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Slavs
Slavs , the largest ethnic and linguistic group of peoples in Europe belonging to the Indo-European linguistic family. It is estimated that the Slavs number over 300 million in the world. They are usually classified in three main divisions. The West Slavs include the Poles, the Czechs, the Slovaks, ... Read more
Pan-Slavism
Pan-Slavism theory and movement intended to promote the political or cultural unity of all Slavs . Advocated by various individuals from the 17th cent., it developed as an intellectual and cultural movement in the 19th cent. It was stimulated by the rise of romanticism and nationalism, and it grew... Read more
Varangians
Varangians , name given by Slavs and Byzantine Greeks to Scandinavians who began to raid the eastern shores of the Baltic and penetrate Eastern Europe by the 9th cent. Their leader, Rurik , established himself at Novgorod in 862, thus laying the traditional foundation for Kievan Rus . The Varangia... Read more
Rurik
Rurik , d. 879, semilegendary Varangian warrior, regarded as the founder of the princely dynasty of Kievan Rus . Rurik and his two brothers, at the head of an armed band, apparently seized Novgorod and nearby districts (c.862). According to unreliable early accounts, they had been invited by the ... Read more
Anastasius I
Anastasius I , c.430-518, Roman emperor of the East (491-518); successor of Zeno, whose widow he married. He broke the power that the Isaurians had enjoyed since Leo I, made peace with Persia, maintained friendly relations with Theodoric the Great, and made Clovis I an ally. He built a wall to prote... Read more
Eastern Bulgars
Eastern Bulgars , Turkic-speaking people, who possessed a powerful state (10th-14th cent.) at the confluence of the Volga and the Kama, E European Russia. The Bulgars appeared on the Middle Volga by the 8th cent. and became known as the Eastern, Volga, or Kama Bulgars. Another branch of the same peo... Read more
Dnieper
Dnieper , Rus. Dnepr, Ukr. Dnipro, river, c.1,430 mi (2,300 km) long, in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. One of the longest rivers in Europe, it rises in the Valdai Hills, W of Moscow. It flows generally S past Smolensk, through Belarus, past Mogilev, then through Ukraine, past Kiev, Cherkasy, Kre... Read more
Basil I
Basil I (Basil the Macedonian) , c.813-886, Byzantine emperor (867-86). His ancestors probably were Armenians or Slavs who settled in Macedonia. He became (c.856) the favorite of Emperor Michael III . In 886, Basil, with the aid of Michael, assassinated Michael's uncle and chief minister, Bardas,... Read more
Brest
Brest , formerly Brest-Litovsk , Pol. Brześć nad Bugiem, city (1989 pop. 258,016), capital of Brest region, W Belarus, at the confluence of the Western Bug and Mukhavets rivers near the Polish border. As a point of entry into Belarus, it has industrial, commercial, and transportation ... Read more
Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik , Ital. Ragusa, city (1991 pop. 49,728), in extreme S Croatia, on a promontory of the Dalmatian coast in the Adriatic Sea. It is a port and tourist and cultural center, with some light industries. Dubrovnik was founded as Ragusium in the 7th cent. by Romans fleeing Slav incursions. Later... Read more

