To modernize the alphabet so it better reflected modern Russian language, the reforms removed nine letters from the alphabet, as well as all the diacritical marks.

Kazakhstan was one of the last countries to keep the controversial alphabet ordered by Russia.

Today, the Cyrillic alphabet is used by Slavic, Turkic, Uralic, Caucasian and other nations, including Mongolia, which adopted it in 1941.

The Organization of Turkic States has agreed to adopt a common Latin alphabet, but it remains a sensitive topic in Kyrgyzstan, the only member state that has not decided to make the switch.

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Eventually the Cyrillic alphabet replaced the Glagolitic alphabet as a universal basis for other alphabets in various languages, especially those of Orthodox Slavic origin and non-Slavic languages ...

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In fact, the two brothers fine-tuned the first Slavonic alphabet, called "Glagolitic" (from "glagol," meaning word or verb), with the intention of translating and rewriting the sacred texts.

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For Cyril, this work consisted of developing a native, Slavic alphabet. “Indeed, to proclaim the Gospel and to pray, one needed a proper, suitable, specific tool.

A Russian district court fined Alphabet's Google 3.8 million roubles ($38,057) on Monday for failing to remove banned content.