B13) The Cyrillic alphabet is the alphabet used in Russian text. It is one of the most WIDELY used alphabets in the world.
B14)The alphabet is used in varies languages, including Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian and Ukrainian.
B15)It began in the TENTH century in the Bulgarian Empire. It was created by two Greek brothers, Cyril and Methodius.
B16)It was formed from the Greek alphabet, although there are many DIFFERENCES between the two.
B17)Some people would like the alphabet to be called the Russian alphabet, to refer to Russia, just as the Greek alphabet refers to Greece. They AGREED with the name Cyrillic.
B18)The alphabet recently became the EU's third OFFICIAL script, after Latin and Greek, when Bulgaria joined the EU.