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Slavs of
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Slavs of America: Let's face it. We, Slavic Americans, are not well represented in local, state and federal offices in states with large Slavic population. |
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Slavic Americans and the coming elections.
Our financial resources may be limited. But, our constituency doesn't have to be.
Therefore, let's forget our past European differences and unite. Due to past
European history, this may be a "hard pill to swallow" and justly so. But, this
is America and Americans don't much care about history and look toward the future ( it all
started with George Washington).
There is always something "new" on the American mind. We, Slavic Americans (thank God), must also think "new". Otherwise, we will get lost in the political shuffle. Look at the data and judge for yourself.
Besides voting on the issues presented to us by any candidate, regardless of race, religion, national origin or sex, let's inform that candidate in advance of any other issues that we may have as Slavic Americans.
With a large constituency, we just don't vote on the issues - we can have some control over the issues. Therefore during elections, unite and support the candidate that can best represent you.
At least,
let's get counted as Slavic Americans. With a large constituency, the elected
politician(s) can't afford to ignore us any longer.
How do Slavs of America compare to other ethnic groups?
If the data from the Census Bureau is correct, then why are we so poorly represented in political offices.
Although some progress has been made by some ethnic (Slavic) groups, we have the determination and the manpower to be politically equal. Therefore, let's support each other and those who support us.
Political power is more than just political.
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The Origin of the
Slavs from the Bronze Age
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Origin of Slavs and
Little of Slavic History
"Little is known of the origins of
Slavs. Philologists and archaeologists theorize that the Slavs settled very early in the
Carpathian Mountains or in the area of present-day Belarus. By A.D. 600, they had split
linguistically into southern, western, and eastern branches.The East Slavs settled along
the Dnepr River in what is now Ukraine; then they spread northward to the northern Volga
River valley, east of modern-day Moscow, and westward to the basins of the northern Dnestr
and the western Bug rivers, in present-day Moldavia and southern Ukraine. "
The Library of Congress Country Studies
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West Slavs or the Polanie People
" Westward migration and gradual
differentiation of the early West Slavic tribes following the collapse of the Roman
Empire. About twenty such tribes formed small states between 800 and 960
AD. One of these tribes, the Polanie or Poliane "people o.f the
plain", settled in the flatlands that eventually formed the heart of Poland, lending
their name to the country. Over time the modern Poles established themselves to the east
of the Germanic regions of Europe with their ethnographic cousins, the Czechs and Slovaks,
to the south."
--The Library of
Congress Country Studies
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Who are the Slavs?
"Although little is known of the early history
of the Slavs, they had by the seventh century A.D. divided into three distinguishable
groups; the eastern, western and the southern group."
East Slavs, South Slavs and West
Slavs
"The East Slavs, ancestors of the Russians, the
Ukrainians, and the Belarussians. The West Slavs, ancestors of the Poles, the Czechs, and
the Slovaks. And the South Slavs, ancestors of the Bulgarians, the Serbs, and the
Croatians"
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--The Library of Congress Country Studies
Religion of the
Slavs
The two major religious groups are the Eastern
Orthodox and the Roman Catholic. Other religious groups are: Muslim, Jewish,
Protestant and other. Click the links above to see the religion practiced in each
individual country.
www.religionreview.com/
*Bulgarians, are of mixed
origin, speak a Slavic language and are often designated as south Slavs.
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