The Freising Manuscripts: The Oldest Slavic Latin Texts
Dating back to roughly 1000 AD, the Freising Manuscripts (BriΕΎinski spomeniki) hold the title of the oldest surviving texts in any Slavic language written in the Latin script. This article…
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OCS: The First Slavic Literary Language
Before there was Russian, Polish, or Bulgarian, there was their common literary ancestor: Old Church Slavonic. Discover the story of the language crafted by two missionary brothers, Saints Cyril and…
The Men Who Invented an Alphabet: Cyril & Methodius
Did you know the Cyrillic alphabet wasn't invented by a man named Cyril, or even by a Russian? The script used by over 250 million people was born from a…
When Did Slavic Languages Separate?
Ever wonder how Polish and Russian, while related, became so different? The story begins with a single language, Proto-Slavic, and a massive migration that split a people and their speech.…
The Origins of Slavic: A Journey Back in Time
Ever wondered how Russian, Polish, and Croatian can be so different yet so similar? We journey back 1500 years to the marshlands of Eastern Europe to uncover the story of…
Glagolitic: The Lost Slavic Alphabet
Before the familiar Cyrillic script dominated Eastern Europe, there was another, more mysterious alphabet designed for the Slavic people. We uncover the story of Glagolitic, the ornate and beautiful alphabet…