Talk:History of the Jews in Carpathian Ruthenia

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Following was moved to the talk: "Many Slavs initially welcomed the Nazi invaders with traditional gifts of bread and salt. National patriotism and anti-semitic resentments have long been closely linked among the speakers of Rusyn. From the time of Bohdan Chmielnicki (1595 - 1657), to give the Polish version of his name, the Polish hetman of the Ukraine who led the revolt of the Ukraine, the concept of "Ruthenian" was inseparable from attempted genocide of Jews (see Bohdan Chmielnicki). In 1939, some nationalist Ruthenians, sharing the same hatred of Jews as the Nazi occupiers, saw the Nazis first as liberators from the menace of Soviet Bolshevism to the east, and from cultural domination of Czechs in the nation-state. They failed to see that Nazis viewed Slavs also as less than human. "

What I know, from history of the Carpatian Ruthenia, during the WW2 it was annexed by Hungary. The text above is probably related to Eastern Galicia. Cautious 10:01, 2 Feb 2004 (UTC)

Following also I moved to talk:

But in the villages and small towns, the Ruthenians live in the former Jewish homes today, and public discourse on this aspect of Carpathian Ruthenia is stifled. The question of Nazi collaboration, voluntary or forced, is a difficult one throughout Europe, but one thing is clear: in a totalitarian state, all private actions are involuntary to some extent.

This is political text rather then encyclopedia entry. What is not clear, if the final solution was proceed by any local formations?? The text doesn't give any answer. Cautious 10:07, 2 Feb 2004 (UTC)

Dubious statement removed from the body:

Nowhere was the "Final Solution" more efficiently carried out.

Mikkalai 20:04, 2 Feb 2004 (UTC)