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Originally Posted by Crvena zvezda
Rusyns - Ukrainians or not?
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Rusyns are Ukrainians who accepted Greek Catholicism and became the so-called Uniates. Their Ukrainian local speech was permeated with Slovak elements. They mostly lived in Ruthenia, which belonged to Austria-Hungary (a part of historical Hungary), now Ruthenia belongs to Ukraine.
Rusyn = Ruthenian