When it was first published, the Carpatho-Rusyn American had a great impact on the development of Rusyn scholarship in the English language, and was the main communication vehicle for the revival of a Carpatho-Rusyn cultural movement in North America. Later, it brought news of the post-communist Rusyn cultural revival in Central Europe -- all the while bringing together American Rusyns separated by not only geographic distance, but also the forces of history that were described in its pages.
This project, to reprint Carpatho-Rusyn American as a blog and to give it new audiences, is guided by the first editorial, by Patricia Krafcik in 1976:
"But our interest in ethnicity is not limited to dreaming. Now we can explore Rusyn ethnicity in academic surroundings, by observing and recording those traditions to which our people still cling in this country and in the old country, and by studying the language of our parents and grandparents. The Rusyn cultural heritage is rich and varied. It is a precious possession which we can preserve by sharing it with each other. Let us, the young people, together with our parents and our grandparents dedicate this newsletter to that endeavor."Carpatho-Rusyn American will post on Tuesdays and Thursdays, until the original content runs out. To facilitate easy use of these texts in academic work, each post will be accompanied by an MLA citation from the original printed form.
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