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In the 20 th century linguists created written languages for numerous indigenous ethnic groups residing on the USSR territory on the basis of the Cyrillic alphabet. Therefore, the Cyrillic alphabet is used by quite a few languages. As the official alphabet the Cyrillic is used in a lot of Slavic and non-Slavic states, for example, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Kazakhstan, etc. If you have any questions while reading the article, you are welcome to leave them in the comments.

Yes, it's Russian, but Russian isn't the only language to use this script. This script is called Cyrillic, and is used in many Slavic and ...

The Cyrillic alphabet is used by approximately 250 million people, speaking approximately 20 to 50 languages, and has many variations. For example, the Cyrillic alphabet is the basis of the Russian alphabet, Ukrainian, Macedonian, Serbian, Belarusian, Mongolian and the alphabets of many other peoples from Eastern Europe and Asia.

The History of the Cyrillic Alphabet. The Cyrillic alphabet owes its name to the 9th century Byzantine missionary St. Cyril, who, along with his brother, Methodius, created the first Slavic alphabet—the Glagolitic—in order to translate Greek religious text to Slavic. It is on the basis of this alphabet that the Cyrillic alphabet was developed in the First Bulgarian Empire during the 10th century AD by the followers of the brothers, who were beatified as saints.

Cyril created the first Slavic alphabet, known as “Glagolitic”. The brothers train their students to continue their mission. Not everywhere the new alphabet and the enlightening activity of the brothers Cyril and Methodius were well received by the local rulers. After their deaths, their students were persecuted.

Thus, the modern Russian alphabet is derived from the Old Slavic Cyrillic alphabet, which was borrowed from the Bulgarian Cyrillic and became ...

Cyrillic is derived from the Greek uncial script, augmented by letters from the older Glagolitic alphabet, including some ligatures. These ...

This work describes the history of the Cyrillic alphabet, which is one of the oldest, and one of the most widespread alphabets in the world nowadays, ...

It also started to spread in all Russian territories and became the main type of a written language. At the time the Cyrillic alphabet consisted of the letters ...

Modern Cyrillic alphabets developed from the Early Cyrillic script, which was developed during the 9th century in the First Bulgarian Empire (AD 681-1018) by a ...

The alphabet was introduced by a Russian missionary, Stepan Khrap (apparently of a Komi mother), also known as Saint Stephen of Perm, in 1372, in Veliky Ustyug.

This work describes the history of the Cyrillic alphabet, which is one of the oldest, and one of the most widespread alphabets in the world nowadays, from its creation at the end of the 9th century AD to present-day times. At the beginning, the author discusses the name of the alphabet, its probable creators, and the period it was created in during the First Bulgarian Kingdom, as well …

Nov 10, 2015 · This is the “Cyrillic” alphabet we know today. Scholars debate if it was named after St. Cyril, or if it was from the word “kurilotsya” meaning “origin.” The Cyrillic alphabet combined 24 Greek letters and an additional 19, which enabled the correct pronunciation of characteristic Slavic sibilants such as “Ch,” “Ts,” “Sch,” as well specific vowel sounds such as “Ya” and “Yio.”

The historical Romanian Cyrillic alphabet was used in Moldova until 1918. A version of the Cyrillic alphabet was used in the Soviet Republic of Moldova from 1924-32, and from 1940 until 1989 (except 1941-44). The standard alphabet now is Latin. However, the Cyrillic alphabet is still used in Transnistria.

10.11.2015 · A Short History of the Cyrillic Alphabet The Slavic family of languages is a cultural tie that unites the peoples of Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and the vast expanse of the Former Soviet Union: some 315 million people speak a Slavic language, and more than two-thirds write and read their language in Cyrillic script.

This work describes the history of the Cyrillic alphabet, which is one of the oldest, and one of the most widespread alphabets in the world nowadays, from its creation at the end of the 9th century AD to present-day times. At the beginning, the author discusses the name of the alphabet, its probable creators, and the period it was created in ...

Cyrillic alphabet, writing system developed in the 9th–10th century for Slavic-speaking peoples of the Eastern Orthodox faith. It is currently used ...