Thread: Influence of Church Slavonic in Russian

Church Slavonic language is very close to Old Slavonic language. And Old Slavonic language is actually predecessor of the Russian language
So it was the same language long time ago.

Originally Posted by Doomer

Church Slavonic language is very close to Old Slavonic language. And Old Slavonic language is actually predecessor of the Russian language
So it was the same language long time ago.

Yes. It's a hypothetical Proto-Slavic language. It's still fascinating. I want to understand the role of Church Slavonic in Russian because it is an important literary language in old Russia.

Originally Posted by Karavanshchik

I want to understand the role of Church Slavonic in Russian

And how do you want to achieve that?