, by Cyril A. Hromník (mainly in Slova).

Russian is a Slavic language.

This word is clearly of Slavic origin.

That, of course, is the Slavic swamp mermaid.

In the 12th century, there was intensification of Slavic piracy in the Baltics.

A greater Slavic menace was gathering on the southeast.

Old Russian folklore takes its roots in the pagan Slavic religion.

Slovene was one of the official languages of the federation.

It is one of the official languages of the European Union.

At this point of development, one can hardly speak of mythology anymore.

In Wendish mythology Podaga is the weather god and the god of fishing, hunting and farming.

The name of the city originates from the Slavic word Bezprym , which was originally a personal name.

The State of Paraná has the largest Ukrainian community and Slavic community.

Some related languages, such as Serbian and Macedonian, also adopted J into the Cyrillic alphabet for the same purpose.

There is a large number of river names and other placenames of Slavic origin in Romania.

DiCaprio's father is of half Italian (from the Naples area) and half German (from Bavaria) descent.

Janáček was a strong supporter of pan Slavism, and this mass has been viewed as a celebration of Slavic culture.

An alternate explanation for the name comments on the white clothing worn by the local Slavic population.

Under Russian pressure from the west, the Bulgars had to move their capital from Bolghar to Bilär.

In Ukraine, they installed themselves as the rulers of the local Zarubintsy culture, forming the new Chernyakhov culture (c. 200 c. 400).

Because of the vastness and diversity of the territory occupied by Slavic people, there were several centers of Slavic consolidation.

The Polabians ( ) were a constituent Lechitic tribe of the Obotrites who lived between the Trave and the Elbe.

In some cases, both the East Slavic and the Church Slavonic forms are in use, with many different meanings.

The adjective is in turn a compound of the Croatian prefix po and the Proto Slavic word stem glava (head).

The Rusyn language in Vojvodina, however, shares many similarities with Slovak, and is sometimes considered a separate language, sometimes a dialect of Slovak.

Less officially, it tries to show what Polish would have looked like if it had been a Romance instead of a Slavic language.

Modern history As of 1878, there were only three free Slavic states in the world the Russian Empire, Serbia and Montenegro.

The Slavophiles viewed Slavic philosophy as a source of wholeness in Russia and were sceptical of Western rationalism and materialism.

The vast majority of them have either Christian (names like Lazar, Ivan, Anna, Maria, Ekaterina) or Slavic origin (Vladimir, Svetoslav, Velislava).

In some South Slavic languages the Aegean is often called White Sea (Бело море, Belo more in Serbian and Macedonian and Бяло море Byalo more in Bulgarian).

By the end of the crusade, the countryside of Mecklenburg and Pomerania was plundered and depopulated with much bloodshed, especially by the troops of Henry the Lion.

Disappointment with Volapük Even at the university, Grabowski had developed a far reaching literary interest, joining the Slavic Literary Society ( Towarzystwo Literacko Słowianskie ).

Bigpicture.ru posts Guillaume Herbaut's photos of the Slavic Union , a neo Nazi group aimed to establish National socialist reign in Russia.

As a response to onslaughts by Avars, the local Slavic tribes rebelled and established Samo's Empire (623 658), the first known Slavic political entity.

The powerful Bulgarian Empire was the main rival of Byzantium for control of the Balkans for centuries and from the 9th century became the cultural centre of Slavic Europe.

Alb bukurë (beautiful)There are also some words which are of Slavic origin and which can be found in all the Eastern Romance languages MR trup DR trup (body) cf.

Rusyns in Pannonia, or simply Rusyns or Ruthenians (Rusyn Руснаци or Русини, Croatian Rusini , Serbian Rusini or Русини ), are a Slavic minority in Serbia and Croatia.

Officially, Wenedyk is a descendant of Vulgar Latin with a strong Slavic admixture, based on the premise that the Roman Empire incorporated the ancestors of the Poles in their territory.

History Kiev is one of the oldest cities of Eastern Europe and has played a pivotal role in the development of the medieval East Slavic civilization as well as in the modern Ukrainian nation.

In 1240 the Mongol invasion of Rus' led by Batu Khan completely destroyed Kiev, an event that had a profound effect on the future of the city and the East Slavic civilization.

Carlos Villagrán Eslava (born 12 January 1944) is a Mexican actor, comedian, and former journalist best known for playing Quico in the Televisa sitcom El Chavo del Ocho and the Telerey sitcom Ah qué Kiko! .

Similarly, the populations of the respective southern and eastern parts of Austria and eastern parts of Germany are to some degree made up of people with Slavic ancestry.

The Veleti ( ) or Wilzi(ans) (also Wiltzes German Wilzen ) were a group of medieval Lechites tribes within the territory of modern northeastern Germany see Polabian Slavs.

денем (during the day), нощем (during the night), редом (one next to the other), духом (spiritually), цифром (in figures), словом (with words) or verbs тичешком (while running), лежешком (while lying), стоешком (while standing).

At Veletržní Palace, which is one of the exhibition spaces of the National Gallery in Prague, you have the unique opportunity to see the Slav Epic by Alfonse Mucha, which will be on display here until 30 September 2013.