This Day in Carpatho-Rusyn History
@rusyntoday.bsky.social
Daily facts from Carpatho-Rusyn history.
По-русинськы: @sesden.bsky.social
По-русинськы: @sesden.bsky.social
February 23, 1877: Polish legal historian Przemysław Dąbkowski is born in Lviv 🇺🇦 († 1950). His research on Galicia, in particular the Sanok region in the 15th-16th centuries, contains extensive data on social, ethnic & legal relations between Lemko Rusyn peasants & Polish landlords.
February 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM
February 23, 1877: Polish legal historian Przemysław Dąbkowski is born in Lviv 🇺🇦 († 1950). His research on Galicia, in particular the Sanok region in the 15th-16th centuries, contains extensive data on social, ethnic & legal relations between Lemko Rusyn peasants & Polish landlords.
February 23, 1750: Ioann Kutka, priest & pedagogue, is born in Sukov 🇸🇰 († 1812). He has published an elementary language primer in Church Slavonic & vernacular Rusyn, as well as two catechisms in Church Slavonic - the popular 1801 catechism went through 11 editions up to 1931.
February 23, 2025 at 8:31 PM
February 23, 1750: Ioann Kutka, priest & pedagogue, is born in Sukov 🇸🇰 († 1812). He has published an elementary language primer in Church Slavonic & vernacular Rusyn, as well as two catechisms in Church Slavonic - the popular 1801 catechism went through 11 editions up to 1931.
February 22, 1928: Linguist Pavlo Čučka is born in Baranynci 🇺🇦 († 2016). He specialised in anthroponymy & authored several studies on personal names in Subcarpathia. Čučka's other publications criticise the post-1989 Carpatho-Rusyn revival movement in Ukraine.
February 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
February 22, 1928: Linguist Pavlo Čučka is born in Baranynci 🇺🇦 († 2016). He specialised in anthroponymy & authored several studies on personal names in Subcarpathia. Čučka's other publications criticise the post-1989 Carpatho-Rusyn revival movement in Ukraine.
February 22, 1814: Oskar Kolberg, folklorist, ethnographer & musicologist, is born in Przysucha 🇵🇱 († 1890). He carried out ethnographic expeditions in the eastern Lemko Region & Subcarpathian Rus’. The materials, published posthumously, include descriptions of Carpatho-Rusyn material culture.
February 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
February 22, 1814: Oskar Kolberg, folklorist, ethnographer & musicologist, is born in Przysucha 🇵🇱 († 1890). He carried out ethnographic expeditions in the eastern Lemko Region & Subcarpathian Rus’. The materials, published posthumously, include descriptions of Carpatho-Rusyn material culture.
February 14, 1894: Simeon Pysh, activist & publicist, is born in Wapienne 🇵🇱 († 1957). Active in many Lemko initiatives, Pysh moved to the U.S. in 1922, where he co-founded the Carpatho-Russian American Center and the Lemko Relief Committee. Pysh also wrote many articles on Lemko life.
February 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
February 14, 1894: Simeon Pysh, activist & publicist, is born in Wapienne 🇵🇱 († 1957). Active in many Lemko initiatives, Pysh moved to the U.S. in 1922, where he co-founded the Carpatho-Russian American Center and the Lemko Relief Committee. Pysh also wrote many articles on Lemko life.
February 14, 1732: Ioann Bradač, Bishop of Mukačevo, is born in Torysky 🇸🇰 († 1772). He contributed to the Eparchy of Mukačevo ending its subordination to the R. C. bishop of Eger & headed the independent eparchy as its bishop. Bradač is also known for preparing an elementary primer & a prayer book.
February 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
February 14, 1732: Ioann Bradač, Bishop of Mukačevo, is born in Torysky 🇸🇰 († 1772). He contributed to the Eparchy of Mukačevo ending its subordination to the R. C. bishop of Eger & headed the independent eparchy as its bishop. Bradač is also known for preparing an elementary primer & a prayer book.
February 13, 1948: Helena Medješi, linguist & editor, is born in Ruski Kerestur 🇷🇸. She co-edited the Serbian-Rusyn (1995, 1997) & Rusyn-Serbian (2010) dictionaries & co-authored the revised spelling for Vojvodina Rusyn (2021). Medješi has also served as editor-in-chief for the paper Ruske Slovo.
February 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
February 13, 1948: Helena Medješi, linguist & editor, is born in Ruski Kerestur 🇷🇸. She co-edited the Serbian-Rusyn (1995, 1997) & Rusyn-Serbian (2010) dictionaries & co-authored the revised spelling for Vojvodina Rusyn (2021). Medješi has also served as editor-in-chief for the paper Ruske Slovo.
February 12, 1939: Parliamentary elections are held in Carpatho-Ukraine. In effect, the pro-government Ukrainian National Union (92.5%) ran unopposed, as the opposition was refused registration. The violations were never challenged as Carpatho-Ukraine declared independence on March 15.
