For what purpose was the U S census office reinterpreting a foreign census My hunch is that spoken Rusyn and western Ukrainian are closely related For example my father learned Polish at home from his mother he was a Pennsylvania coal miner and understood Rusyn after working 18 years underground I remember him saying that the Rusyn s did not like to be referred to as Ukrainians If he were alive today he would understand this discussion Dr Franklin please cite a reliable source from the Cold War era on this Rusyn and Ukrainian dispute we are having Here in New York the local Rusyns and Ukrainians are happy like peas in a pod see Ukrainian Americans in New York City If you are in NY drop me a line and we can have lunch there Regards