik was used as a talisman to avoid the death of livestock, as well as to preserve the harvest that was harvested. Therefore, it was very often depicted above the entrance to sheepfolds, cellars, barns, barns, cow sheds, stables, etc.
The swastika is a symbol of the cycle of the Universe. It symbolizes the heavenly law to which all things obey. Fire sign This was used by people as a talisman that protected order and law, on the inviolability of which life depended.
Suasti, Solon, Yarovrat, Soulful swastika
Suasti is a symbol of the cycle of life on earth, the movement and rotation of the earth. It also denotes the four cardinal directions and the northern rivers dividing Daaria into four “countries” or “regions.”
Solon is solar symbol antiquity, protecting a person from dark forces. As a rule, it was depicted on household items and clothing. Solon is very common in various kitchen utensils: pots, spoons, etc.
Yarovrat is a symbol of Yaro-god, who controls favorable weather conditions and spring flowering. In order to get a rich harvest, it was considered mandatory by the people to draw this symbol on various agricultural tools: scythes, sickles, plows, etc.
The soul swastika was used to concentrate healing powers. It could only be included in the ornament of clothing by priests who rose to high level moral and spiritual perfection.
Spiritual swastika, Caroler, Overcome grass, Fern flower
The following four types of swastikas of the Slavs are offered to your attention.
The Spiritual swastika, which symbolized unity and harmony: conscience, spirit, soul and body, as well as spiritual strength, received the greatest attention among sorcerers, sorcerers, and magicians. Magi used it to control the elements of nature.
Kolyadnik is a symbol of Kolyada, a god who makes changes for the better and renewal on earth. This is a sign of the victory of day over night, light over darkness. This is what this Slavic swastika means. Charms with her image were used by men. It was believed that they gave them strength in the battle with the enemy and creative work. This swastika of the Slavs, the photo of which is presented below, was very popular.
Overcome grass is a symbol that is the main amulet that protects against diseases. It was believed among the people that evil forces send illnesses to people, and the double sign of fire is able to cleanse the soul and body, burn away any disease and illness.
The fern flower is the swastika, a symbol of the Slavs, denoting spiritual purity and possessing enormous healing powers. It is popularly called Perunov color. It is believed that he can open treasures hidden in the ground and make wishes come true. This symbol actually enables a person to reveal his spiritual powers.
Solar Cross, Heavenly Cross, Svitovit, Svetoch
Another interesting swastika is the Solar Cross. This is a symbol of the prosperity of the clan, the spiritual strength of Yarila. This swastika of the ancient Slavs was used mainly as a body amulet. Typically, this symbol endowed the greatest power with the priests of the forest, Kmeti and Gridny, who depicted it on religious accessories, weapons and clothing.
The heavenly cross is a sign of the strength of clan unity, as well as heavenly power. It was used as a body amulet, which protected the wearer, granting him the help of heaven and ancestors.
Svitovit is a symbol of the connection between heavenly fire and earthly waters. From it pure new souls are born, preparing for incarnation in the obvious world, on earth. Therefore, this amulet was embroidered by pregnant women on sundresses and dresses so that they would have healthy offspring.
The torch is a symbol that personifies two great streams of fire and their unification: the divine and the earthly. This connection gives birth to a whirlwind of transformation, helping to reveal the essence of human existence through knowledge of the most ancient foundations.
Valkyrie, Svarga, Svarozhich, Iglia
Let us supplement the types of swastikas of the Slavs with the following.
Valkyrie is a talisman that protects honor, nobility, justice and wisdom.
This symbol was especially revered by warriors who defended their faith and native land. It was used to preserve the Vedas by the priests as a protective symbol.
Svarga is a sign of spiritual ascent, the heavenly path through the multidimensional realities and terrains located on the Golden Path to the world of Pravi - the final point of the journey.
Svarozhich is a symbol of the power of Svarog, the god who preserves all the diversity of life forms in the Universe in their original form. This sign protects intelligent forms from spiritual and mental degradation, as well as from destruction.
Iglia means the fire of creation, from which all the Universes arose, as well as the Yarila-Sun system in which we live. This image in amulet use is considered a symbol of divine purity, which protects our world from darkness.
Rodimic, Rasic, Stribozic, Vedara
Rodimich is a symbol of the power of the parent, who preserves in its original form in the Universe the law of continuity of knowledge of ancestral wisdom, from ancestors to descendants, from old to young. This amulet reliably preserves the ancestral memory from generation to generation.
Rasic symbolizes the unity of the great Slavic race. The sign of England, inscribed in the Multidimensional Book, has four colors, and not one, according to the color of the iris of the eyes of four genera: among the Russen - fiery, among the Holy Russians - heavenly, among the X"Aryans - golden, among the Yes"Aryans - silver.
Stribozhich is a symbol of the guardian priest who conveys the ancient wisdom of childbirth. It preserves: the memory of gods and ancestors, the culture of relationships, and the traditions of communities.
Vedara is a symbol of the keeper of the faith of the first ancestors, who passes on the wisdom of the gods from generation to generation. This symbol helps to use and learn ancient knowledge for the benefit of faith and prosperity of the birth.
So, we looked at the main swastikas of the Slavs and their meaning. Of course it's not full list. In total, as we have already mentioned, there are 144. However, these are the main Slavic swastikas, and their meaning, as you can see, is very interesting. It turns out that our ancestors had a huge spiritual culture, transmitted to us in these symbols.
Perhaps nowhere can you find so many symbols with different meanings as in Russia. The Slavic swastika (Vedic symbols) was actively used by the Russians during the construction of cities - it was depicted on the facades of houses, on household utensils and clothing. The swastika was especially often used for women's jewelry. Today, the meaning of swastika symbols remains controversial for many, due to the many negative factors that associate it with Nazi symbols, as well as negative stereotypes. All this happens only due to ignorance of one’s own history, language and elementary concepts about the difference between the swastika and Nazi symbols. Well, let's try to figure it out.
