Ruthenians is the English equivalent of the term Rusyn (Русин). It is an ethnonym applied to eastern Slavic speaking ethnic groups, who inhabit or inhabited the cultural and ethnic region of
Ruthenia (Русь).Ruthenians were
Slavic peoples who lived in
Grand Duchy of Lithuania.The term is culturally loaded and has a slightly different meaning according to the context in which it is used.
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