Articles related to "Slavonic"

Proto-Indo-European languages are the origin of the majority of languages spoken in Eastern Europe. Hungarian and Estonian languages are from the Finno-Ugric group.

Polish language was once the language of diplomats, and is related to other Indo-European languages in Eastern Europe.

Cyril and Methodius are given credit for bringing written language to the Slavs of Eastern Europe.

A brief look at Antonin Dvorak's first summer in America, when he vacationed at the Czech colony in Spillville, Iowa.

A brief look at a time in Chopin's life when he visited Prague and Teplice Spa for the first time.

Brief biography of Czech composer Antonin Dvorák - his life and works. He is best known for Symphony No.9, 'From the New World,' use of folk music, and opera Rusalka.

The Estonian composer Arvo Pärt blends the rich tradition of the Russian Orthodox Church with a 20th-century minimalist sound.

Roman influences on Dacia included an infrastructure system, language, religion, and the name of the territory that was once Dacia - Romania.

Although Catherine the Great corresponded with Voltaire, Diderot, and Montesquieu, her reforms never infringed on her autocratic principles as absolute ruler in Russia.

Modest Mussorgsky was a Russian composer who, along with artist Victor Hartmann wished to unite the visual, performing and compositional arts with Russian culture.

Like many fairy tale stories, the origins of Little Red Riding Hood lie in the mists of time. Scholars argue that the story may have several possible roots and meanings.