Rusyn national awakening was a process of national revival that shaped the national identity, culture, and literature of the Rusyn people within Austria-Hungary between the 1840s and 1890s. Its leader
Alexander Dukhnovych, Adolf Dobriansky, Ioannikii Bazilovich, Ivan Churhovich, Arsenii Kotsak, Ioann Rakovskyi, Viktor Kimak, Yuli Stavrovsky-Popradov, Ivan Silvai
Andriy Bachinskyi, one of the greatest Rusyn Enlightenment figures, was a bishop of the Mukachevo Eparchy, translator, and the founder of the episcopal archive and library in Uzhhorod.
Prešov, one of the cultural centers of awakening. In the photo, you can see the bell tower of the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, and the main nave of the Co-Cathedral of Saint Nicholas
Adolf Dobriansky was one of the most significant politicians during the awakening
Alexander Vasilyevich Dukhnovych was an Transcarpathian Ruthenian priest, poet, writer, pedagogue, and social activist of the Russophile orientation. He is considered as the awakener of the Rusyns.