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Slavs
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Galicia. The ancestors of the Slavs were Neolithic tribes who occupied...similarities of these Proto-Slavs to the Proto-Balts has led to a theory of a Proto-Baltic Slav period (see Balts ). There...differentiated Slavic languages; the Slavs' unifying medium is today chiefly...
Slav Macedonians
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures Slav Macedonians ETHNONYMS: Macedonians, Skopje Slavs, Vardar Slavs Orientation Identification...although names such as Slav Macedonians are used...traditionally spoken by the Slavs of Macedonia are closely...official Language, the Slav dialects are still...
Slav
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Slav Largest ethnic and linguistic group of peoples in Europe. Slavs are generally classified in three main divisions: the East Slavs (the largest division) include...and Belorussians; the South Slavs include the Serbs, Croats...
SLAV(ON)IC LANGUAGES
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language SLAV(ON)IC LANGUAGES BrE Slavonic , AmE Slavic . A branch of the INDO-EUROPEAN language family spoken primarily by the Slav peoples of Central, Southern, and Eastern Europe. It is usually divided into East Slavonic ( RUSSIAN , Ukrainian...
Pan-Slavism
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Romanians as well as the Slavs. In the reign of Czar...Gorchakov, opposed Pan-Slav aspirations, although...Pressures from the Pan-Slavs probably helped provoke...and 20th cent. Pan-Slav aspirations were limited...the various groups of Slavs. Bibliography: See studies...
Slavic religion
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Scandinavian. The gods of the Baltic Slavs were later in origin than those of the other Slavs and were often created to serve...Possibly the most powerful Baltic Slav cult was that of Radogost...the great divinities of the Slavs vanished in name, but many...
Polish Americans
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America ...three distinct subgroups: the West, East, and South Slavs. It was the West Slavs who became the ancestors of modern Poles, settling...regarding matters other than military. These West Slavs slowly joined in ever-larger units under the pressure...
Kievan Rus
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...ninth century to 1240. Its East Slav, Finn, and Balt population...which reports that in 862, Slav and Finn tribes in the vicinity...that the term Rus refers to the Slav tribe of Polyane, which dwelled...region of Kiev, and that the Slavs themselves organized their own...
Orthodoxy, Russian
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...RUSSIAN ORTHODOXY, RUSSIAN. When the East Slavs adopted Christianity in the tenth century...close enough to the vernacular of the East Slavs to be understood. Subsequently, East...remained fixed. Thus did the East Slavs adopt Christianity in a language that grew...
Paganism
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...As literacy was introduced to the East Slavs only with their conversion to Christianity...pagan temples, particularly among the West Slavs on the island of R ü gen in the...widespread Indo-European practice, the early Slavs likely cremated their dead, but even before...

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Slavs
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Slavs Peoples who occupied eastern Europe in ancient times...After the collapse of the HUNS in the 5th century the Slavs migrated westwards to the Elbe, the Baltic, the...Constantinople evangelized the Slovenes or southern Slavs.
Slav
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology Slav XIV ( Sclave ). In earliest use — medL. Sclavus , corr. to medGr. Sklábos ; later, after medL. Slavus , F., G. Slave . So Slavonian XVI, Slavonic XVII. f. medL. S(c)lavōnia .
Prohaska, Jaro(slav)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Prohaska, Jaro(slav) ( b Vienna, 1891; d Munich, 1965). Austrian bass-baritone. Member of Vienna Boys’ Choir 1898–1906...
Apostles of the Southern Slavs
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Apostles of the Southern Slavs (Christian missionary brothers): see CYRIL AND METHODIUS .
Stallich, Jan
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...xED;ch (The Title for the Sin ) (Slavínský) (co); Ru...xE9;kař (Her Doctor ) (Slavínský); Jsem dev...cihelny (Madla from the Brick-Kiln ) (Slavínský); Na slune...
Pan-Slavism
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...bring about the political unity of all Slavs. It should be distinguished from both...Slavism, which sought to improve the lot of Slavs within AUSTRIA-HUNGARY . The aim of Pan...EMPIRES in order to establish a federation of Slav peoples under the aegis of the Russian...
Ibrāhīm Ibn Ya‘qūb Al-Isrā’īlī Al-Turṭushi
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...for his particularly rich account of the Slav areas. Since Ibr ā h ī...medieval cultures. He writes that the Slavs have no bathhouses but that they erect...sick and wounded. The fragments on the Slavs have been much studied in eastern Europe...
slaver
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English slav·er 1 / ˈslāvər / •...slaves. ∎  a ship used for transporting slaves. slav·er 2 / ˈslavər / • n. saliva running from the mouth...
slavish
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English slav·ish / ˈslāvi sh / • adj. relating...interpretation, or development: a slavish adherence to protocol. DERIVATIVES: slav·ish·ly adv. slav·ish·ness n.
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...the region became part of the Roman province of Illyricum. SLAVS settled in the 7th century and, in 1137, it came under Hungarian...Orthodox 31.0%; Roman Catholic 17.0% Ethnic Groups: Muslim Slav 44.0%; Serb 31.0%; Croat 17.0% Languages: Serbo...