What does a swastika mean?
The very concept of “swastika” came about through the abbreviation of three forms “svasti”, “su” and “asti”, which means - I wish you good luck, good luck and be. As for the meaning, it is a symbol of the sun. Yes, this is exactly the opinion that the Slavs held, as well as Iranians, Buddhists and even some African tribes.
Since 1917, the solar (synonymous with swastika) sign was to become a symbol of the Russian Empire, complementing the double-headed eagle. However, after the Bolsheviks seized power, Russian culture was banned.
Now about the use of the swastika by the Nazis.
In the nineteenth century, Joseph Gobineau created the work “A Study on Inequality human races" It talked about the “Aryans” - representatives of the white race, who were considered as people of the highest level of civilization. A little later, German scientists, conducting research, concluded that the ancient Indians and Germans had common ancestors. As you may have guessed, they were Aryans.
This idea was quickly picked up and spread instantly. Let's talk about the sign itself - a black cross with curved ends. Yes, this particular symbol will forever be associated with all the crimes committed by the Nazis. For the European people it is a symbol of fear, absolute evil and hatred. However, it is worth knowing that archaeologists have found this sign in the most ancient times. The swastika was found in India, Ancient Greece, among the Celts and Anglo-Saxons. For example, in Kyiv there is kept the oldest Slavic swastika ornament, which was depicted 15 thousand years ago.
Differences between Nazi and Slavic swastikas
The Slavic swastika is a cross, where each end of the beam is still bent at a right angle. All rays are directed in one direction - to the right or left. The main difference between the Nazi and Slavic swastikas is the direction of the rays. For the Third Reich - to the right, for the Slavs - to the left (however, this is not always the case - more details later in the article). One more distinctive feature is the color and shape of the characters.
The lines of the German swastika are much wider than the Slavic ones. Be sure to use a background - a white circle on a red canvas. The Slavic swastika also differs in shape. As a rule, a cross with right angles at the ends is taken as a basis, and there is a very important “but”. Such a cross has not only four arms, but also six or eight. In addition, additional elements appear on the lines, as well as smooth lines. So, for example, our Kolovrat with the Star of Rus' is bright that example. The Kolovrat itself consists of eight rays, and is also complemented by the ornament of the Lada Star symbol. The Slavs depicted solar signs mainly on a white background, and the symbol itself was red, which is the personification of the sun.
We talked about obvious - external differences, but there are other factors: the time the sign appeared and its meaning. Many popular science publications were published in last years on the topic of the use of swastika symbols among the Slavs, as well as the destruction of ossified myths. Therefore, if you are really interested in this topic, we recommend that you read the book “Yarga-swastika - a sign of Russian folk culture” by Professor P.I. Kutenkov. He provides little-known facts and interesting research.
The swastika can be used as a separate sign or as part of some more intricate symbol.
Swastika is good
The Slavic swastika has the meaning of wisdom, preservation of the hearth, self-improvement and spiritual development, as well as the protection of the gods. As you can see, there are no evil intentions; on the contrary, the meaning is noble and spiritually sublime. The Russian swastika was aimed solely at protecting people.
Fact from history:The man who suggested that Adolf Hitler use the swastika as a symbol suggested a cross that faced left, but he insisted on right-handed.
The meaning of the fascist swastika is radically opposite to the Slavic one. The cross symbolized the victory of the Aryan race and the extermination of other nations. Here we can use the Holocaust as an example.
Now, having learned the basic facts, we can conclude that the swastika of the Nazis and the Slavs has enormous differences. This applies to both external factors, and internal content. The Slavs carried good, bright, high things in their ornaments, while the Nazis carried death. Therefore, when considering our signs, forget about fascism and associate these signs exclusively with the bright side.
Slavic swastika, its types and meaning
There are a total of 144 solar symbols and many modified ones.
As for the main amulet symbols, there are only 40 of them. Let us give a few examples. If you want to get more detailed information, we recommend that you go to the main page of the amulet.
Swastika - photo
The wedding party is the main family talisman, uniting two families.
A symbol of sacred fire, which bestows the protection of higher powers.
Or Perunov's color - has healing powers, helps to reveal spiritual powers.
One Russian tourist, having visited South-East Asia, reported in in social networks about your impressions. In Bangkok, he saw a man who had a large swastika on the front and back of his T-shirt.
The tourist's blood rushed to his head. He wanted to immediately explain to the stupid native what kind of disgusting thing he was wearing. But, having cooled down a little, the Russian decided to abstain from communication: maybe local just doesn’t know anything about “German fascism”? Nevertheless, the shock from what he saw was so great that, upon returning home, he turned to the forum visitors with the question: “What to do in such a situation?”
Swastikas past and present
Indeed, most Asians do not know who Hitler is. Some may have heard of World War II. But it’s unlikely that even the most educated people. But in India, almost everyone knows well that the swastika is a symbol of prosperity, the sun, a sign of favorable destinies. Not a single wedding in India, Nepal, South Korea cannot do without this symbol.
The swastika appeared in ancient times and was widespread throughout Eurasia. It is an integral part of Buddhism, with which it came to China, Siam and Japan. This symbol is also used by other religions. At the end of the 19th - beginning of the 20th century, due to the fascination with the culture of the East, the swastika became very popular in Europe.
In the summer of 1917, the Russian Provisional Government even placed a large swastika on the 250-ruble bill, against the backdrop of a double-headed eagle. Some white units placed the swastika on their shoulder straps. The Bolsheviks also did not escape the general trend and used the swastika as a revolutionary symbol.
