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Old April 27th, 2009 #8
psychologicalshock
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Originally Posted by Stegura View Post



That's a real shame.

I used to call my Rusyn Grandparent's "Russian" but they took offense to it. They later took the time to tell me that they have never considered themselves to be Russians and that Ruthenians had their own unique culture, history, and ethnic identity.
I disagree, I am part Western/Ukranian myself but I recognize that the Russian ethnicity is the most superior in that part of Europe. (Serbia being the most superior ethnicity in SE Europe) Consider that for example the greatest Ukrainian called the Ukrainian language dirty Russian and is to this day considered a Russian noble. It's nice to have some minor identity but when it comes to ethnicity being Russian is better than any other baby ethnicity which always feels threatened and insignificant.

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Ruthenia's culture and history is much more closely tied to Central Europe, Catholicism, and the Hapsburg monarchy then it is to Eastern Europe, Orthodoxy, and the Russian Federation.
And you feel proud of being a Catholic? One of the most militant, greedy and blood thirsty religions on Earth? Disgusting.

The truth is Ruthenia's roots is common with all of Russia's, the same Rus' people, the same Kievan Rus' , that you want to divide essentially the same people by RELIGION shows that you have a low character.
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Historically, Ruthenia belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, then the Czechoslovaks, and then briefly to the Hungarians. Tragically, the eastern half of Ruthenia fell into the Russo-Soviet sphere of influence after WW2.
Uh for recent History Ruthenia has been Russian that is why many consider themselves Russian which as I said is a superior ethnicity.

As I said before Ruthenia IS historically Rus' just like Russians. That you consider yourself closer to the West just by religion just shows you're a globalist. I am very happy to know, though, that most Ruthenians don't fall for the religious scam

Last edited by psychologicalshock; April 27th, 2009 at 09:53 AM.