Перший світовий конгрес русинів у Меджилабірцях 23–24 березня 1991 року та його передумови

Abstract

On the basis of the papers of the organization “World Congress of Rusyns”, foreign press (in particular, represented by diaspora in Slovakia), the author highlights the organization, realization, and basic problems, which were in the focus of the discussion among delegates, participants, and guests of the first world congress of Rusyns, held on the 23th-24th of September, 1991 (in Slovakia). The speech of Vasyl Turka, the Head of the Rusyn Obroda in Slovakia has been mentioned. It has been pointed to the national self-identification, which is different in different regions of Europe; to the language (the grammar of which should be created and introduced into schools); to the problems of the Rusyn national and professional culture; to the possibilities of establishing the economic connections among regions where the Rusyns live; to the “Novynky” (both – regional and interregional), which would announce the news about Rusyn national life to the whole world. The author highlights the questions, which were the topics of the discussion (the speeches presented by Vasyl Petrovaj, Andrij Kopcha, Pavlo-Robert Mahochi).