The seal of the Moscow Provincial Council of Workers' and Peasants' Deputies of 1919 in the form of a swastika looks especially impressive today. The red sleeve patch of the Red Army soldiers of the South-Eastern Front with a star and swastika is also impressive. In the end, People's Commissar Lunacharsky harshly stopped this “disgrace” in 1922.
Currently, Europeans perceive the swastika only as a symbol of Nazism (the National Socialist Party of Germany) with all its horrors. Today it is difficult to imagine that our distant and not so distant ancestors found something attractive in this symbol, it seems so sinister to us.
The denial of the swastika is firmly ingrained in the consciousness of the majority European peoples. But humanity consists not only of Europeans, and this has to be taken into account, especially when traveling abroad. As they say, you don’t go to someone else’s monastery with your own rules.
Fascia among the Nazis
The symbol of fascism, the fascia, unlike the swastika, is not a sign that causes irritation in the post-Soviet space. And in Europe they treat him very tolerantly. One of the reasons, apparently, lies in the fact that the fascists did not cause as much trouble as the Nazis. At the very least, they were “only” going to conquer other peoples, but not destroy them.
Fasces on the facade of the Central Station, Milan.
Here it is necessary to note the different understanding of the term “fascism” in former USSR and the rest of the world. On the initiative of I. Stalin, the Comintern (international association communist parties, under the control of the Soviet leadership) proposed calling the National Socialists “German fascists.” Fascists are members of the Italian radical party created by B. Mussolini.
The fact is that then certain difficulties arose in identifying the enemy. Hitler's party, the NSDAP, was considered both socialist and workers, had a red flag and celebrated the proletarian holiday of May 1. Explaining to not very literate people how Hitler’s socialism differed from Stalin’s was simply an impossible task. But there were no problems with the term “German fascists”. In Soviet Union.
But it did not take root in Europe, despite all the efforts of the Comintern. People there simply did not understand what we were talking about when instead common word“Nazi” they heard the long and indigestible “German fascism”. Therefore, European communist parties, in order to be understood by their compatriots, were forced to use the generally accepted term - “Nazi”.
Fascia is a symbol of power in Ancient Rome
The term “fascism” itself comes from the word “fascia”. Fascia was a symbol of power in Ancient Rome. It was a bundle of birch twigs into which an ax was stuck. Fasces were worn by lictors - accompanying persons and at the same time guards of high-ranking officials.
Lictor with fasces
Later, in heraldry, fasces became a symbol of state and national unity, a symbol of the defense of the state. This symbol is still widely used today. Fascia is present in the symbolism of the Russian federal penitentiary services and bailiffs. It is also on the emblem of the Ukrainian Ministry of Emergency Situations. And in the coat of arms of France, the fascia is even a central element.
Mussolini used the fascia on the banner of the fascist party as a symbol of the unity of the state and the people, of all levels of society - from the rich and noble to the poorest. In general, something similar to the well-known slogan “The people and the party are united.”
Of course, one cannot call all structures, and especially states, fascist because of the presence of fasces on their banners and coats of arms. Fascia was luckier than the swastika. - She doesn’t cause such rejection. Although in Moscow from 1997 to 2002 there was a law providing for punishment for promoting fascia.
Red Star
A very popular symbol is the red star. After October revolution, when the question arose about the symbolism of the Red Army, they settled on a five-pointed red star. The Red Star in May 1918 was officially, by order of Trotsky, declared the emblem of the Red Army. In this order she was called “the star of Mars with a plow and a hammer.”
The god of war, Mars, in the then Soviet tradition was considered the protector of peaceful labor. After some time the plow was replaced with a sickle. The red star emblem was worn on the chest. But later they began to wear the star on hats, instead of a cockade.
The five-pointed star (pentacle, pentagram) has been known for almost 6000 years. She was a symbol of safety and protection from all kinds of adversity. The pentagram was used by different religions and peoples. But during the Inquisition, the attitude towards the pentagram in Europe changed radically, and it began to be called “the witch’s foot.” Later it was clarified that the symbol of Satan is only an inverted star - when one ray is directed downward, and two rays looking up form, as it were, horns.
And a star “standing on two legs” is quite pleasing to God. The “flaming” pentagram, with tongues of flame between the rays of the star, is one of the main symbols of the Freemasons. Already from the beginning of the 19th century, stars “climbed” onto epaulettes and shoulder straps.
The stars on the American flag were originally eight-pointed. But under the influence of local Masons they were very quickly replaced with five-pointed ones. The US military, like its Soviet counterparts, uses the pentacle to denote the nationality of military equipment.
"George Ribbon"
IN Lately at the red star, the only symbol Soviet army and her victories, a competitor appeared - the orange and black “St. George’s Ribbon”. For all its visual attractiveness and even similarity to the St. George Ribbon, it is inappropriate to call it that. On the real St. George's ribbon there are three black and two yellow stripes, which symbolize the three deaths and two resurrections of St. George the Victorious.
From 1917 until 1992, the St. George ribbon was not used in any Soviet awards. But she was involved in the White Army and the Russian Corps, which fought on the side of Hitler. A person with such a ribbon, who fell into the hands of the NKVD or Smersh during the war, would, at best, be sent to a concentration camp. The current “St. George’s ribbon” repeats the colors of the blocks of the Order of Glory and the medal “For Victory over Germany” and in no way relates to the life and death of St. George the Victorious.
In any case, the Russians liked the ribbon and are perceived today as a symbol of the Great Patriotic War. She is perceived the same way in Belarus. But in Ukraine the perception of this symbol is ambiguous.
People who are nostalgic for the USSR, although they claim that it is a symbol of the past war, still perceive the ribbon as a symbol of the Soviet past. Another part of the population has a very negative attitude towards the ribbon, considering it an element of “imperial” propaganda, along with other Soviet symbols.
