Posted by Joe on August 02, 2000 at 16:00:09:
In Reply to: Re: Well, now it's more like lying posted by Yanko on August 02, 2000 at 12:32:54:
Rusyns in Slovakia fighting for their rights
BRATISLAVA, April 21 (CTK) -
Problems over the rights of ethnic minorities in Slovakia are usually connected with the half-million-strong ethnic Hungarian community, but the "forgotten" Rusyns, who number several thousand, are beginning to make themselves heard.
"Our basic demands are in connection with constitutional and European norms. For the defence of what we require, we are using all legal means," Fellowship of Rusyn Intelligentsia in Slovakia (ZIRS) chairman Jan Lipinsky told CTK.
Slovak Rusyns have been demanding the right to declare their nationality "without limits and conditions" since 1989. The Slovak government however, according to Lipinsky, is subject to pressure exerted by Ukraine, which views endeavours to recognise a separate Rusyn nationality as anti-Ukrainian.
After forty years of communism not even one of the 300 Rusyn schools which existed in Czechoslovakia before the Second World War remains. Instead of these there are 30 kindergartens, ten primary schools and one secondary school where the
Ukrainian language is taught.
Slovakia's Rusyns who are "fighting" for the right to have their nationality acknowledged, are annoyed by the alleged decree of the Ukrainian government office for ethnic minority affairs in October which warned against using the title Rusyn. This statement referred to "ideological, material, personnel and cultural aid of Ukrainian organisations" in Eastern Slovakia and in other areas of the country and warned against cooperation with "Rusyn" leaders and activists.
This "aid" is also given to the Union of Rusyn-Ukrainians which, says Lipinsky, "is aimed at deceiving the public by creating the
impression that it represents the interests of Rusyns."
This federation, regarded by Slovakia's Rusyns as being pro-Ukrainian, some time ago appealed to Slovak President Michal Kovac for the prohibition of another organisation - Rusyn Renaissance. This latter organisation was for protecting the rights of Rusyns in Slovakia and the Rusyn nationality as such.
"Nowhere in the world have Rusyns and Ukrainians merged on ethnic or religious principles," Lipinsky said, adding that even in the United States Rusyn groups prefer to mix with Slovaks.
"We assume our country to be Slovakia and we trust that we enjoy its full protection," stated Lipinsky.
From Joe:
The current Ukraine with its Euro-Asian culture generates plenty of citizens with Het'man's mentality who are corrupted to the last cell in their bone morrow. If it helps you, Yanko, keep thinking that it is the same everywhere on this Earth and continue with your accusations of lies, deceptions, duplicitous politics, make from Nazi bastards hero etc. For sure, Ukraine will flourish. Khaj zive ta procvitaje Soborna Ukraina!!!
P.S. Trier's document you can get from ECMI. You can move your back part of your body even if you feel and act like a Het'man.