Genealogy / Slavs are descendants of Sarmatians? [600]

If believe to this map, Sarmatians lived side to side with Balto-Slavs. Later they had been displaced be Germanic Goths tribes.



en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarmatians

Life / Why are Polish so conservative and religious? [240]


What the events are you talking about?

Genealogy / Slavs are descendants of Sarmatians? [600]

I do not understand what is the reason to establish links beween Slavs and Sarmatians. Sarmatians disappeared thousands of years ago...
What difference does it make?

Life / My Słowianie (music video mocks stereotypes about Poles and Slavs) [46]

I've appreciated this song when saw it on Eurovision in Youtube
youtube.com/watch?v=q8J3GAg5zaI

I would wish it become Eurovision winner.
Ukrainian and Russian performance was great as well, though.
I like the idea of the song. Donatan's mother is Russian, it explains it...

Genealogy / Slavs are descendants of Sarmatians? [600]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scythian_languages


Even if it have happened it happened more then 4 thousands of years ago. Maybe 7 thousands. Obviously that early Slavs were Nordic mostly. Blond and blue-eyed. Here is a map that shows Indo-European migrations in the last 4.5 thousands of years. If to believe in this hypothesis Southern Russia and Eastern Ukraine have been homeland for almost all modern Europeans. (With exception of Finns and Hungarians).



Scheme of Indo-European migrations from c. 4000 to 1000 BCE according to the Kurgan hypothesis.
* The magenta area corresponds to the assumed Urheimat (Samara culture, Sredny Stog culture) and the subsequent Yamna culture.
* The red area corresponds to the area which may have been settled by Indo-European-speaking peoples up to c. 2500 BCE.
* The orange area to 1000 BCE.
thescienceforum.com/anthropology-archaeology-palaeontology/28249-english-russian-language-similarities.html

Genealogy / Slavs are descendants of Sarmatians? [600]

It is often claimed Scythians and Sarmatians spoke ''Iranian" languages. So, Slavic people would have be a result of a profound transformation if they are their descendants...

News / Magdalena Ogórek - a new hope for Poland? [11]


SLD is abbreviation of "Democratic Left Alliance". A Communist Party? To your knowledge Communist Party (Polish United Workers' Party) ruled Poland barely 44 years, not 60.

Law / Setting up small business in Poland? [191]

Merged: Opening small business in Poland

How good is now Poland as a place to open a small business?
Which cities are best for a such thing?
What type of business are now best going in Poland? What about automotive repair service?
How much does it cost to rent or to buy a not too big automotive repair garage?
What are taxes and regulations now?
If Poles will know that an owner of a garage is not Pole but Ukrainian, will they less likely to become a clients?
What size of profits could be expected in modest case?

Life / My Słowianie (music video mocks stereotypes about Poles and Slavs) [46]


The girls are OK (or at least so-so) but the clip looks cheap and poorly made. The singer hardly got a talent.

Genealogy / Are Bavarians by any chance, related to the Polish people? [30]


What is difference between Slavic and Germanic people in bone structure and height?

Language / Ukrainian language similar to Polish? [236]


In Russian there is also a word "szkura" which stands for thick animal skin. But sometimes could apply to humans as well.
Other archaic Russian word is molwit' which is the same in meaning to Polish mówić.
Szukać and handlowiec are German borrowings from "suche" and "handel".


If you ask about Slovenian, I'm not sure.

Similarities between Slavic languages often complement each other. Many words that are present in Russian, but not in
Polish could be found in other Slavic languages such as Slovak or Slovenian.

Language / Ukrainian language similar to Polish? [236]

Principally ethnic Germans are not pathetic beside their fertility qualities. I think they did certain achievements in many fields and
their cities are or at least were example of how people should to care about cleanness and order. I like German architecture and
city planning. Their classical music and opera are also very famous. Germans are known for their work ethics. But what relation
does Germany has to comparison between Slavic languages. Czech rep. also borders Germany but I do not claim Czech language
more similar to Russian than Polish or Serbian. Principally, many opinions about nations is based on stereotypes. Even though I'm
Ukrainian (who are Russians in Western eyes) I practically do not drink vodka, and would claim myself practically uncorrupted.
I'm not engaged in drunken debauches either.