Anatoly PONOMARENKO
"Secrets of the 20th century"
The swastika symbol is a cross with curved ends directed clockwise or counterclockwise. As a rule, now all Swastika symbols are called in one word - SWASTIKA, which is fundamentally wrong, because In ancient times, each Swastika symbol had its own name, Protective Power and figurative meaning.
During archaeological excavations, Swastika symbolism was most often found on various details architecture, weapons, clothing, household utensils of many peoples of Eurasia. Swastika symbolism is found everywhere in ornamentation as sign of Light, Sun, Life. The oldest archaeological artifacts depicting the swastika date back to approximately 10-15 millennium BC. According to archaeological excavations, the richest territory in the use of the swastika, both a religious and cultural symbol, is Russia - neither Europe nor India can compare with Russia in the abundance of swastika symbols covering Russian weapons, banners, National Costume, houses, everyday objects and temples. Excavations of ancient mounds and settlements speak for themselves - many ancient Slavic settlements had a clear form of Swastika, oriented to the four cardinal directions. Swastika symbols denoted calendar signs back in the days of the Great Scythian Kingdom ( depicts a vessel from the Scythian Kingdom of 3-4 thousand BC.)
The swastika and Swastika symbols were the main and, one might even say, almost the only elements of the ancient pre-Slavic ornaments. But this does not mean at all that the Slavs and Aryans were bad artists. Firstly, there were a lot of varieties of images of Swastika symbols. Secondly, in ancient times, not a single pattern was applied just like that; each element of the pattern corresponded to a certain cult or protective (amulet) meaning.
But not only the Aryans and Slavs believed in the magical power of this pattern. This symbol was found on clay vessels from Samarra (the territory of modern Iraq), which date back to the 5th millennium BC. Swastika symbols in levorotatory and dextrorotatory forms are found in the pre-Aryan culture of Mohenjo-Daro (Indus River basin) and ancient China around 2000 BC. In Northeast Africa, archaeologists have found a funeral stele from the kingdom of Meroz, which existed in the 2nd-3rd centuries AD. The fresco on the stele depicts a woman entering the afterlife; a Swastika is emblazoned on the clothes of the deceased. The rotating cross adorns golden weights for scales that belonged to the inhabitants of Ashanta (Ghana), and clay utensils of the ancient Indians, beautiful carpets woven by the Persians and Celts.
Swastika in Beliefs and Religions
Swastika symbolism was a protective symbol among almost all peoples in Europe and Asia: among the Slavs, Germans, Pomors, Skalvi, Curonians, Scythians, Sarmatians, Mordovians, Udmurts, Bashkirs, Chuvash, Indians, Icelanders, Scots and many other peoples.
In many ancient Beliefs and religions, the Swastika is the most important and brightest cult symbol. Thus, in ancient Indian philosophy and Buddhism(pic. left: Buddha's Foot) The swastika is a symbol of the eternal cycle of the universe, a symbol of the Buddha's Law, to which all things are subject. (Dictionary “Buddhism”, M., “Republic”, 1992); V Tibetan Lamaism The swastika is a protective symbol, a symbol of happiness and a talisman. In India and Tibet, the Swastika is depicted everywhere: on the gates of temples, on every residential building, on the fabrics in which all sacred texts are wrapped, on funeral covers.
Lama Beru-Kinze-Rimpoche, in our time one of the greatest teachers of official Buddhism. The photograph shows the ritual of his creation of a ritual mandala, that is, pure space, in Moscow in 1993. In the foreground of the photograph is a thangka, a sacred image drawn on cloth, depicting the Divine space of the mandala. At the corners are Swastika symbols protecting the sacred Divine space.
As a religious symbol (!!!), the swastika has always been used by followers Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism in the East, Druids of Ireland, Scotland, Scandinavia, representatives Natural-religious denominations Europe and America in the West.
On the left is Ganesha, the son of God Shiva, a God from the Hindu Vedic pantheon, his face illuminated by two Swastika symbols.
On the right is a Mystic Sacred diagram taken from a Jain prayer book. In the center of the diagram, we can also see the Swastika.
In Russia, Swastika symbols and elements are found among supporters of the Ancient Tribal and Vedic cults, as well as among the Orthodox Old Believers-Ynglings, professing the Faith of the First Ancestors - Ingliism, in the Slavic and Aryan communities of the Ancestral Circle and, wherever you think, among Christians…
Swastika on the shield of Prophetic Oleg
For many, many millennia, the Slavs used the Swastika symbol. Our Ancestors depicted this symbol on weapons, banners, clothing, and on household and religious objects. Everyone knows that Prophetic Oleg nailed his shield to the gates of Constantinople (Constantinople), but few of them modern generation it is known what was depicted on the shield. However, descriptions of the symbolism of his shield and armor can be found in historical chronicles. Prophetic people, i.e., possessing the Gift of Spiritual Foresight and knowing the Ancient Wisdom that the Gods and Ancestors left to people, were endowed by the Priests with various symbols. One of these most notable people in history was the Slavic prince - Prophetic Oleg. In addition to being a prince and an excellent military strategist, he was also a Priest of High Initiation. The symbolism that was depicted on his clothes, weapons, armor and princely banner tells about this in all detailed images. 
Fire Swastika(symbolizing the land of the Ancestors) in the center of the nine-pointed Star of England (symbol of the Faith of the First Ancestors) was surrounded by the Great Kolo (Circle of Patron Gods), which emitted eight rays of Spiritual Light (the eighth degree of Priestly initiation) to the Svarog Circle. All this symbolism spoke of the enormous Spiritual and physical strength, which is sent to protect the Motherland and the Holy Faith. When the Prophetic Oleg nailed his shield with such symbolism to the gates of Constantinople, he wanted to figuratively, clearly show the insidious and two-faced Byzantines what another Slavic prince Alexander Yaroslavovich (Nevsky) would later explain to the Teutonic knights in words: “ Whoever comes to us with a sword will die by the sword! On this stood, stands, and will stand the Russian Land!»
