Enjoying independence from the Roman authority and free from tenets of Latin learning, the East Slavs developed their own literature and fine arts, quite distinct from those of other Eastern Orthodox countries.
A independencia da autoridade romana e a falta de obriga de aprender latín fixeron que os eslavos orientais desenvoilveran a súa propia literatura e belas artes, substancialmente distintas das encontradas noutros países ortodoxos.