Association of Rusyn Intelligence of Slovakia

Rusyns have been part of the indigenous population along the southern and northern slopes of the north-central Carpathian mountain chain for many centuries. Nowadays this territory forms part of four countries - Ukraine (Transcarpathian area), Poland (mostly Lemko region in the south-eastern part of the country), Slovakia and Romania (Marmarosh territory).

The primary objective of the Association of Ruthenian Intelligentsia in Slovakia is: (i) to organise people who, with their voluntary activity, contribute to promotion and application of civil rights of Rusyns in Slovakia; (ii) to organise people who keep their identity and Ruthenian mother tongue and with their activities help in education and cultural development; (iii) to co-operate with Ruthenian organisations which perform their activities abroad in exchange of experience in order to enrich their own working methods; and (iv) to organise mostly the intelligentsia from Ruthenian groups in order to fulfil the afore-mentioned tasks and to help them use their talents in the service for their people.