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| − | Ruthenia is a former [[Czechoslovakia]] province that was located in the present-day Czech Republic and Slovakia). | + | '''Ruthenia''' is a former [[Czechoslovakia]] province that was located in the present-day Czech Republic and Slovakia). |
The term Ruthenian had a broader meaning, signifying the Ukrainian inhabitants of Austria, Austria-Hungary and Poland. As the national boundaries shifted over the years, so did Ruthenia, but after World War II it was part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, which was a founding member of the [[Soviet Union]] until both broke up in 1991. | The term Ruthenian had a broader meaning, signifying the Ukrainian inhabitants of Austria, Austria-Hungary and Poland. As the national boundaries shifted over the years, so did Ruthenia, but after World War II it was part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, which was a founding member of the [[Soviet Union]] until both broke up in 1991. | ||
Revision as of 22:25, June 27, 2016
Ruthenia is a former Czechoslovakia province that was located in the present-day Czech Republic and Slovakia).
The term Ruthenian had a broader meaning, signifying the Ukrainian inhabitants of Austria, Austria-Hungary and Poland. As the national boundaries shifted over the years, so did Ruthenia, but after World War II it was part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, which was a founding member of the Soviet Union until both broke up in 1991.