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“It was easier with the Chechens,” the non-Slavic people of the Caucasus whom Russia has been fighting since Catherine the Great.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 2022
One of those non-Slavic words that nevertheless appears in every Slavic language—a prowokacja in Polish, provokace in Czech—a is technically a “provocation.”
From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2014
Activists dressed to look like non-Slavic migrant workers and other minority groups hung from rafters in an aisle.
From Reuters ● Nov. 16, 2012
The only thing missing was a quantity of the rolling low bass sound that non-Slavic choirs seldom achieve, and at times the tenors almost overpowered the basses.
From New York Times ● Oct. 16, 2011
From then until the 19th century, Russia proceeded to swallow up dozens of non-Slavic peoples, many of which retain their original language and cultural identity.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
