Ruthenia
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Ruthenia is an exonym, originally used in Medieval Latin, as one of several terms for Rus'. The ethnonym Ruthenians was used to refer to the East Slavic and Eastern Orthodox people of the Grand Duchy
Ruthenian lion, which was used as a representative coat of arms of Ruthenia during the Council of Constance in the 15th century
Transcarpathia
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Transcarpathia is a historical region on the border between Central and Eastern Europe, mostly located in western Ukraine's Zakarpattia Oblast.
Gregory Žatkovich signing the Declaration of Common Aims at Independence Hall, Philadelphia 26 Oct 1918.
Carpathian Ruthenian Jews arrive at Auschwitz–Birkenau, May 1944. Without being registered to the camp system, most were killed in gas chambers hours after arriving.
Carpathian Ruthenia in 2014
Hutsuls and their habitations, Carpathian Mountains, c. 1872