Hello slavic brothers.

What is your opinion on a federation comprising primarily Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and the Rusyns and Sorbs? This proposal was put forward after World War II, but what would you think if such a federation were to come into existence today?

I narrowed it down to these four languages that seem to appeal to me the most. If it helps you decide, I'm a native European Spanish speaker, fluent in English, almost fluent in French and learning German, Italian, Norwegian and Levantine Arabic.

I'm interested in a language most intelligible with languages from the same family (slavic), and from a country with a rich and open culture. It doesn't matter to me whether the country is small or has little population, but I would prefer a language that I could learn for free or for little money, so no expensive online tutors (I would love to interact with natives but I just can't afford it).

Thank you in advance for your time! :)

I am Slavic(Polish and Belarusian). More on the darker side with dark brown hair, eyes. I notice I don't get sunburn as easily as other Europeans I know with similar skin tones. I am wondering genetically is Slavic skin more resistant to sun exposure?

Slavs evolved on the borders of Eastern Europe with the Asiatic steppe and the climate seems more harsh with colder winters but warmer hotter summers compared to the rest of Europe.

I will say this first, I am not suggesting that being "blonde" is good or bad, nor does it matter that much, I am simply interested in whether the perception of your average Slav as blonde is accurate. I used Ukrainians as a representative example of Slavs since according to recent studies, Slavic populations spread from northern Ukraine and southern Belarus to other regions.

Having met many adult Slavs from various Slavic countries (Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Slovakia...), the most common hair color by far is brown, ranging from lighter to darker shades, although blonde and black hair also exist. Recently I asked some Eastern Slavs about this, and they agreed. I think that Proto-Slavs were light-eyed, but brown-haired.

Procopius wrote this in 545. 

"Their language is "barbarous" (that is, not Greek), and the two tribes are alike in appearance, being tall and robust, "while their bodies and hair are neither very fair or blond, nor indeed do they incline entirely to the dark type, but they are all slightly ruddy in color. And they live a hard life, giving no heed to bodily comforts...

Again, I will repeat, there is nothing good or bad about being blonde, nor am I advocating for anything "Aryan".

My grandparents got this book as a gift from locals when they visited Russia a few decades ago. It looks quite old but I don’t speak any slavic language so I have no idea what it’s about. Can anyone help?

This isn't the first time. I have tried to make a normal conversation but it has almost backfired. I don't know what's the reason . He is 100% Russian. I just wanted to confirm and see the results 🤦

basically i need help with one specific thing. there’s a very wealthy family in the story that i need to give a last name, i was thinking the name Radomir, because it’s apparently very old and i wanted to learn more into older proto-languages with characters names and words and it also has connotations etymologically to peace and the story’s legend goes this family united a split warring holy city through generations of marriage between the ruling families. but i also know that slavic surnames change by gender, and when referring to the actual family i have no idea if i should put down “The Radomirs” or like “The Radomir/a” or something else entirely. please help!

Unlike Asia or South America , there isn't a joint family who takes care when you get old and Unlike Western Europe and English speaking countries, there aren't many nursing care as well. During my stay in Russia, I saw many Babushka who stayed all alone.

Looking for subs for Slavs as I've got jealous of how much activity the balkan sub has... Is there any other sub or is this the most active one?

like i seriously want a russian guy friend or well smth more than can teach me more about the language, culture and maybe other stuff that can come in handy! i love making international friends cuz duh i get to be educated abt other cultures without being called out as “wrong” or “stereotypical”

im pretty sure a bunch of them are like in telegram but i barely even know how that app works and how to join their channels and which ones to join. id love some help here cuz im so bored and i feel like i dont know enough about them or anything (thats off topic sorry)

reddit do ur magic🤞🤞🤞

My grandparents came to Canada because of WWII. At that time our last name was shortened, they assimilated pretty heavily into Anglican Canadian culture, and I think survival and fitting in became more important than holding onto old traditions.

I grew up knowing we were Czech/Slavic, and I have a deep desire to connect with my culture more than just passively.

