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[[Rusynia]], officially the [[Rusynia|Republic of Rusynia]] is a country located along the western slopes of the Carpathian Mountains in Eastern Europe. Rusynia shares a unique border with four other nations: Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Ruthenia, and Romania. | [[Rusynia]], officially the [[Rusynia|Republic of Rusynia]] is a country located along the western slopes of the Carpathian Mountains in Eastern Europe. Rusynia shares a unique border with four other nations: Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Ruthenia, and Romania. | ||
Rusynia was under the control of the Kingdom of Hungary throughout the 19th Century and by Czechoslovakia prior to World War II. Throughout the Cold War, | Rusynia was under the control of the Kingdom of Hungary throughout the 19th Century and by Czechoslovakia prior to World War II. Throughout the Cold War, the Rusyns were granted their own republic within the USSR as the Rusyn SSR These policies were relaxed as part of Mikhail Gorbachev's Glasnost policies. After the fall of Communism in the west, Rusynia have adapted to the capitalist Western Europe at the same rate as Czechia, Moravia, and Slovakia and joined the EU with them in 1994. | ||
Latest revision as of 02:30, 21 December 2021
Rusynia, officially the Republic of Rusynia is a country located along the western slopes of the Carpathian Mountains in Eastern Europe. Rusynia shares a unique border with four other nations: Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Ruthenia, and Romania.
Rusynia was under the control of the Kingdom of Hungary throughout the 19th Century and by Czechoslovakia prior to World War II. Throughout the Cold War, the Rusyns were granted their own republic within the USSR as the Rusyn SSR These policies were relaxed as part of Mikhail Gorbachev's Glasnost policies. After the fall of Communism in the west, Rusynia have adapted to the capitalist Western Europe at the same rate as Czechia, Moravia, and Slovakia and joined the EU with them in 1994.