Why Do Latin and Cyrillic Alphabet Differ?
Two opinions were presented in the 9th-10th century. 1.The Roman Catholic Church stated that the Bible should not be translated from Latin. Therefore, Latin and the Latin alphabet were a unifying force in countries with strong ties to the Catholic Church (such as England, France, and Germany). 2.In Byzantine, where there was not a strong church, it was proposed that translating the Bible into a language that the people could understand would increase the numbers that converted to Christianity. Thus, the Cyrillic alphabet was used. When Moravia came under Roman influence, the Cyrillic alphabet was replaced by the Latin; however, Russia adopted the Byzantine variant of Christianity, including the use of the Cyrillic alphabet. Britannica.com says the Cyrillic alphabet was based on the Greek uncial writing of the 9th century and originally had a total of 43 letters. This source also says that the modern Russian alphabet consists of 32 letters, or 33 letters if you consider the “soft sign”,