Swastika on money and in the Army
Under Tsar Peter I, the walls of his country residence were decorated with swastika patterns. The ceiling of the throne room in the Hermitage is also covered with these sacred symbols.
At the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries, among the upper classes of European states in Western and Eastern Europe, as well as in Russia, Swastika(left) has become the most common and even fashionable symbol. This was influenced by the “Secret Doctrine” of H.P. Blavatsky and her Theosophical Society; The occult-mystical teachings of Guido von List, the German knightly Order of Thule and other spiritualist circles.
The common people, both in Europe and Asia, have used Swastika ornaments in everyday life for thousands of years, and only at the beginning of this century, interest in Swastika symbols appeared among those in power.
In the young Soviet Russia sleeve patches Since 1918, the soldiers of the Red Army of the South-Eastern Front were decorated with a swastika, with the abbreviation R.S.F.S.R. inside. For example: the badge for command and administrative personnel was embroidered in gold and silver, but for the Red Army soldiers it was stenciled.
After the overthrow of the autocracy in Russia, the Swastika ornament appears on new banknotes of the Provisional Government, and after the coup of October 26, 1917, on Bolshevik banknotes.
Now few people know that the matrices of the 250 ruble banknote, with the image of the Swastika symbol - Kolovrat against the background of a double-headed eagle, were made according to a special order and sketches of the last Russian Tsar - Nicholas II.
Beginning in 1918, the Bolsheviks introduced new banknotes in denominations of 1000, 5000 and 10000 rubles, on which not one Kolovrat was depicted, but three. Two smaller Kolovrat in the side ties are intertwined with large numbers 1000 and a large Kolovrat in the middle.
Money with the Swastika-Kolovrat was printed by the Bolsheviks and was in use until 1923, and only after the formation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics were they taken out of circulation.
In national: Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian costumes, on sundresses, towels and other things, Swastika symbolism was the main and, practically, the only one of the existing ancient amulets and ornaments, until the first half of the twentieth century.
Our ancestors loved to gather on the outskirts of the village one summer evening and listen to the lingering chants of dance... a swastika. There was an analogue of the symbol in Russian dance culture - the Kolovrat dance. At the festival of Perun, the Slavs drove, and still drive, round dances around two burning swastikas: “Fasha” and “Agni” laid out on the ground.
Swastika in Christianity
“Kolovrat” richly decorated churches in the Russian lands; it shone brightly on the sacred objects of the Ancient Solar Cult of the Ancestors; and also on the white robes of the Priests of the Old Faith. And even on the robes of Christian clergy in the 9th-16th centuries. Swastika symbols were depicted. They decorated the Images and Kummiras of the Gods, frescoes, walls, icons, etc.
For example, on the fresco depicting Christ Pantocrator - the Pantocrator, in the St. Sophia Cathedral of the Novgorod Kremlin, the so-called left and right Swastika with short curved rays, but correctly “Charovrat” and “Salting” are placed directly on the chest of the Christian God, as symbols of the beginning and end of all things.
At the saint's rite in the St. Sophia Cathedral of the city of Kyiv, in the oldest Christian church built on the Russian land by Yaroslav the Wise, belts are depicted in which alternate: "Swastika", "Suasti" and straight Crosses. Christian theologians in the Middle Ages commented on this painting in the following way: “Swastika” symbolizes the first coming to the World of the Son of God Jesus Christ to save people from their sins; then the straight Cross is his earthly path, ending with suffering on Golgotha; and finally, the left Swastika - “Suasti”, symbolizes the resurrection of Jesus Christ and his second coming to Earth in Power and Glory.
In Moscow, in the Kolomna Church, the Beheading of John the Baptist, on the day of Tsar Nicholas II’s abdication from the throne, was discovered in the basement of the temple icon "Our Lady of Sovereign"(fragment on the left) on the headdress of the Christian Mother of God there is a Swastika Amulet symbol - “Fache”.
About this ancient icon they came up with many legends and rumors, for example: allegedly on the personal order of I.V. Stalin, a prayer service and religious procession were held on the front line, and thanks to this, the troops of the Third Reich did not take Moscow. Totally absurd. German troops did not enter Moscow for a completely different reason. Their road to Moscow was blocked by the people's militia and divisions of Siberians, filled with Spiritual Strength and Faith in Victory, and not by severe frosts, the leading force of the party and government, or some kind of icon. The Siberians not only repulsed all enemy attacks, but also went on the offensive and won the war, because the ancient principle lives in their hearts: “Whoever comes to us with a sword will die by the sword.”
In medieval Christianity, the Swastika also symbolized Fire and Wind.- the elements that embody the Holy Spirit. If the Swastika, even in Christianity, was truly considered a divine sign, then only unreasonable people can say that the Swastika is a symbol of fascism!
* For reference: Fascism in Europe existed only in Italy and Spain. And the fascists of these states did not have Swastika symbols. The swastika was used as a party and state symbol by Hitler’s Germany, which was not fascist, as it is interpreted now, but National Socialist. For those who doubt, read the article by I.V. Stalin "Hands off Socialist Germany." This article was published in the newspapers Pravda and Izvestia in the 30s.
Swastika as a talisman
Swatika was believed to be a talisman that “attracts” good luck and happiness. In Ancient Rus' it was believed that if you draw Kolovrat on your palm, you will definitely be lucky. Even modern students draw Swastikas on their palms before exams. Swastikas were also painted on the walls of houses so that happiness would reign there, in Russia, Siberia, and India.
In the Ipatiev House, where the family of the last Russian Emperor Nicholas II was shot, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna painted all the walls with this divine symbol, but the Swastika did not help the Romanovs against the atheists; this dynasty did too much evil on Russian soil.
Nowadays, philosophers, dowsers and psychics offer build city blocks in the form of Swastikas- such configurations should generate positive energy, by the way, these conclusions have already been confirmed by modern science.
