Re: Slovaks

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Posted by Vasko on October 15, 1999 at 00:04:48:

In Reply to: Re: Slovaks posted by Natalia on October 14, 1999 at 14:51:18:

: First, I have never heared anybody claiming that you guys are Ukrainian. We have enough of our own people and our own trouble. So, as far as the "master plan" - it sounds childish and funny.
: And second, if you are "TRULY SLOVAK" - why in the world are you on the Ukrainian Website? Well-rounded education?

I posted here because my friend (a Rusnak Slovak like me) saw it and thought it was funny. He knew how I posted messages to Slovak-World listserv when enemies of Slovakia started to "correct" those who rightly said we are Slovaks, trying to say we are "Rusini." So I told him how it really is in Slovakia. So even though I live in USA now I still care about things happening at home. Especially when scholars call us something that the people never considered themselves.

Some of our people now say they are Ruthenians (Rusini) but mostly they are very old or are former Communists who now do not want to be associated with Slovak "Ukrainian" traitor Bil~a'k. Most educated younger people like me are secure in our Slovak identity and stand up for that when people here in USA say we are Ruthenians. That may be OK for village folklore (as a slang word) but we live in the real world...

Do videnia!

Vychodna Dolina ensemble (Slovaks not "Rusyns"!)

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: : First, I have never heared anybody claiming that you guys are Ukrainian. We have enough of our own people and our own trouble. So, as far as the "master plan" - it sounds childish and funny. : : And second, if you are "TRULY SLOVAK" - why in the world are you on the Ukrainian Website? Well-rounded education? : I posted here because my friend (a Rusnak Slovak like me) saw it and thought it was funny. He knew how I posted messages to Slovak-World listserv when enemies of Slovakia started to "correct" those who rightly said we are Slovaks, trying to say we are "Rusini." So I told him how it really is in Slovakia. So even though I live in USA now I still care about things happening at home. Especially when scholars call us something that the people never considered themselves. : Some of our people now say they are Ruthenians (Rusini) but mostly they are very old or are former Communists who now do not want to be associated with Slovak "Ukrainian" traitor Bil~a'k. Most educated younger people like me are secure in our Slovak identity and stand up for that when people here in USA say we are Ruthenians. That may be OK for village folklore (as a slang word) but we live in the real world... : Do videnia!

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