Rusyns (Rusyn: Русины, romanized: Rusynŷ), also known as Carpatho-Rusyns (Rusyn: Карпаторусины or Карпатьскы Русины, romanized: Karpatorusynŷ or Karpaťskŷ Rusynŷ), Ruthenians, or Rusnaks (Rusyn: Руснакы or Руснаци, romanized: Rusnakŷ or Rusnacy), are an East Slavic ethnic group from the Eastern Carpathians in Central Europe.

Rusyn (/ ˈ r uː s ɪ n / ROO-sin; [16] Carpathian Rusyn: русиньскый язык, romanized: rusîn'skyj jazyk; Pannonian Rusyn: руски язик, romanized: ruski jazik) [17] [18] is an East Slavic language spoken by Rusyns in parts of Central and Eastern Europe, and written in the Cyrillic script. [19]

Who are the Rusyns? The Carpatho-Rusyns are a distinct Eastern Slavic people who lived for more than a thousand years in remote villages scattered along the foothills and valleys of the Carpathian Mountains of East Central Europe.

Rusyn, any of several East Slavic peoples (modern-day Belarusians, Ukrainians, and Carpatho-Rusyns) and their languages. The name Rusyn is derived from Rus (Ruthenia), the name of the territory that they inhabited.

The Carpatho-Rusyn Society exists to perpetuate the living heritage of the Rusyn people. We accomplish this by sharing historic, linguistic, genealogical and cultural knowledge with all who seek that understanding.

Oct 8, 2020 · This absolute denial of Rusyn identity comes from a mix of Chauvinistic politics, modern-day propaganda and the wish to not further complicate the story of the Ukrainian state. How can no one see the hypocrisy in the way that we are treated?

Aug 13, 2021 · From the depths of oblivion to the heights of the Carpathians — A history of Rusyn names and identity in 27,000 words by Matfey Shaheen.

Rusyn is an East Slavic language spoken in Slovakia, Serbia, Poland, Ukraine, Croatia, Hungary, Czechia, and other parts of Eastern Europe. In the year 2000 there were about 636,000 speakers of Rusyn, which is also known as Ruthene or Ruthenian in English.

Aug 27, 2006 · Rusyns (sometimes spelled Rusins, or called Carpatho-Rusyns signifying their villages being in the Carpathian Mountains) are one of the many nationalities/ethnic groups of Slovakia, along with Slovaks, Hungarians, and Romanies (Gypsies).

Carpatho-Rusyns live in the very heart of Europe, along the northern and southern slopes of the Carpathian Mountains. Their homeland, known as Carpathian Rus', is situated at the crossroads where the borders of Ukraine, Slovakia, and Poland meet.