Extractions: The Slavic Male Chorus of Washington DC has thrilled audiences with heartfelt interpretations of the folk songs and sacred hymns of Russia and many Slavic lands. Founded by its current conductor, Mr. Gregory V. Oleynik , the Chorus has performed at folk festivals, concerts, benefit events and religious services in Washington and the Eastern U.S. in order to promote the continuation of a cappella music from many Slavic traditions. Voice Activated - Washington Post 2/07/2004 Streaming Video of our 2000 Kennedy Center performance "...precisely rehearsed and produced a thrilling spectrum ranging from barely vocalized whispers to full shouts..." Washington Post, June 24, 2000 "...thanks and appreciation for the wonderful performance you gave for our Centennial gathering in Philadelphia. The wonderful choral tradition of our people have found a worthy repository in the dedicated voices of your chorus. " George H. Mihaly Jr., President Russian Brotherhood of America
Welcome To The Texas Wendish Heritage Society Preserving the history of the Wends, slavic people from Lusatia, and area in eastern Germany. Today the Wends of Lusatia are called Sorbs. http://wendish.concordia.edu/
MSN Encarta - Slavic Peoples slavic Peoples, most numerous of European peoples, with a population of more than 250 million, distributed principally in Eastern and Central Europe, http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761553369/Slavic_peoples.html
Report Sociolinguistic survey of the Pomaks, a 30,000strong Muslim slavic-speaking community living in Western Thrace (Northern Greece). Their language is essentially a Bulgarian dialect. http://www.greekhelsinki.gr/english/reports/pomaks.html
Extractions: Report THE POMAKS General data on the language Pomaks are those whose mother tongue is Pomakika (name in Greek -ÐïìÜêïé)/ Pomakci (name in their language); most linguists call that language Pomak and, sometimes, Bulgarian. The Pomak language belongs to the linguistic family of the Southern Slavic languages, and, within them, to the linguistic group of Bulgaro-Macedonian. There is no information on Pomak dialects. Although there is no written tradition, the appropriate alphabet to write the language is the Cyrillic. It is generally believed that Pomak is one of the various Bulgaro-Macedonian dialects which existed in the Southern Balkans before the emergence of modern nation-states and their corresponding literary languages. Pomaks live in the three departments of Western Thrace: they are the main component of the Muslim (in fact today Turkish) minority in Xanthi. There have not been any official statistics since 1951 (and the preceding statistical data are not very trustworthy). The best estimate for the Pomaks today is a figure around 30,000. The Greek state gives an estimate of 35,000 (COMS, 1994); so do authors acceptable to the Greek state: Hidiroglou (1991:45) and Notaras (1994:47). The 30,000 estimate is based on a Greek Helsinki Monitor/Minority Rights Group-Greece detailed estimation, on the basis of the census data and the synthesis of the minority communities as provided by both the Greek authorities and local minority sources. It is also the estimate of Nakratzas (1988:131) and De Jong (1994). Seyppel (1989:42) gives an estimate of 20,000-30,000.
Index1 slavic Missions. Reaching Russia for Jesus Christ. Jon and Larissa Zwingel. Missionaries to the former Soviet Union. Enter Site. http://www.slavicmissions.com/
University Of Manitoba - Department Of German And Slavic Studies Why Study German slavic Languages? One of the many merits of having a university degree is that it JOB OPPORTUNITIES WITH GERMAN AND slavic LANGUAGES http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/german_and_slavic/
Extractions: Croats Croatian Hrvati ) are a south Slavic people mostly living in Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There is a notable Croat diaspora in western Europe, the Americas, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The Croats are predominantly Catholic and their language is Croatian edit Croatia is the nation state of the Croats, while in the adjacent Bosnia and Herzegovina they are one of the constitutive nations Autochthonous Croat minorities exist in: The population numbers are reasonably accurate domestically: a bit under four million in Croatia and around 600,000 in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Extractions: The Library of Congress Especially for Researchers Research Centers Home ... Collections South Slavic Find in European Division Pages Researchers Web Pages All Library of Congress Pages Predrag P. Pajic, South Slav Reference Librarian The South Slavs have been represented in the Library of Congress for somewhat more than a hundred years. The most significant early acquisition was the library of Professor Martin Hattala (1821-1903), professor of philology at the University of Prague and member of the Bohemian and Russian academies of science. His collection, which was purchased in 1903, included Rad jugoslavenske akademije [Works of the Yugoslav Academy] (1867-1903) , and Ljetopis jugoslavenske akademije [Annals of the Yugoslav Academy] (1877-1903) , basic works of this prestigious scientific institution that was located in Zagreb and founded in 1867. Several decades before this purchase, the Library included contributions by the prominent Slovenian Bishop Friderik Baraga (1797-1868) who, as a missionary among the American Indians and a trained linguist, wrote a grammar of the Chippewa language
History And Czech Short history of the language with discussion of its differentiation from other slavic languages. http://linguistics.byu.edu/classes/ling450ch/reports/czech.html
Extractions: She was on her way to school. So many things had changed since the occupation. Troops patrolled the streets and the click of her shoes echoed in the silence. When she arrived at the university, she hurried to her first class. Everyone seemed so subdued today. She quickly found her seat and pushed her bookbag beneath the desk. This hypothetical situation may seem like something from a science fiction novel, but it is an essential part of the tumultuous history of the Czech language and its people. What happens to a language when its people are forced to adopt another tongue? Moreover, how is the language changed when this process is undergone repeatedly? Language change is usually a natural process. Languages adapt to the needs of the speakers. As human beings we are continually progressing and our language should reflect that progress. The Czech language has undergone many changes over the years. Contact with other countries, immigrant Czechs, and time have all contributed to the present state of the language.
