Karpatska Rus'
Encyclopedia
Karpatska Rus is a Rusyn language
newspaper published in the United States
for the Rusyn
-speaking Lemko
immigrant community. It is the successor to Lemko
, which began publication in 1927.
Originally, the paper was published weekly or twice a week, and was entirely in the Lemko
form of the Rusyn language
. Its largest circulation was during World War II
, when it provided reporting from the war in the Carpathian mountains. It later added articles in English, and eventually became a bi-lingual paper. It was still in active publication in 2006, but with a reduced circulation.
The newspaper had a Russophile
orientation, and avoided any suggestion that the Lemkos
were a branch of the Ukrainian
s.
Rusyn language
Rusyn , also known in English as Ruthenian, is an East Slavic language variety spoken by the Rusyns of Central Europe. Some linguists treat it as a distinct language and it has its own ISO 639-3 code; others treat it as a dialect of Ukrainian...
newspaper published in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
for the Rusyn
Rusyn language
Rusyn , also known in English as Ruthenian, is an East Slavic language variety spoken by the Rusyns of Central Europe. Some linguists treat it as a distinct language and it has its own ISO 639-3 code; others treat it as a dialect of Ukrainian...
-speaking Lemko
Lemkos
Lemkos , one of several quantitatively and territorially small ethnic groups who also call themselves Rusyns , are one of the ethnic groups inhabiting the Carpathian Mountains...
immigrant community. It is the successor to Lemko
Lemko (Philadelphia)
Lemko was a weekly ethnic newspaper, published in the United States in Philadelphia by Lemkos for the immigrant population. It was succeeded by Karpatska Rus'....
, which began publication in 1927.
Originally, the paper was published weekly or twice a week, and was entirely in the Lemko
Lemkos
Lemkos , one of several quantitatively and territorially small ethnic groups who also call themselves Rusyns , are one of the ethnic groups inhabiting the Carpathian Mountains...
form of the Rusyn language
Rusyn language
Rusyn , also known in English as Ruthenian, is an East Slavic language variety spoken by the Rusyns of Central Europe. Some linguists treat it as a distinct language and it has its own ISO 639-3 code; others treat it as a dialect of Ukrainian...
. Its largest circulation was during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, when it provided reporting from the war in the Carpathian mountains. It later added articles in English, and eventually became a bi-lingual paper. It was still in active publication in 2006, but with a reduced circulation.
The newspaper had a Russophile
Ukrainian Russophiles
The focus of this article is part of a general political movement in Western Ukraine of the nineteenth and early 20th century. The movement contained several competing branches: Moscowphiles, Ukrainophiles, Rusynphiles, and others....
orientation, and avoided any suggestion that the Lemkos
Lemkos
Lemkos , one of several quantitatively and territorially small ethnic groups who also call themselves Rusyns , are one of the ethnic groups inhabiting the Carpathian Mountains...
were a branch of the Ukrainian
Ukrainians
Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...
s.