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Meanings of common russian in English

Language used from the 10th to the 15th centuriy by East Slavs in Kievan Rus.

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        Examples for "common eastern slavic"
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        They equally personify the character and the prejudices of the old Russian.
        Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
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        Against this carnivalesque backdrop, 39-year- old Russian-American Lenny Abramov is also in decline.
        The Guardian
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        The 21-year- old Russian is tipped to be a future winner of grand slams.
        Reuters
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        The 29-year- old Russian failed a doping test at the Australian Open in January.
        The Guardian
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        That asteroid we discovered that turned out to be an old Russian satellite.
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        Usage of common russian in English
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        This aptly illustrates a common Russian proverb, which says that what is health to the Russian is death to the German.
        Russia