Search.epnet.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid Pr slavic Dept., WCASThe Department of slavic Languages and Literature provides a rich array of courses both for majors and for students who may take only one or two of our http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=sbh
Conference Abstract: Pieter Plas Abstract of a paper by Pieter Plas of the University of Ghent examining ritualsymbolic actions undertaken to magically subdue or chase off wolves in Serbian and Croatian folk customs. http://www.ku.edu/~slavic/bss99-plas.html
Extractions: E-mail: Pieter.Plas@rug.ac.be vuÄari ritual (processions with a dead wolf among Serbian and Croatian cattle breeders in the Dinara region, aimed at magically fending off the wolfâs attacks on flocks and people) are discussed. The analysis shows that prototypical texts of vuÄari songs in fact represent compelling verbal rituals in themselves, as the interpretation of the motivation and meaning of vuÄari ritual as a whole relies heavily on its verbal statements, and its functions and aims are given precisely by the text. The second example concerns an agrarian custom attested among the Croatian population of the region of Bac ka (Vojvodina), whereby sheafs of wheat at harvest are arranged into piles in the form of a cross ( krst ), each of which is placed on top of one sheaf called "the wolf" ( kurjak ) and is completed on top by a sheaf called "the priest" ( popo ). Apart from obvious references to folk beliefs about the "corn wolf", well-known in other regions of Europe, this ritual-symbolic action acquires special significance by its translatability into a verbal statement/message, namely the syntagm
WHAT IS SEES? The slavic and East European Section (SEES) represents nearly 300 librarians and specialists involved in slavic and East European studies. http://www.gwu.edu/~sees/
Extractions: Other Information Internet LinksGeneral Internet LinksSlavlibs Slavic Cataloging FAQ The Slavic and East European Section (SEES) represents nearly 300 librarians and specialists involved in Slavic and East European studies. In addition to Russia and the countries of Eastern and Central Europe, the section is concerned with those aspects of library service relating to the study of the Baltic, Central Asia and the Caucasus. The Section came into being in 1963 with the establishment of three committees. In 1990 the section expanded its focus with the creation of the Committee for the Preservation of Slavic Materials and Special Collections and again in 1998 with the addition of the Electronic Resources Committee. Today there are three standing committees: the Access and Preservation Committee, the Automated Bibliographic Control Committee and the Newsletter Editorial Board. Everyone interested is welcome at Slavic and East European Section meetings and activities. For further information about SEES committees, please refer to the
Uniqueness In The Heart Of Europe - Origins Of Slovenians: Veneti Pages devoted to the ancient people called the Veneti, who lived in part in the present territory inhabited by the Slovenians, and who may be considered as among the ancestors of slavicspeaking people. http://www.thezaurus.com/sloveniana/veneti_ancestors.htm
Extractions: Select the Article Architectural Heritage Beehive Panels Carantania Cobbler's Lamp Dalmatin's Bible Dormouse Easter Eggs Freising Manuscripts Glagolitic script Hrastovlje: Goddess worship Hrastovlje: Gothic monument Hayracks Joze Plecnik, the Architect Joze Plecnik in Vienna Joze Plecnik in Prague Joze Plecnik in Ljubljana Karst Shepherd Kurenti Lace of Idrija Lipizzaner Mithraism in Slovenia Oldest Whistle in Europe Potica Proteus Anginus Ptuj, the Oldest Slovenian City Sheaf Shepherd Sundial Skis of Bloke Sticna Abbey Valvasor's Duchy of Carniola Valvasor on glagolitic Venetic Ancestry of Slovenians Venetic Art Venetic Culture Venetic Script 400 Year Old Vine in Maribor The Origin of Slovenians: Veneti
GOLOSA - THIRD EDITION Richard Robin, Karen EvansRomaine, Galina Shatalina, Joanna Robin. Trouble with Golosa pages in Fall 2004? Click here! http://www.gwu.edu/~slavic/golosa/golosa.htm
Slavic And East European Performance slavic and East European Performance (ISSN 10470018) is a publication of the Institute for Contemporary East European Drama and Theatre under the auspices http://web.gc.cuny.edu/mestc/seep.htm
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Meractor Media General information from the University of Wales about the current status of Sorbian, a slavic minority language spoken in the L¤nder of Brandenburg and Saxony in Germany. Trilingual site (English, French, Welsh). http://www.aber.ac.uk/~merwww/english/lang/sorbian.htm
Extractions: OVERVIEW OF THE LANGUAGE S The eleven bilingual districts of Luzica (Lusatia) were drawn up in the former East Germany and are currently fighting again for a similar official recognition within the framework of the provincial government reforms. There, the Sorbian-speaking section of the population forms only 2% of the total population of Luzica with some 45,000 speakers. Territorial contact between Upper and Lower Sorbian has been cut off since the beginning of the 20th century by economic and housing policy in the area of mid Luzica. All public use of the Sorbian language and reporting about the Sorbs in the German press was banned by the Nazis in 1937. A law protecting the rights of the Sorbian population was passed in the provincial parliament of Sakska (Saxony) in 1948, and in 1950 the same general principles were adopted in Braniborska (Brandenburg). Since 1994 the Sorbian languages have been adopted as part of the curriculum in the schools of Sakska (Saxony) and Braniborska (Brandenburg) as foreign languages. OVERVIEW OF THE MEDIA Media marked with an asterisk (*) are described in further detail in the media database T Over 80 books are currently published every year in Sorbian, about half of those being teaching and study materials. In the field of literature an average of no more than 50 copies per publication are sold at present. The post-communist era brought a dramatic fall in the number of subscribers to Nowa Doba/Serbske Nowiny* although it had never constituted an alternative to the German language print media.
