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Slavs!
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Slavs
Slavs
are the largest
Indo-European
ethno-linguistic
group in
Europe
. They inhabit
Central Europe
,
Eastern Europe
,
Southeast Europe
,
North Asia
and
Central Asia
. Slavs speak
Indo-European
Slavic languages
and share, to varying degrees, certain cultural traits and historical backgrounds. From the early 6th century they spread to inhabit most of
Central and Eastern Europe
and
Southeast Europe
, whilst Slavic mercenaries fighting for the Byzantines and Arabs settled Asia Minor and even as far as Syria. The East Slavs colonised
Siberia
and
Central Asia
. Presently over half of
Europe
's territory is inhabited by Slavic-speaking communities, but every Slavic ethnicity has emigrated to other continents.
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Slavs!
Slavs!: Thinking About the Longstanding Problems of Virtue and Happiness
is a 1994 play by
Tony Kushner
, set in the
USSR
as it
crumbles
and during its later rebirth as a collection of independent states. The play has four acts, beginning in 1985 and ending in 1992. The play premiered at the
Actors Theatre of Louisville
in
Louisville, Kentucky
on 8 March 1994. It later moved to the
New York Theatre Workshop
on 12 December 1994, in a production featuring
Academy Award
-winner,
Marisa Tomei
and
Mischa Barton
.
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