Thesaurus entries related to "Slavs"

apostle
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...apostle • noun   1. the twelve apostles synonyms : disciple, follower.   2. the apostles of the Slavs synonyms : missionary, evangelist, proselytizer.   3. an apostle of capitalism synonyms : advocate, apologist...
delegate
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...pass on, hand on/over, turn over, devolve, depute, transfer.   2. they were delegated to negotiate with the Slavs synonyms : authorize, commission, depute, appoint, nominate, mandate, empower, charge, choose, designate, elect.

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The Early Slavs. Culture and Society in Early Medieval Eastern Europe
Magazine article from: Canadian Slavonic Papers; 12/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...Chapter Three is that Slav culture showed a remarkable...territories settled by Slavs. The situation changed...history of the early Slavs. The reader will...of the formation of Slav states (pp. 135...history of the various Slav divisions. Equally...mechanisms leading the Slavs from ...
The Prague Slav Congress, 1848: Slavic Identities
Magazine article from: Canadian Slavonic Papers; 9/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...Haselsteiner, asserts the Prague Slav Congress's lasting impact...whose chapter on the Slavs is cited in full. Most...Italian attitudes to the Slavs. What emerges is that...Peoples of Europe" the Slav Congress went beyond the concerns of the Austrian Slavs, and staked a claim for...
Setting Slavs free.(West should keep doors open to Slavic countries that may wish to join European Union)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 7/24/1999; 700+ words ; There is no reason why Slavs cannot be democrats ARE Slavs and democracy destined not to mix? From the harsh plains...Sea across ten time-zones to Siberia's Pacific coast, Slavs have had but feeble and fleeting experiences of gentle or...
Cyril and Methodius of Thessalonica: The Acculturation of the Slavs
Magazine article from: Canadian Slavonic Papers; 6/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...this project was to bring the Slavs into the cultural domain of...peaceful coexistence between the Slavs and the Byzantine Greeks. Another...existed a well-established Slav community transported there...the Arabs. It was from these Slavs (according to Tachiaos) that...
Kushner's `Slavs!': Genius isn't enough
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 4/6/1995; ; 700+ words ; SLAVS! Thinking About the Longstanding Problems...through May 7 PROVIDENCE -- Tony Kushner's "Slavs!" is not a good play, and indeed in some...them and added more material to create "Slavs!" for the Actors Theater of Louisville...
Slav, or not? Hyphenated Macedonians.(Slav Macedonians or just Macedonians?)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 8/18/2001; 700+ words ; ...racist", to use the phrase "Slav Macedonians" to distinguish...s a poisonous word. But "Slav" is perfectly honourable...Yugoslavia, the land of the south Slavs. And, applied to Macedonia...probably be deeply racist. For Slav Macedonians, this way of thinking...
SLAV AG Group buys 94% of Ukrainian bearings producer.
Newspaper article from: Russia & CIS Business and Financial Newswire; 12/15/2006; 477 words ; SLAV AG Group buys 94% of Ukrainian bearings producer KYIV. Dec 15 (Interfax-Ukraine) - Austria's SLAV Handel, Vertretung und Beteiligung (part of the SLAV AG Group) has acquired 94.18% of Ukrainian bearings producer...
Slav union hailed in Russia, Belarus
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 4/13/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...their land in a loose "Union of Slavs" with the former Soviet republics...Yugoslav supporters of the Slav alliance, proposed by President...to unify Orthodox Christian Slavs for years, a goal that used...will happen soon." How soon a Slav union will occur depends partly...
A Guarded Pilgrimage in Macedonia; Shielded by NATO, Slavs Make Tense Return to Village Since Taken by Rebels
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/29/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...had been destroyed by Slav neighbors working with...the convoy of Macedonian Slavs left, three hours after...unimaginable from a Macedonian Slav just weeks ago. Most of the Macedonian Slavs in Lesok are gone, and...businesses, including a nearby Slav-owned textile factory...
SLAV RALLY IN YUGOSLAV TOWN ALLEGES ALBANIAN HARASSMENT
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 9/25/1988; ; 536 words ; ...perceive as harassment of Slavs by the ethnic Albanian majority...including about 2,000 Slavs from Kosovo, also shouted...officials for the plight of the Slav minority in Kosovo and for a continuing exodus of Slavs, who accuse ethnic Albanians...