People / group
Slavs
The Slavs are a large group of peoples of central and eastern Europe speaking Slavic languages. In the early medieval period Slavic groups settled in the Balkans, as accounts of the Byzantine Empire note. Accounts of the Khazar Khaganate describe Slavic tributaries and trade along the Volga and Dnieper routes.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Slavs. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/slavs
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- “Slavs.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/slavs. Accessed .
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- The Epoch Institute. “Slavs.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/slavs.
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- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Slavs’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/slavs (Accessed: ).
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