And ever since the days of the Vikings, the Germanic peoples had looked to seize what they could from their Slavic neighbors.

- and we know that their Slavic neighbors have aircraft.

Ukraine's concessions on the Black Sea Fleet, one of the most contentious and emotional issues to divide the Slavic neighbors, would return the fleet to Russian ownership.

At least a few on the margins of official power in Russia have found hope in the events unfolding in their Slavic neighbor.

Although some Russian Germans were very wealthy, others were quite poor and sympathised strongly with their Slavic neighbours.

In public Athens argues that its Slavic neighbor has no right to use a name that is part of the Greek heritage and cultural identity.

For a generation, until the great Slavic siege of ca. 676-678, Thessalonica would remain in peace with its Slavic neighbours.

According to the great Yiddish linguist Max Weinreich, Jews appropriated the word nebbich from their Slavic neighbors in the 11 th century.

Conflicts between Tatars and their Slavic neighbors in recent years has led to massed fist fights, vandalizing graveyards and even murders.