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Although the symbol was most infamously used by the Nazis, it was also initially considered to be used as a symbol for [[Communism]] and [[Socialism]] as a whole well before the foundation of the Nazis, with several [[Soviet]] units adopting the symbol shortly after [[World War I]] and even [[Vladimir Lenin]] toying with the idea of adopting the Swastika as a symbol for socialism.<ref>Albert L. Week, ''Stalin’s Other War: Soviet Grand Strategy'', 1939-1941, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2002, p. 52.</ref>
Although the symbol was most infamously used by the Nazis, it was also initially considered to be used as a symbol for [[Communism]] and [[Socialism]] as a whole well before the foundation of the Nazis, with several [[Soviet]] units adopting the symbol shortly after [[World War I]] and even [[Vladimir Lenin]] toying with the idea of adopting the Swastika as a symbol for socialism.<ref>Albert L. Week, ''Stalin’s Other War: Soviet Grand Strategy'', 1939-1941, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2002, p. 52.</ref>
In the 21st century the swastika has become a symbol of [[Organization of Ukrainian Naationalists|Ukrainian nationalism]].
In the 21st century the swastika has become a symbol of [[Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists|Ukrainian nationalism]]. It remains a common [[anti-Semitic]] symbol used by Palestinian extremists and [[Russophobic]] Ukrainians.
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