Hi,
Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
[...]
> As a Ruthenian (or Rusyn)-American, however, I must point out that we do not have
>our own country, nor have we
> ever had one. As peasants, with no army or military tradition, we have been overrun
>and occupied by our larger
> and more aggressive neighbors, including Hungary, Austria, Russia, Poland, Ukraine,
>and even Slovakia, for
> millennia. As a result, there are more people of Rusyn heritage in North America
>today than in Europe. We do
> have an element named after us, however, Ruthenium.<g>
How exciting! I didn't know we had a Ruthenian among us. You may be
interested to know that part of my trip to Romania last year took in
part of Ruthenia. I met some genuine Ruthenians who were speaking an
interesting blend of Ukrainian and Romanian. I was staying in the town
of Sighetu Marmatiei a few k from the Ukrainian border and spent a day
walking & photographing in a beautiful valley a few hours drive from Sighet.
>From the hilltops I looked right over into the Ukraine and could have
walked there along a small country path. One of the people I met told
me that the best visa for a foreigner who wanted to cross was a $5-
bill.
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Cheers,
Bob
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