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6: The Grand Duchy of Lithuania

The Making of Modern Ukraine

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The Shift From Greek to Old Church Slavonic

The idea that you bury your dead, rather than cremate, comes with Christianity. Yara Slav shifts over from Greek priests to local Slavic-speaking priests. The language of the liturgy gets changed from Greek to old church Slavonic.

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