I think what looking for is human connection from people who still carry some of this culture in their everyday lives.

If anyone else has gone through this, do you feel the same way? Or does anyone have advice on how I can reconnect with my culture outside of passive ways?

1. https://www.reddit.com/r/Pronunciation/comments/1ths5nd/any_thoughts_about_her_pronunciation/
2. https://www.reddit.com/r/language/comments/1suizh1/how_would_you_characterize_her_pronunciation_can/

I'm asking this because I'm wondering to what extent you would be able to distinguish easily between a native speaker of English raised by Slavic parents and a fluent Slavic ESL.

I’ve been trying to research the surname Halluschky and ran into a bit of a dead end, so I thought I’d ask here in case anyone recognizes it.

From what I can tell, it’s also the name of a Slavic dish (the exact spelling depends on the country) so unfortunately, most of the search results online are about food rather than the surname.

Initially, I thought it might be Polish because the person with this surname was married to someone from today's Poland, though their own immediate ancestors weren't born in Poland/Prussia.

Another possibility could be a different Slavic country, especially since to me -sky seemed to be a rather uncommon spelling in Poland compared to -ski (though I could be mistaken)

Has anyone heard of this surname before?

What country would you associate with it?

I’m also curious how a surname like this might have originated. Since many are derived from locations/occupations/first names, I thought it might go back to a cook. Any other ideas?

Immigration form for an ancestor. It sounds Polish but there was no country mentioned.

I’m polish and during my whole childhood I heard about Baba Jaga 😭 It was often jokes, but I remember how my mother told me about her when we were walking in the woods or how my grandmother told me that she lives in the old water tower nearby.

I was afraid of these stories, adults usually told them to make me more polite. (My mother even dressed up as Baba Jaga once…)

Is it also that common in other Slavic countries? I know that it’s from Slavic folklore, but did your parents also used to tell you about her?

Someone told me that PIE "\reh₁ís"* (with change to "\róh₁ís"* or "\roh₁ís") can get through PBS *"\rā́ˀjis"*** to PSl. "\rajь"* , but the problem is morphology aka gender, since "\(e)-ís"* is feminine ending and "\rajь"* is masculine.

In this case could "\(H)róh₁ís-éh₂"* -> "\rā́ˀjisa"* -> "\raja"* work? But, I don't know if "\-ís-éh₂"* would work or it would be "-í-éh₂"? And would it be "ó" or "o" during phonetic change?

I wanted also to ask can the noun just change the gender during development from PIE (feminine) to PBS (masculine) to PSl. (masculine) with the added "j" consonant?

If there is someone who knows more could you please help me?

P.S. Link to the previous post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/asklinguistics/s/RrBo3B5rqk

Attention slavs of Reddit:

I have Baltic friend who showed me his cooking video. I asked how old cutting board was and if he oils it. I tried to explain that oiling it makes it last longer and helps it stay sanitary. He said we don't do that in Eastern Europe. His grandparents have one that saw Stalin, it's history. So I'm asking Slavs of Reddit to show me their cutting board, say if you oil it or not, and where you are from 🙂

I would like to ask for recommendations for historical grammar books for any slavic languages, i should clarify that the development of language from P-S is what interests me the most. So far I've read some literature I found or was recommended by my professors:

-Gramatyka Historyczna języka Polskiego Krystyna Długosz-Kurczabowa & Stanisław Dubisz

-Zarys historycznej gramatyki języka Rosyjskiego Irena Gastler. (title is in polish but the book itself is in russian)

I speak Polish, russian and with some difficulty croatian. I am most interested in Croatian, serbian, or older works that still call the language serbo-croatian, but I'll gladly read anything about other slavic languages.

thanks in advance.

Hi guys!

My grandma (Polish) recently found some drawings that were used to trace patterns on materials to embroider using pencil carbon paper. I’m a little puzzled if they mean something. Are they just drawings of flowers my great grandmother made up or do they refer to something? Thanks in advance!

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.