Early Cyrillic alphabet Bulgarian Empire in order to write the Old Church Slavonic language. The modern Cyrillic script is still used primarily for some Slavic languages and for East European and Asian languages that were under Russian cultural influence during the 20th century. Among some of the traditionally culturally influential countries using it are Bulgaria, Serbia, Russia, Ukraine. The earliest form of manuscript Cyrillic, known as "ustav," was based on Greek uncial script, augmented by ligatures and by letters from the Glagolitic alphabet for consonants not found in Greek. The Glagolitic alphabet was created by the monk Saint Cyril, possibly with the aid
Cyril Black been converted from a membership club into a limited company by Black's brother Sydney (its longtime chairman),but after his brother's death Sir Cyril agreed to sell the family holdings. In 1930, he and Dorothy Joyce, daughter of Thomas Birkett, Wigston Hall, Leicester were married. They had one son and two daughters. Sir Cyril Black was also grandfather to Andrew Black. He died 29 October 1991. Sir Cyril Black Way in Wimbledon is named after him as a former Councillor, Alderman and Member of Parliament, as was a community centre in central Wimbledon until its closure in 2012. Cyril Black Sir