Slovak language

(in English)

Spoken natively in Slovakia; minority language in Czech Republic, Serbia, Hungary.

Native speakers over 5 million  (2001 census).

Language family - Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, West Slavic, Czech-Slovak, Slovak.

Writing system - Latin (Slovak alphabet).

Slovak, slovenčina, not to be confused with slovenski jezik or slovenščina, the native name of the Slovene language), is an Indo-European language that belongs to the West Slavic languages (together with Czech, Polish, Silesian, Kashubian, and Sorbian).

Slovak is the official language of Slovakia where it is spoken by 5 million people. There are also Slovak speakers in the United States, the Czech Republic, Serbia, Ireland, Romania, Poland, Canada, Hungary, Croatia, the United Kingdom, Australia, Austria, and Ukraine.

Czech language

(in English)

Spoken natively in Czech Republic, Vojvodina, Serbia, Banat, Romania.

Ethnicity - Czechs.

Native speakers - 13 million  (2011).

Language family - Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, West Slavic, Czech-Slovak, Czech.

Writing system - Czech alphabet (Latin script).

 Czech language is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. The language was known as Bohemian in English until the late 19th century. Czech is similar to and mutually intelligible with Slovak and, to a lesser extent, with Polish and Sorbian.

Belarusian language

(in English)

Spoken natively in Belarus, Poland, in 14 other countries.

Ethnicity Belarusians.

Native speakers 9.1 million  (2001).

Language family Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, East Slavic, Belarusian.

Writing system Cyrillic, Latin.

 The Belarusian language (беларуская мова: byelaruskaya mova, Scientific: belaruskaja mova, łac.: biełaruskaja mova), sometimes referred to as White Ruthenian, is the language of the Belarusian people. It is an official language of Belarus, along with Russian, and is spoken abroad, chiefly in Russia, Ukraine, and Poland. Prior to Belarus gaining its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, the language was known in English as Byelorussian or Belorussian, transliterating the Russian name, белорусский язык, or alternatively as White Ruthenian or White Russian. Following independence, it became known also as Belarusian.

Ukrainian language

(in English)

Spoken natively in Ukraine.

Ethnicity Ukrainians.

Native speakers 37.5 million in Ukraine  (2001) total Ukrainian language speakers - from 41 million to 45 million.

Language family  Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, East Slavic, Ukrainian.

Writing system Cyrillic (Ukrainian alphabet).

Official language in Ukraine.

 Ukrainian (украї́нська мо́ва / ukrayins'ka mov), formerly Ruthenian - ру́ська, руси́нська мо́ва / rus'ka, rusyns'ka mova) is a member of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine and the principal language of the Ukrainians. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic script.

Russian language

(in English)

Spoken natively in Russia, countries of the former Soviet Union, emigrant communities around the world, notably in the United States, UK, Germany, Israel, Canada, Australia, and Latin America, Egypt.

Native speakers - 144 million  (2002). Total: 220 million - 277 million (2012, 2010).

Language family - Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, East Slavic, Russian.

Writing system - Cyrillic (Russian alphabet).

 Russian (ру́сский язы́к, russkiy yazyk) is a Slavic language spoken primarily in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Moldova, Latvia, Estonia, and to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics of the USSR. Russian belongs to the family of Indo-European languages and is one of three living members of the East Slavic languages. Written examples of Old East Slavonic are attested from the 10th century onwards.

Славянские языки

(in Russian)

Число носителей: 400—500 млн.

Категория: Языки Евразии, Индоевропейская семья.

Состав: восточнославянская, западнославянская, южнославянская группы.

Время разделения: XII—XIII вв. н. э.

 Славя́нские языки́ — группа родственных языков индоевропейской семьи. Распространены на территории Европы и Азии. Общее число говорящих более — 400 млн человек.

Slavic Languages

(in English)

  

Geographic distribution: Throughout Central and Eastern Europe and Russia.

Linguistic classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic.

Proto-language: Proto-Slavic.

Subdivisions: East Slavic, South Slavic, West Slavic.

The Slavic languages (also called Slavonic languages), a group of closely related languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages, have speakers in most of Eastern Europe, much of the Balkans, parts of Central Europe, and the northern part of Asia.

"Живите цветя"

http://www.helikon.bg/books/118/164782_zhivite-tcvetia.html

My new book: "The Alive flowers", a novel, publishing house "Gea-Libris", Sofia, 2012, 288 pages.

"The main character goes through nine Slavic lands in tenth looking for “The Alive flowers” to save her dying father. The book is about filial love, personal sacrifices, about the fate of the Slavic race as a result of the emigration and globalisation, and about the Slavic paganism in us." 

"Живите цветя", роман, издателство "Гея-Либрис", София, 2012, 288 стр.

"Главната героиня тръгва през девет славянски земи в десета да търси “Живите цветя”, за да спаси умиращия си баща. Книгата е за синовната любов и за личната саможертва, която можем да направим, за да спасим родителя си, за съдбата на славянския род в резултат на емиграцията и глобализацията и за славянското езическо в нас. "

"Приказки за едно пътуване към себе си"

Елена Любенова, “Приказки за едно пътуване към себе си"

Гея-Либрис. София. 2010.

Книгата е смесица от фентъзи и реалистични елементи

и разказва за пътя към майчинството. Историята е

споделена от името на душата на главната героиня

Ема и е представена перспективата и философията

на двата плана на съществуване на човека – на тялото

и на душата.

Лужишките славяни и лужишките езици – вчера, днес и утре

Лужишките славяни и лужишките езици – вчера, днес и утре

                                                                     (in Bulgarian)

Елена Любенова

Вероятно малцина са тези, които са чували и знаят нещо по-конкретно за

лужишките серби и за Лужица. Незнанието може да се обясни с факта, че “държавата Лужица” просто не съществува.

Днес исторически славянската област Лужица се намира на територията на Германия и граничи с Чехия и Полша.

Лужица (луж. Łužica, нем. Lausitz) се състои от Горна Лужица и Долна Лужица.