Davor wrote: > > Hello Frank, > you really know the history well, but there is one question I got for you: > who are Ruthenes? Thanks for the answer > Rosana Carpatho-Rusyn (Ruthene) ethnicity ? Ruthenian/Rusnak/Carpatho-Rusyns tended to be Greek Catholic religion. Rusyns (not Russians) speak 'po nashemu'; their language is similar to Ukrainian and also uses the Cyrillic alphabet, but the Latin alphabet has also been used, especially in Slovakia. After the fall of Communism in Slovakia, the Carpatho-Rusyns chose to identify as Slovaks rather than as Ukrainians. The actor Tom Selleck and American artist Andy Warhol were of Rusyn ethnicity. The American actor Robert Urich was half-Rusyn, half-Slovak. In Russian Poland (1875) the Czar abolished Byzantine Catholicism (Uniate) rite and the faithful were forced to "convert" to Eastern Orthodox. In the beginning of the 20th century many of them converted to Roman Catholicism which resulted in their Polonization. Those who remained Orthodox usually felt themselves to be Ukrainians. http://www.rusyn.com/

Thank you very much I understand it now. Actually I believe some of them live in Vojvodina in Banat (that's where my father comes from). Thanks again , Rosana ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Kurchina" <frankur@worldnet.att.net> To: <CROATIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 4:10 PM Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] Given name - "Goames" (Latin) > > > Davor wrote: > > > > Hello Frank, > > you really know the history well, but there is one question I got for you: > > who are Ruthenes? Thanks for the answer > > Rosana > > Carpatho-Rusyn (Ruthene) ethnicity ? > Ruthenian/Rusnak/Carpatho-Rusyns tended to be Greek Catholic religion. > > Rusyns (not Russians) speak 'po nashemu'; their language is similar to > Ukrainian and also uses the Cyrillic alphabet, but the Latin alphabet > has also been used, especially in Slovakia. > > > After the fall of Communism in Slovakia, the Carpatho-Rusyns > chose to identify as Slovaks rather than as Ukrainians. > > The actor Tom Selleck and American artist Andy Warhol were of > Rusyn ethnicity. > The American actor Robert Urich was half-Rusyn, half-Slovak. > > In Russian Poland (1875) the Czar abolished Byzantine Catholicism > (Uniate) rite and the faithful were forced to "convert" to Eastern > Orthodox. > In the beginning of the 20th century many of them converted to Roman > Catholicism which resulted in their Polonization. Those who remained > Orthodox usually felt themselves to be Ukrainians. > > http://www.rusyn.com/ >