Origin of the word "Swastika"
The generally accepted name of the Solar symbol - Swastika, according to one version, comes from the Sanskrit word Suasti. Su- beautiful, kind, and asti- to be, that is, “Be good!”, or in our opinion, “All the best!” According to another version, this word has Old Slavic origin, which is more probable (which is confirmed by the archives of the Old Russian Ynglistic Church of the Orthodox Old Believers-Ynglings), since it is known that the Swastika symbolism in various variations, and its name, was brought to India, Tibet, China, and Europe by the ancient Aryans and Slavs. Tibetans and Indians still claim that the Swastika, this universal symbol of prosperity and happiness, was brought to them from the high northern mountains (Himalayas) by the White Teachers.
In ancient times, when our Ancestors used the X'Aryan Runes, the word Swastika ( see left) translated as Who Came from Heaven. Since Runa NVA meant Heaven (hence Svarog - Heavenly God), WITH— Rune of direction; Rune TIKA[last two runes] - movement, coming, flow, running. Our children still pronounce the word tick, i.e. to run, and we meet it in the words Arctic, Antarctic, mysticism, etc.
Ancient Vedic sources tell us that even our galaxy has the shape of a Swastika, and our Yarila-Sun system is located in one of the arms of this Heavenly Swastika. And since we are in the galactic sleeve, our entire galaxy, its ancient name Swastika, is perceived by us as Perun’s Path or Milky Way.
The ancient names of Swastika symbols in Russia are mainly preserved in the everyday life of Orthodox Old Believers-Yinglings and Righteous Old Believers-schismatics. In the East, among the followers of the Vedic Faith, where the Ancient Wisdom is recorded in the Holy Scriptures in ancient languages: and Kh’Aryan. In Kh'Aryan writing they use Runes in the form of Swastika(see text on the left).
Sanskrit, more correct Samskryt(Samskrita), i.e. Self-secretive, used by modern Indians, originated from ancient language Aryans and Slavs, it was created as a simplified version of the H'Aryan Karuna, for the preservation of the Ancient Vedas by the inhabitants of Dravidia (ancient India), and therefore ambiguous interpretations of the origin of the word “Swastika” are now possible, but after reading the materials given in this article, a smart person, whose consciousness has not yet had time to be completely filled with false stereotypes, it will be convinced of the undoubted ancient Slavic and ancient Aryan, which is actually the same thing, origin of this word.
If in almost all foreign languages various designs of the Solar Cross with curved rays are called one word Swastika - “Swastika”, then in Russian for various options Swastika symbols existed and still exist 144 (!!!) titles, which also speaks about the country of origin of this Solar symbol. For example: Swastika, Kolovrat, Posolon, Holy Gift, Svasti, Svaor, Svaor-Solntsevrat, Agni, Fash, Mara; Inglia, Solar Cross, Solard, Vedara, Light Flyer, Fern Flower, Perunov Color, Swati, Race, Godman, Svarozhich, Yarovrat, Odolen-Grass, Rodimich, Charovrat etc. Among the Slavs, depending on the color, length, direction of the curved ends of the Solar Cross, this symbol was called differently and had different figurative and protective meanings (see).
Swastika Runes
Various variations of Swastika symbols, with no less different meanings, are found not only in cult and amulet symbols, but also in the form of Runes, which, like letters in ancient times, had their own figurative meaning. So, for example, in the ancient Kh'Aryan Karuna, i.e. In the runic alphabet, there were four runes depicting the Swastika elements.
Runa Fash– had a figurative meaning: a powerful, directed, destructive Fire flow (thermonuclear fire)…
Rune Agni– had figurative meanings: the Sacred Fire of the hearth, as well as the Sacred Fire of Life located in the human body and other meanings...
Rune Mara– had a figurative meaning: the Ice Flame protecting the Peace of the Universe. The rune of transition from the World of Revealing to the World of Light Navi (Glory), incarnation in the New Life... Symbol of Winter and Sleep.
Rune England– had the figurative meaning of the Primary Fire of Creation of the Universe, from this Fire many different Universes and various forms of Life appeared...
Swastika symbols carry a huge secret meaning. They contain enormous Wisdom. Each Swastika symbol reveals to us a Great picture of the universe. Ancient Slavic-Aryan Wisdom says that our galaxy is shaped like a Swastika and is called SVATI, and the Yarila-Sun system, in which our Midgard-Earth makes its way, is located in one of the branches of this Heavenly Swastika.
Cognition Ancient Wisdom does not accept a stereotypical approach. The study of ancient symbols, Runic writings and ancient Traditions must be approached with an open heart and with a pure Soul. Not for profit, but for knowledge!
Is the swastika a fascist symbol?
Swastika symbols in Russia were used not only by the Bolsheviks and Mensheviks for political purposes; much earlier than them, representatives of the Black Hundred began to use the Swastika. Nowadays, Swastika symbolism is used by Russian National Unity. Knowledgeable person never says that Swastika is German or fascist symbol
. Only foolish and ignorant people say this, because they reject what they are not able to understand and know, and also try to pass off what they want as reality. But if ignorant people reject some symbol or some information, this still does not mean that this symbol or information does not exist. Denial or distortion of the truth to please some disrupts the harmonious development of others. Even ancient symbol The Greatness of the Fertility of the Mother of the Raw Earth, called in ancient times - SOLARD (see above), and now used by the Russian National Unity, is considered by some incompetent people to be German-fascist symbols, a symbol that appeared many hundreds of thousands of years before the emergence of German National Socialism
. At the same time, it does not even take into account the fact that SOLARD in the Russian National Unity is combined with the eight-pointed Star of Lada-Virgin Mary (image 2), where the Divine Forces (Golden Field), the Forces of the Primary Fire (red) came together, Heavenly Powers(blue) and Forces of Nature (green). The only difference between the original Symbol of Mother Nature and the sign that is used by the social movement “Russian National Unity” is the multicolored nature of the Original Symbol of Mother Nature and the two-colored one of the representatives of Russian National Unity.
