Building of the Slavic Alphabet
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Religion, Ethics, Language, Linguistics, Philology, Social Science
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches
- Curriculum: Medieval History/Middle Ages, Eastern European History
- Geographical Location: Russia, Czech Republic, Balkans, Ukraine, Serbia and Montenegro, Bulgaria, Moravia
- Date: c. 850
Article abstract: The building of the Slavic alphabet helps to promote the cultural identity of the Slavic peoples and the spread of Christianity.
Summary of Event
One of the most important linguistic developments in medieval Europe was the building of the Slavic alphabet. This alphabet, uniquely adaptable to the richness of the spoken Slavic tongues, has been paramount in promoting the cultural identity of the Bulgarians, Serbs, Ruthenians, Ukrainians, and Russians. It was also forcibly adopted by non-Slavic peoples under Russian and Soviet domination...
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