The Carpatho Rusyns in Serbia and Eastern Europe and the Ukrainian Crisis
Journal: Kulturní studia
Year: 2025

This article explores the historical and contemporary position of the Carpatho-Rusyn minority in Eastern Europe with a focus on the different developments in Serbia and Ukraine. It traces the formation of the Rusyn literary language in Vojvodina, the national awakening of the 19th century and the complex interplay between Ukrainophile and Rusynophile orientations. Special attention is given to the post-Soviet Ukrainian state’s hesitant recognition of Rusyn identity, the political mobilization of