Language / Ukrainian language similar to Polish? [236]


How older vocabulary could be 85% similar if entire vocabulary is NOT 65% similar? I do not know Croatian deeply, but from what
I encountered I doubt it is more similar to Russian than Polish. Probably even less. Though people say that Croatian is slightly closer to
Russian than Serbian.


Mighty Germany? Laughable. This is pathetic disappearing ethnicity, not even their woman want to have any children.
My mind about different languages similarity is based on pure objectivity rather than emotions. For example the richest per capita Slavic country
is Slovenia but I do NOT claim that their language is closer to Russian than Polish or even Serbian or Bulgarian.
Though there some interesting similarities. For example:
English - Slovenian - Russian

Mister - Gospod - Gospodin
Mrs. Gospa - Gospo
Star - Zvezda - Zvezda
Glass - Steklo - Steklo
Skin - Koža - Koža
Speak - Govorimo - Govorit`
Propose - Predlagati - Predlagat`
Search - Iskanje - Iskat`
Street - Ulitca – Ulitca
Work - Delo - Delo
Flower - Cvet - Cvetok
Sense - Smisl - Smysl
Bird - Ptica - Ptica
Debt - Dolg - Dolg
How - Kako - Kak
Pike - šèuka - šèuka
Trader - Trgovec - Torgovec

Language / Ukrainian language similar to Polish? [236]


I do not want to prove it, but which else opinions exist on this matter? If yes, are they elaborated?


It could be a wrong assumption.

Language / Ukrainian language similar to Polish? [236]

Vast majority, yes. Some speak Ukrainian in Kiev. In Kiev there is lots of migrants from
the rest of Ukraine including people from Western parts of Ukraine.


Probably I've mistook classical articles with some other elements present in Polish but not in Russian or Ukrainian. Need time to found out again what is it.

Language / Ukrainian language similar to Polish? [236]


Even without knowledge of these two languages it is something quite easy to conclude because if Polish similar
to Russian 60% on average and they descended from common origin it is quite logically to conclude that older words
should be more similar on average than those invented later or borrowed from some third languages. Older vocabulary
for example includes personal pronounces, names of animals and plants, body parts, most common verbs, simple
tools names, etc.

Language / Ukrainian language similar to Polish? [236]

quote]Vlad1234: Not true. In fact Polish is 60% Russian and 80% Russian if we compare basic and older vocabulary[/quote]


how-to-learn-any-language.com/e/languages/similarities/russian/index.html

Though, honestly I believe they exaggerate similarity of Russian to some languages listed except Polish. Bulgarian and Serbian are hardly closer to Russian than Polish. Ukrainian no more than 80 %.

Language / Ukrainian language similar to Polish? [236]

Ukrainian will add you approx. 15% more in understanding Polish in comparison to Russian.
In fact quite many Polish words sound even more similar to Russian than to Ukrainian even if
they have common roots on all three languages. So knowing both Russian and Ukrainian you
will be able to understand 70-75% of Polish. But basic and older vocabulary is much easier to
understand. Still there is many differences. Such as 1) different stresses. 2)Polish has set of sounds
which are absent in other Slavic languages. 3) Majority of sounds are pronounced slightly different.
4) Polish got an articles while Russian and Ukrainian do not. 5) Suffixes and endings in cases are often
different though sometimes they are similar. 6) Sentence construction could differ sometimes.
In general Ukrainian would not be able to understand most of Polish without preparation.

Language / Ukrainian language similar to Polish? [236]


Not true. In fact Polish is 60% Russian and 80% Russian if we compare basic and older vocabulary.

History / How come Poles like Russians but not Germans? [216]

If I no make mistake genetic similarities between Poles and Germans as well as their mutual relation to each other could be directly related to the theme.

History / How come Poles like Russians but not Germans? [216]

Frequency of R1a haplogroup by German cities according to Wikipedia.

