Surnames vary substantially both between and within European countries. In Germany, for example, although the majority of the one million different surnames are typically German (eg ‘Müller’, ‘Schmidt ...

Like many important discoveries, it happened by accident. Alena Slamova, a Czech graduate student in archaeology, was routinely washing some animal bones that had been recovered from a dig in an early ...

63. Slavyana — Russian origin, meaning "glorious" 64. Vladlena — It's also a feminine combination of Vladimir and Elena, which shows the balance of strength and grace. 65. Stanislava — Polish and ...

"Kosovo is of Slavic origin. Scientifically proven" "There is nothing in the very scarce remnants of the Illyrian language from which the name Kosovo would be derived, and on the other hand, it has a ...

‘Slavic’ is a term that represents a settlement of the Central Indo-European people as a whole. They are deemed the largest Indo-European ethnolinguistic tribal group in Central Europe. The Slavic ...

Is Old Slavonic a direct ancestor of the Russian language? What are its origins and who spoke it? We debunk all the myths that you might frequently meet in Slavophile internet sources and discussions.

In Czechoslovakia there has just been completed The Epic of Slavic History, a series of 20 paintings so enormous that Alfons Mucha, the artist, has been as busy with stepladders as with lexicons. For ...

Phenylketonuria (PKU) is an autosomal recessive disorder associated with a deficiency of hepatic phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH). Although the molecular lesions present in the PAH genes of PKU ...

Choosing a baby name is exciting, stressful, fun and overwhelming. It’s all of the things! But here's an idea with true international flair: Russian girl names! That's right; while everyone else is ...