February 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
February 12, 1939: Parliamentary elections are held in Carpatho-Ukraine. In effect, the pro-government Ukrainian National Union (92.5%) ran unopposed, as the opposition was refused registration. The violations were never challenged as Carpatho-Ukraine declared independence on March 15.
February 12, 1835: Anatolij Kralyckyj, belletrist & publicist, is born in Čabiny 🇸🇰 († 1894). A prolific writer, his works include historical, geographic & ethnographic studies of Carpatho-Rusyns, short stories about Carpatho-Rusyn village life, tales such as Prince Laborec & many others.
February 12, 2025 at 2:07 PM
February 12, 1835: Anatolij Kralyckyj, belletrist & publicist, is born in Čabiny 🇸🇰 († 1894). A prolific writer, his works include historical, geographic & ethnographic studies of Carpatho-Rusyns, short stories about Carpatho-Rusyn village life, tales such as Prince Laborec & many others.
February 7, 1936: Mykhailo Tyvodar, ethnographer & historian, is born in Bedevľa 🇺🇦 († 2017). His most comprehensive work deals with Carpathian stock-raising practices. He also wrote a book on Transcarpathian ethnography & a history of Bedevľa. He consistently opposed the Carpatho-Rusyn movement.
February 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
February 7, 1936: Mykhailo Tyvodar, ethnographer & historian, is born in Bedevľa 🇺🇦 († 2017). His most comprehensive work deals with Carpathian stock-raising practices. He also wrote a book on Transcarpathian ethnography & a history of Bedevľa. He consistently opposed the Carpatho-Rusyn movement.
February 6, 1964: Anna Gajová, painter & illustrator, is born in Prešov 🇸🇰. She is a representative of the Slovak fantastic realism school. Gajová's work is dominated by fantasy compositions with symbolic or allegorical content. She also illustrated several Carpatho-Rusyn publications.
February 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
February 6, 1964: Anna Gajová, painter & illustrator, is born in Prešov 🇸🇰. She is a representative of the Slovak fantastic realism school. Gajová's work is dominated by fantasy compositions with symbolic or allegorical content. She also illustrated several Carpatho-Rusyn publications.
February 4, 1941: Painter Michal Čabala is born in Nižné Čabiny 🇸🇰 († 2002). He turned from figurative compositions & portraits to landscapes, village & urban scenes, mostly of Carpatho-Rusyn areas. Čabala's monumental works adorn public buildings in several towns & villages in Slovakia.
February 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
February 4, 1941: Painter Michal Čabala is born in Nižné Čabiny 🇸🇰 († 2002). He turned from figurative compositions & portraits to landscapes, village & urban scenes, mostly of Carpatho-Rusyn areas. Čabala's monumental works adorn public buildings in several towns & villages in Slovakia.
February 1, 1931: Painter Volodymyr Mykyta is born in Rakošyno 🇺🇦. His portraits, genre scenes, landscapes & still-lifes are filled with reflections on human existence & problems faced by the modern society. Mykyta took active part in the post-1989 Carpatho-Rusyn revival movement in Ukraine.
February 1, 2025 at 2:15 PM
February 1, 1931: Painter Volodymyr Mykyta is born in Rakošyno 🇺🇦. His portraits, genre scenes, landscapes & still-lifes are filled with reflections on human existence & problems faced by the modern society. Mykyta took active part in the post-1989 Carpatho-Rusyn revival movement in Ukraine.
January 31, 1957: Historian Peter Švorc is born in Liptovský Mikuláš 🇸🇰. He has published several studies on the incorporation of Subcarpathian Rus’ into Czechoslovakia and the region's subsequent history, with special attention to the problem of defining the Slovak-Rusyn border.
January 31, 2025 at 2:15 PM
January 31, 1957: Historian Peter Švorc is born in Liptovský Mikuláš 🇸🇰. He has published several studies on the incorporation of Subcarpathian Rus’ into Czechoslovakia and the region's subsequent history, with special attention to the problem of defining the Slovak-Rusyn border.
January 30, 1947: Linguist Henryk Fontański is born in Częstochowa 🇵🇱. Since the early 1990s, he actively consulted Lemko Rusyns regarding language standardisation, and has co-authored (with Mirosława Chomiak) the Lemko Rusyn standard grammar (2000).
January 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
January 30, 1947: Linguist Henryk Fontański is born in Częstochowa 🇵🇱. Since the early 1990s, he actively consulted Lemko Rusyns regarding language standardisation, and has co-authored (with Mirosława Chomiak) the Lemko Rusyn standard grammar (2000).
January 29, 1932: Andrej Gaj, painter & illustrator, is born in Sukov 🇸🇰 († 2016). His works are primarily landscapes, still-lifes, portraits & figurative compositions. Gaj has also completed large-scale works (mostly in mosaic) for public buildings in eastern Slovakia.
January 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
January 29, 1932: Andrej Gaj, painter & illustrator, is born in Sukov 🇸🇰 († 2016). His works are primarily landscapes, still-lifes, portraits & figurative compositions. Gaj has also completed large-scale works (mostly in mosaic) for public buildings in eastern Slovakia.
