Rusyns
Sign in to saveRusyns, also known as Carpatho-Rusyns, Carpatho-Russians, Ruthenians, or Rusnaks, are an East Slavic ethnic group from the Eastern Carpathians in Central and Eastern Europe. They speak Rusyn, an East Slavic language variety, treated variously as either a distinct language or a dialect of the Ukrainian language. As traditional adherents of Eastern Christianity, the majority of Rusyns are Eastern Catholics, though a minority of Rusyns practice Eastern Orthodoxy.
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Rusyns are an East Slavic ethnic group from the Eastern Carpathian region of Central and Eastern Europe who speak their own language variety, Rusyn, and primarily practice Eastern Catholicism. They matter partly because their language and cultural identity exist in a contested space—scholars debate whether Rusyn is a distinct language or a Ukrainian dialect—making them significant for understanding linguistic and ethnic diversity in the region.
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Key facts
- Ethnic group.footnotes
- While it is estimated that there are around 1.7 million Rusyns, only about 110,000 people self-identified as Rusyn in national censuses (). For this reason, the population data used are estimates rather than official figures.
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- Carpathian Rus, the homeland of the Rusyns
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- Flag of Rusyns 2007.svg
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- The Rusyn flag, approved by the World Congress of Rusyns in 2007.
- Ethnic group.religions
- Majority Eastern Catholicminority Eastern Orthodox
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- Other East Slavs
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- Ethnonyms
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- Carpatho-Russian
- Ruthenian
- Rus'
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- Early history
- Modern history
- Recent history
- Autonomist and separatist movements
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- Early history
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- Greek Catholics
- Eastern Orthodox
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- Demography
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Rusyns, also known as Carpatho-Rusyns, Carpatho-Russians, Ruthenians, or Rusnaks, are an East Slavic ethnic group from the Eastern Carpathians in Central and Eastern Europe. They speak Rusyn, an East Slavic language variety, treated variously as either a distinct language or a dialect of the Ukrainian language. As traditional adherents of Eastern Christianity, the majority of Rusyns are Eastern Catholics, though a minority of Rusyns practice Eastern Orthodoxy.
Rusyns primarily self-identify as a distinct ethnic group and are recognized as such in all countries where they exist, with the exception of Ukraine, which officially classifies Rusyns as a sub-group of Ukrainians. In Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, and Slovakia, Rusyns have official minority status. Some Rusyns identify more closely with their country of residence (e.g. Polish, Slovak), while others self-identify as a branch of the Ukrainian people.
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