Exploring the living heritage of the Rusyn people …
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.
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.
Language & Culture
Carpatho-Rusyns belong to the Slavic branch of Indo-European peoples. Their dialects are classified as East Slavic, but because they live in a borderland region Carpatho-Rusyn dialects are heavily influenced by Polish, Slovak, and Hungarian. These influences, together with the Church Slavonic liturgical language and vocabulary unique to Carpatho-Rusyns, distinguish their spoken language from other East Slavic languages like Ukrainian.