January 29, 1930: Literary historian Andrej Šlepecký is born in Bukovce 🇸🇰 († 1993). He published several works on the 19th century Carpatho-Rusyn national revival, with special attention to Aleksander Pavlovyč - including his extensive biography & an anthology of his writings.
January 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
January 29, 1930: Literary historian Andrej Šlepecký is born in Bukovce 🇸🇰 († 1993). He published several works on the 19th century Carpatho-Rusyn national revival, with special attention to Aleksander Pavlovyč - including his extensive biography & an anthology of his writings.
January 29, 1905: Ivan Harajda, linguist & translator, is born in Zaričovo 🇺🇦 († 1944). As director of the Subcarpathian Scholarly Society he created a grammar to standardize publications in Rusyn. Harajda also prepared several bibliographies & worked on a Rusyn-Hungarian dictionary.
January 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
January 29, 1905: Ivan Harajda, linguist & translator, is born in Zaričovo 🇺🇦 († 1944). As director of the Subcarpathian Scholarly Society he created a grammar to standardize publications in Rusyn. Harajda also prepared several bibliographies & worked on a Rusyn-Hungarian dictionary.
January 27, 1995: The codification of the Rusyn language in Slovakia is officially announced in Bratislava 🇸🇰. This mainly arose from the work by linguists Juraj Paňko and Vasiľ Jabur (pictured), who published their spelling rules and spelling dictionary in 1994. 1/2
January 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
January 27, 1995: The codification of the Rusyn language in Slovakia is officially announced in Bratislava 🇸🇰. This mainly arose from the work by linguists Juraj Paňko and Vasiľ Jabur (pictured), who published their spelling rules and spelling dictionary in 1994. 1/2
He published hundreds of studies focusing on Carpatho-Rusyns, including a general history, an encyclopedia, a historical atlas, a phrasebook series, bibliographies etc. Magocsi's writings & activism greatly influenced the Carpatho-Rusyn revival movement arising after 1989. 2/2
January 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
He published hundreds of studies focusing on Carpatho-Rusyns, including a general history, an encyclopedia, a historical atlas, a phrasebook series, bibliographies etc. Magocsi's writings & activism greatly influenced the Carpatho-Rusyn revival movement arising after 1989. 2/2
January 25, 1932: Priest Joakim Hološnjaj is born in Ruski Kerestur 🇷🇸 († 2017). He has published an anthology of the Carpathian plainchant, and produced recordings of Byzantine-rite music. Hološnjaj has also established a Carpatho-Rusyn ethnography exhibit at his parish in Djurdjevo.
January 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
January 25, 1932: Priest Joakim Hološnjaj is born in Ruski Kerestur 🇷🇸 († 2017). He has published an anthology of the Carpathian plainchant, and produced recordings of Byzantine-rite music. Hološnjaj has also established a Carpatho-Rusyn ethnography exhibit at his parish in Djurdjevo.
January 25, 1882: Jan Vondráček, govt official & literary historian, is born in Pacov 🇨🇿 († 1953). He served as the chief inspector for schools in Subcarpathian Rus’. Vondráček has also translated Carpatho-Rusyn folk poetry into Czech - a collection of his translations appeared in 1938.
January 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
January 25, 1882: Jan Vondráček, govt official & literary historian, is born in Pacov 🇨🇿 († 1953). He served as the chief inspector for schools in Subcarpathian Rus’. Vondráček has also translated Carpatho-Rusyn folk poetry into Czech - a collection of his translations appeared in 1938.
January 24, 1902: Fedor Laboš, economist & historian, is born in Djurdjevo 🇷🇸 († 1977). He authored the first book-length socioeconomic & cultural history of Rusyns in Vojvodina & Slavonia for the 1745-1918 period.
January 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
January 24, 1902: Fedor Laboš, economist & historian, is born in Djurdjevo 🇷🇸 († 1977). He authored the first book-length socioeconomic & cultural history of Rusyns in Vojvodina & Slavonia for the 1745-1918 period.
January 24, 1879: Vira Fedeleš, pedagogue & historian, is born in Topoľa 🇸🇰 († 1967). She wrote several history textbooks approved for schools in Subcarpathian Rus’ & helped train several generations of elementary school teachers at the Mukačevo State Teacher's College.
January 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
January 24, 1879: Vira Fedeleš, pedagogue & historian, is born in Topoľa 🇸🇰 († 1967). She wrote several history textbooks approved for schools in Subcarpathian Rus’ & helped train several generations of elementary school teachers at the Mukačevo State Teacher's College.
January 23, 1923: Grzegorz Pecuch, sculptor & pedagogue, is born in Florynka 🇵🇱 († 2008). His sculpture is largely inspired by Lemko Rusyn folk art, combining animal, human and plant shapes & motifs with elements of Lemko culture - some other works depict more universal themes.
January 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
January 23, 1923: Grzegorz Pecuch, sculptor & pedagogue, is born in Florynka 🇵🇱 († 2008). His sculpture is largely inspired by Lemko Rusyn folk art, combining animal, human and plant shapes & motifs with elements of Lemko culture - some other works depict more universal themes.