City - R1a%
Berlin - 22.3
Leipzig - 27.1
Rostock - 31.3
Magdeburg - 21
Hamburg - 16.8
Greifswald - 19.2
Cologne - 15.6
Munich - 14.3
Mainz - 8.4
Munster - 7.8

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_R-M420_frequency_by_population

Majority of samples taking per city = 95 - 161

Germany average R1a frequency - 17.9 %. Number of samples taken = 1215

History / How come Poles like Russians but not Germans? [216]


Interesting, but it will add more reliability if such statistics would be conducted by German
authors and published in German sources. Recently I asked the same question on
forum to person who represented as an ethnic German. His answer was:


I reviewed Sorbian language. Their self name seem to be the "Serbs"? There is many similar words with Russian. For example Sorbian hymn:

Rjana £užica,
sprawna, přećelna,
mojich serbskich wótcow kraj,
mojich zbóžnych sonow raj,
swjate su mi twoje hona!
Časo přichodny,
zakćěj radostny!
Ow, zo bychu z twojehoklina wušli mužojo,
hódni wěènoh wopomnjeća!

I guess Poles will understand some words too.

History / How come Poles like Russians but not Germans? [216]

Ukrainians, probably, drink beer and vine not less frequently than vodka.

History / How come Poles like Russians but not Germans? [216]

The Wagri, Wagiri, or Wagrians were a tribe of Polabian Slavs inhabiting Wagria, or eastern Holstein in northern Germany, from the ninth to twelfth centuries. They were a constituent tribe of the Obodrite confederacy.

In the Slavic uprisings of 983 and c. 1040 under Gottschalk, Wagria was wasted and ruined. Many German towns and churches were destroyed and the region was largely depopulated. In 1066, the Wagri allied with the Wilzi in storming the line of Saxon burgwarden from Mecklenburg to Schwerin and into German territory as deep as Hamburg. Around 1090, the still pagan Wagri and Liutizi came under the sway of the Rani-born Kruto. Each tribe elected its own chief who was subordinate to Kruto. In 1093, the Christian Obodrites under Henry, aided by some Saxons and the local Low German population, defeated Kruto at the Battle of Schmilau near Ratzeburg. The Wagri were brought to tributary status once more.

The Christianisation of Wagria began under Unwan, Archbishop of Bremen, in the 1020s. Vicelin of Oldenburg, a Christian priest, first began to evangelise the Wagri and Wilzi with the permission of Henry, who was reigning from Lübeck, around 1126. In the years which followed Vicelin's mission, the Emperor Lothair II thoroughly encastellated Wagria and Canute Lavard and the Holsteiners invaded it and took Pribislav and Niklot, the Wagrian leaders, away in chains.

In 1142, Henry the Lion and Adolf II of Holstein divided the newly conquered Slav lands between them.[1] Wagria with its castle of Sigberg went to Adolf, while Polabia with Ratzeburg went to Henry. The Trave divided the regions. There followed this division a great influx of German colonists. During the Wendish Crusade of 1147, the Wagri attacked recently founded colonies of Flemings and Frisians, but this is the last that is heard of their resistance to Germanisation.

Slavs inhabited also Eastern parts of modern Kiel city.

History / How come Poles like Russians but not Germans? [216]


We need to figure out what relation to this case ethnical Russians had.


The same thing.


Could be argued. According to Wikipedia USSR lost in WWII 22-30 millions of people in total.
Ukraine lost 16% + of population. Could be compared to what numbers?


Privislynyj means what in what language? Laughable. Vast majority of population in Western Ukraine, Belarus and
Poland remained under rule of Polish lords (feudals). It were Orthodox Christians who were discriminated.

History / How come Poles like Russians but not Germans? [216]

Why, not? Better pan Slavism than to suffer from arrogant pan-antiSlavism.

History / How come Poles like Russians but not Germans? [216]

One person on forum (who claimed to be native German) claimed that such German cities as Halle and Dessau were also founded by Slavs. But I wasn't able to find mention of it Wikipedia. Someone else also claimed that Hamburg was built by Slavs. But Wikipedia states it was built by Germanic people before and mentions only "In 880 Hamburg was destroyed again this time by Slavic and Danish soldiers." In 983, the town was destroyed by King Mstivoj of the Obodrites." After further raids by the Obodrites in 1066 the bishop Adalbert permanently moved to Bremen." But was it rebuilt by Slavs again? Does anyone knows?

The Limes Saxoniae border between the Saxons and the Slavic Obotrites, established about 810. - Map.

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History / How come Poles like Russians but not Germans? [216]


I seem to live for a while in Northern America. I never lived in Russian Federation or Russian SSR. I'm from Ukraine. In any case I cannot do something about anything that happens in Russia...