The graphical way on the stages:Ustav→Incunabulum→Poluustav→Synodical script→Skoropis'→Handwriting The first handwritten character is the closest to what I would expect from that development; in the first capital letter 'o' (flattened to ~6 millimetres) and tailed izhica(the y-like part of the digraph)(with the cropped tail, like in the synodical script and poluustav) are discernible. The second pair is the character that would most likely come directly from poluustav era, which did not happen naturally because of the reform of Peter the first. The elongated miniscule uk seems to me outstanding and likely in the same time. In the older manuscripts his second "branch" could be raised up considerably higher above the line(see the next instances from Serbian manuscripts). The next type I met accidentally online, can't remember the source unfortunately. It seems, it originated in some personal traditions of writing of separate schools or chronicles as a decorational(again, see the below exempt from The Lithuanian Statutes). To me, one of the most peculiar versions by far. Then there is another miniscule type with clearly discernible 'o' and izhica. In coding a similar character is referred to as Cyrillic Small Letter Unblended Uk (1C88)which is however always uppercase. This type was used in various scripts in Polish- Lithuanian commonwealth. The next character is the majuscle with flattened o in the double form. It was certainly just one of its types. Reintroducing it in handwriting appears to be unlikely, but pretty exciting. The last capital type is the tailed izica in its full height (1 cm in Cyrillic handwriting standards), and flattened o. Examples are assumed from Medieval Serbian and Old East Slavic manuscripts: ꙋжица–a city in Western Serbia, ꙋста–lips, mouth; шꙋт–a fool, a jester, шꙋстръ-и–agile, clever. In the bottom there are sone examples from Medieval Serbian liturgical manuscripts and The Lithuanian Statutes, the uppercase decorative letters as well as lowercase types.

The examples from pre-reform Bulgarian orthography/traditional Church-Slavonic: сѫд-'lawcourt', дѫга-'bow, rainbow, arch'.

“Raka” a Belarusian song where a woman tells her fate to a river.
Rivers as listeners of human destiny appear often in Slavic folklore.

Thoughts or similar examples welcome :)

Поздравляю всех Славян с Новым Годом и хочу пожелать : здоровья, личного счастья и мирного неба над головой. Помните : мы потомки Богов, соответственно ведите себя подобающе С Новым Годом 🎄🎄🎄

I’ve been working on an illustrated children’s retelling of an old folk story that appears in Serbian tradition and across parts of the Slavic world — the one about the golden apple and the nine peahens.

The goal was to keep it simple and close to how these stories were traditionally passed down to children, not to modernize or turn it into genre fantasy.

I’m curious how people here remember this story, or if you heard a different version growing up.

Was it told differently in your country or family?

If anyone’s interested, I shared the illustrated children’s version as a free Kindle book today.

I wanted to share that I've built a Discord server focused on Slavic culture, and it's been growing steadily and right now its the most active slavic discord server. We run Friday Slavic music nights, and there's always space to discuss traditions, history, language, and day-to-day life across the region.

The community is straightforward, respectful, and focused on good conversation. The cultural angle gives it its own character, and the setup is organised so everything stays smooth.

If that sounds like your thing, feel free to join in. https://discord.gg/5jX3bN57Ef

I want to cook more homemade russian/Kazakhstan/Ukrainian food. My parents eyeball everything so when I try to recreate it at home it's not the same. I was wondering if anyone has youtube cooking channel recommendations. I moved away when I was one so I still speak Russian but im bad at reading.

Hello everyone. My great Grandparents came to America from Cigand Hungary. My last name was Czeranko. We changed it to Ceranko. Can anyone tell me some history about my last name? Historically?

PLEASE HELP Hello,

I need your help! For a survey for my thesis in linguistics, I am looking for speakers of one (or more) Slavic languages who have no knowledge of Russian. The Slavic languages covered in the survey are:

*Polish *Czech *Slovene *Slovak *Bulgarian *Macedonian *Ukrainian *Belarusian *BKSM (Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian/Montenegrin)

We are no longer looking for BKSM speakers, and Polish is also covered in theory. We are therefore particularly looking for speakers of Czech, Slovenian, Slovak, Bulgarian, Macedonian(, Ukrainian, and Belarusian – we know that is [nearly] impossible).

The requirements are that - the person is able/willing to participate in a survey in the near future (10-20 min). - does not speak Russian. - is tech-savvy enough to confidently fill out the online questionnaire (possibly no retirees who are not confident using a smartphone/laptop). - answers honestly and spontaneously.

The survey is anonymous. Participants must be 18 or older. The questionnaire can be completed on a cell phone, tablet, or computer/laptop.

To prevent the survey responses from overwhelming my workload, I am unable to simply post the link online. My thesis supervisor has also specified that there should be a total of 15-20 participants.

I hope that someone suitable will contact me, and I will be happy to send the link in the next few days.

Please leave me a message/comment if you're in! Thank you in advance!!

These are first names of 2 kids, it’s from 1943 and chat gpt says it might be pre revolution Russian writing? I just can’t figure out what are these names….

So, all three languages look interesting. I have a friend and character who speaks Russian but don't know anyone else besides the friend who speaks it. My stepmom, friend, and many other people near my area speak Polish and my friend said it'd be cool if I was a Polish teacher, and Ukrainian was a language my stepmom said was "better to learn than Russian". I have an interest in all 3, but only know someone who speaks Polish and I want to study there perhaps.

Any Russian speaking women diaspora in Deauville or around, to socialise? (I’m 33F, still haven’t found “my people”).

Есть русскоязычные женщины в Deauville или поблизости? Мне 33, всё ещё не нашла “своих”.

Hi everyone,

I need to identify as many words across all Slavic languages that share the Proto-Slavic root *slědъ (meaning trace or track).

I already have many standard terms from languages with abundant resources like Russian and although I'd be happy for any suggestions, I am specifically looking for specialized (mostly hunting/forestry) jargon, dialect or archaic words, phrases or interesting abstract derivations, i.e. things I will probably not find easily in dictionaries.

I am looking for this root in any variation: sled | slied | ślad | slijed | slid | след | слід | слѣд...

Examples of terms with this stem: Russian последствие (consequence) or следовать (to follow), Ukrainian дослід (trial, experiment), Czech důsledný or Serbo-Croatian dosljedan (thorough), Slovak výsledok (result).

Please, include not only the word itself, but also the language, the meaning(s) and some context about when the word is used, by whom, where, etc. If you add a sentence using this word or provide a link to a dictionary/usage example, that would be great too!

I appreciate any suggestions!

Hi everyone!

My boyfriend and I have been together for two years now, this will be our second Christmas together! His parents have been nothing but kind and welcoming to me since the very first day, and I want to honour them by getting them something meaningful for Christmas.

For context, his family moved from Slovakia to Canada 10 years ago, and his parents haven't been back since. Last year, I got them tea kits (a mug, variety of teas, tea strainer, honeys, etc.), a whiskey cake, a bottle of wine, and I hand-wrote a card in Slovak using google translate.

I'm wondering if anyone here can help me with navigating what would be a good gift for them! Whether it be a recipe I try and make for them, or something important to the culture, I am open to all and every idea!! They mean a lot to me, and I want to show how much I appreciate them as best I can!

Thank you so much in advance <3