The International Congress of Slavists is a

Slavist Slavic (American English) or Slavonic (British English) studies, also known as Slavistics is the academic field of area studies concerned with Slavic areas, languages, literature, history, and culture. Originally, a Slavist or Slavicist was prim ...

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gathering for the

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and

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. The first Congress was held in 1929 in

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. Forty countries worldwide are represented. Their chairs are members of the

International Committee of Slavists The International Committee of Slavists is a scholarly organization uniting the national committees of the Slavists of Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, ...

(ICS), responsible for organizing the International Congress. There are 2 parts in the Presidium. *Full Presidium: 6 members from Slavic countries, and 6 members from non-Slavic countries. *Reduced Presidium: current Slavic host country, immediately previous Slavic host country, an additional Slavic country, a non-Slavic country.

International Congress of Slavists in Belgrade 2018

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International Congresses of Slavists - a bibliography of published papers

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Official page of XIV International Congress of Slavists
{{Authority control Organizations established in 1929 Academic conferences Slavic studies

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