Swastika – feather grass, hare, horse...
Ordinary people had their own names for Swastika symbols. In the villages of the Ryazan province it was called “ feather grass" - the embodiment of the Wind; on Pechora " hare“- here the graphic symbol was perceived as a piece of Sunlight, a ray, a sunbeam; in some places the Solar Cross was called “ horse", "horse shank" (horse head), because a long time ago the horse was considered a symbol of the Sun and Wind; were called Swastika-Solarniks and “ Ognivtsy", again, in honor of Yarila the Sun. The people very correctly felt both the Fiery, Flaming Nature of the symbol (Sun) and its Spiritual essence (Wind).
The oldest master of Khokhloma painting, Stepan Pavlovich Veselov (1903-1993) from the village of Mogushino, Nizhny Novgorod region, following traditions, painted the Swastika on wooden plates and bowls, calling it “ saffron milk cap“, the Sun, and explained: “It’s the wind that shakes and moves the blade of grass.” In the above fragments you can see Swastika symbols even on such household appliances used by Russian people as a spinning wheel and a cutting board.
In the village, to this day, on holidays, women wear elegant sundresses and shirts, and men wear blouses embroidered with swastika symbols of various shapes. They bake lush loaves and sweet cookies, decorated on top with Kolovrat, Posolon, Solstice and other swastika patterns.
Prohibition of the use of Swastikas
As mentioned earlier, before the onset of the second half of the 20th century, the main and almost the only patterns and symbols that existed in Slavic embroidery were Swastika ornaments. But the enemies of the Aryans and Slavs in the second half of the 20th century, they began to decisively eradicate this Solar symbol, and they eradicated it in the same way as they had previously eradicated: the ancient folk Slavic and Aryan; Ancient Faith and Folk Traditions; The true History, undistorted by the rulers, and the long-suffering Slavic People themselves, the bearer of the ancient Slavic-Aryan Culture.
And even now, in the government and locally, many officials are trying to ban any types of rotating Solar crosses - in many ways the same people, or their descendants, but using different pretexts: if earlier this was done under the pretext of class struggle and anti-Soviet conspiracies, then now they are opponents of everything Slavic and Aryan, call names fascist symbols and Russian chauvinism.
For those who are not indifferent to ancient Culture, there are several (a very small number of pictures, due to the limitation of the volume of the article) typical patterns in Slavic embroidery; in all enlarged fragments you can see the Swastika symbols and ornaments for yourself.
The use of swastika symbols in ornaments in the Slavic lands is simply innumerable. Academician B.A. Rybakov called the Solar symbol - Kolovrat, a connecting “link between the Paleolithic, where it first appeared, and modern ethnography, which provides countless examples of swastika patterns in fabrics, embroidery and weaving.”
But after the Second World War, in which Russia, as well as all Slavic and Aryan peoples, suffered huge losses, the enemies of the Aryan and Slavic Culture, began to equate fascism with the Swastika. At the same time, they completely forgot (?!) that fascism, as a political and state system in Europe, existed only in Italy and Spain, where the Swastika symbol was not used. The swastika, as a party and state symbol, was adopted only in National Socialist Germany, called the Third Reich at that time.
The Slavs used this Solar sign throughout their entire existence (according to the latest scientific data, this is at least 15 thousand years), and the President of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler, for only about 25 years. The flow of lies and fabrications regarding the Swastika has filled the cup of absurdity. "Teachers" in modern schools, lyceums and gymnasiums in Russia, teach children complete nonsense that the Swastika and any Swastika symbol are German fascist crosses, composed of four letters “G”, indicating the first letters of the leaders of Nazi Germany: Hitler, Himmler, Goering and Goebbels (sometimes it is replaced Hess). Listening to such “teachers”, one might think that Germany during the time of Adolf Hitler used exclusively the Russian alphabet, and not at all the Latin script and the German Runic. Is it in German surnames: HITLER, HIMMLER, GERING, GEBELS (HESS), there is at least one Russian letter “G” - no! But the flow of lies does not stop.
Swastika patterns and elements are used by peoples, which has been confirmed by archaeological scientists over the past 5-6 thousand years. And now to the man wearing the ancient Slavic amulets or mittens with the image of Swastika symbols, a sundress or a blouse with Swastika embroidery, people who have been trained by Soviet “teachers”, out of ignorance, are wary, and sometimes even aggressive. It was not for nothing that ancient thinkers said: “ Human development is hampered by two evils: ignorance and ignorance." Our Ancestors were knowledgeable and in charge, and therefore used various Swastika elements and ornaments in everyday life, considering them symbols of Yarila the Sun, Life, Happiness and Prosperity.
Only narrow-minded and ignorant people can denigrate everything pure, bright and good that remains among the Slavic and Aryan peoples. Let's not be like them! Do not paint over Swastika symbols in ancient Slavic Temples and Christian churches, on the Kumirs of the Light Gods and the Images of the Many-Wise Ancestors, as well as on the oldest Christian icons of the Mother of God and Christ. Do not destroy, at the whim of the ignorant and Slav-haters, the so-called “Soviet staircase”, and the ceilings of the Hermitage, or the domes of the Moscow St. Basil’s Cathedral, just because various versions of the Swastika have been painted on them for hundreds of years.
One generation replaces another, they collapse government systems and regimes, but until the People remember their ancient roots, honor the traditions of their Great Ancestors, preserve their Ancient culture and symbols, until that time the People are ALIVE and will LIVE!
Know yourself.
Look at the world through the eyes of God!
He sees the world differently than you!
You say - I can do a little!
