Cyril and Methodius Brotherhood
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The Cyril and Methodius Brotherhood was a brief, secret society that existed in Ukraine from 1845 to 1847. This organization advocated for social equality, an end to national oppression, and a federation of Slavic states with Ukraine as a leading entity. The Brotherhood was quickly discovered and suppressed by authorities, leading to the arrest and punishment of its leaders.1
Saints Cyril and Methodius, brothers from Thessalonica, were Byzantine Greek missionaries who lived in the 9th century. They are credited with Christianizing the Danubian Slavs and developing the Glagolitic alphabet, which led to the creation of the Old Church Slavonic language and influenced the development of many Slavic languages. They are revered as the "Apostles of the Slavs".2
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