He says - YOU can do everything!
The word swastika comes from Sanskrit and literally translates as “prosperity.” The distant ancestors of the Slavs called it a little differently - Solstice.
"Swastika (symbol "卍 ", Skt. svasti - greeting, wish for good luck, prosperity) - a cross with curved ends (“rotating”), directed either clockwise or counterclockwise.Vedic symbols, the most common of which is the swastika, were widely used by the indigenous peoples of Northern, Central and South America. There they have been used since ancient times, in the so-called pre-Columbian era by the Mayans and Aztecs in South America.
This solar (solar) sign was used by Buddhists, Zoroastrians, Sabaeans, and priests of the Mayan and Ancient Egyptian civilizations. China, India, Iran, Ukraine - the list of countries in whose original culture one can find the “symbol of fascism” is very long.
The swastika was used by many peoples of the world - it was present on weapons, everyday items, clothing, banners and coats of arms, and was used in the decoration of churches and houses.
The swastika as a symbol has many meanings, and among all peoples they were positive. So, among most ancient peoples it was a symbol of the movement of life, the Sun, Light.
As Wikipedia says, in the priestly interpretation the Swastika reflects rotational movement our spiral galaxy - the Milky Way around its Center, or rather, the four rotating arms of the constellations isolated from all the spirals, where the four kinds of Ra are settled sy , and revolving around the All-World Sun - Svarog, who bungled our Most Pure Svarga - the Milky Way - a symbol of the Heavenly Iriy.
In the Russian language, there were and still are 144 names for various variants of the swastika, which also speaks about the origin of this symbol. For example: Swastika, Kolovrat, Posolon, Holy Gift, Svasti, Swaor, Solntsevrat, Agni, Fash, Maara, England, Solar Cross, Solard, Vedara, Light, Fern Flower, Perunov Color, Swati, Race, Bogovnik, Svarozhich, Svyatoch, Yarovrat, Odolen-Grass, Rodimich, Charovrat, etc.
Swastika symbolism, being the oldest, is most often found in archaeological excavations. More often than other symbols, it was found in ancient mounds, on the ruins of ancient cities and settlements. In addition, swastika symbols were depicted on various details of architecture, weapons, clothing and household utensils among many peoples of the world. Swastika symbolism is found everywhere in ornamentation as a sign of Light, Sun, Love, Life. The oldest archaeological finds depicting the swastika date back to approximately 10-15 millennium BC. e.
As a special type of swastika, symbolizing the rising Sun-Yaril, the victory of Light over Darkness, Eternal life over death, was called kolovrat (lit. “rotation of the wheel”, the Old Slavic form kolovorot was also used in the Old Russian language).
The swastika was used in rituals and construction, in homespun production: in embroidery on clothes, on carpets. Household utensils were decorated with swastikas. She was present both on icons and on the robes of Christian priests.
In the St. Petersburg Necropolis, Glinka's grave is crowned with a swastika.
The family of the last Russian Tsar also loved the swastika. There is a photo on the Internet where Nicholas II approaches his car, on the hood of which a swastika in a circle is visible.
It was used by both the Americans (sleeve patch of the 45th division of the US Army) and the Polish mountain rifle division.
Portrayed on greeting cards, 1930s, USA.
The modern flag of the Finnish Air Command has a swastika in the center.
The swastika in levorotatory and dextrorotatory forms is found in the pre-Aryan culture of Mohenjo-Daro (Indus River basin) and ancient China around 2000 BC. e. In Northeast Africa, archaeologists have found a funeral stele from the kingdom of Meroz, which existed in the 2nd-3rd centuries AD. The fresco on the stele depicts a woman entering the afterlife; a swastika also appears on the clothes of the deceased. The rotating cross also decorates golden weights for scales that belonged to the inhabitants of Ashanta (Ghana), and clay utensils of the ancient Indians, and Persian carpets.
In many ancient Beliefs and religions, the Swastika is the most important and brightest cult symbol. Thus, in ancient Indian philosophy and Buddhism, the Swastika is a symbol of the eternal cycle of the universe, a symbol of the Buddha’s Law, to which all things are subject, and in Tibetan Lamaism it is a protective symbol, a symbol of happiness and a talisman. In India and Tibet, the Swastika is depicted everywhere: on the walls and gates of temples, on residential buildings, as well as on the fabrics in which all sacred texts and tablets are wrapped.
Now few people know that the matrices of the 250 ruble banknote, with the image of the Swastika symbol - Kolovrat against the background of a double-headed eagle, were made according to a special order and sketches of the last Russian Tsar Nicholas II. The Provisional Government used these matrices to issue banknotes in denominations of 250, and later 1000 rubles. Beginning in 1918, the Bolsheviks introduced new banknotes in denominations of 5,000 and 10,000 rubles, which depicted three Swastikas - Kolovrat: two smaller Kolovrat in the side ligatures are intertwined with large numbers 5,000, 10,000, and a large Kolovrat is placed in the middle. But, unlike the 1000 rubles of the Provisional Government, which had the State Duma depicted on the reverse side, the Bolsheviks placed a double-headed eagle on banknotes.
In the national Russian costume, the swastika was the main and, practically, the only ornament until the first half of the 20th century. Our ancestors loved to gather one summer evening on the outskirts of the village and dance… the swastika to the lingering chants. There was an analogue of the symbol in Russian dance culture - the “Kolovrat” dance. On the holiday of Perun, the Slavs led and still dance in circles around burning swastikas laid out on the ground.
The swastika was believed to be a talisman that “attracts” good luck. In Ancient Rus' it was believed that if you draw a Kolovrat on your palm, you will definitely be lucky. Swastikas were also painted on the walls of the house so that happiness would reign there.
Conclusion:
Swastika - a positive, joyful symbol of the rotating Heavens, carrying knowledge about our great stellar Past.
