It's Climate Change I tell'ya!! IT'S CLIMATE CHANGE!!

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I am real Rus.

Kievan?

 

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Kievan?

Yup. Today it's Rusyn (roo seen) sometimes Ruthenian aka "The Knights Who Say Ni!"

Rusyn, also known as Ruthenian, refers to an East Slavic ethnic group and their language, primarily found in the Carpathian Mountains region. They are also referred to as Carpatho-Rusyns, Carpatho-Russians, or Rusnaks. The Rusyn language is considered either a distinct language or a dialect of Ukrainian. Rusyns are known for their unique cultural identity, including their Eastern Christian traditions.

Key aspects of Rusyn identity:

• • Geographic Location:
    Rusyns primarily inhabit the Carpathian region, including parts of western Ukraine, eastern Slovakia, and south-eastern Poland.
  • Language:
    The Rusyn language is an East Slavic language, with various dialects spoken across the Carpathian region. It is sometimes classified as a separate language and sometimes as a dialect of Ukrainian.
  • Religion:
    The majority of Rusyns are Eastern Catholics, though a minority practice Eastern Orthodoxy.
  • Cultural Identity:
    Rusyns maintain a distinct cultural identity, with traditions and customs rooted in their Carpathian homeland.
  • Historical Context:
    Rusyn history is intertwined with the broader East Slavic history of Kievan Rus and later states like the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
  • Modern Identity:
    In the 19th and 20th centuries, Rusyn intellectuals began to solidify their ethnonym and identity, particularly with the rise of national awakening movements.
  • Variations:
    There are regional variations within the Rusyn community, such as the Lemkos, who live on the northern slopes of the Carpathians.

In essence, Rusyns are a distinct East Slavic people with a rich cultural heritage, whose identity is closely tied to the Carpathian Mountains and their unique language and traditions.

 

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Canada’s 2025 wildfire season now second-worst on record, fuelled by Prairies blazes
Author of the article:Canadian Press
Canadian Press
Jordan Omstead
Published Aug 08, 2025 • 1 minute read

TORONTO — Canada’s 2025 wildfire season is now the second-worst on record.


The latest figures posted by the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre suggest fires have torn through 72,000 square kilometres, an area roughly the size of New Brunswick.


That surpasses the next-worst season in 1989 and is about half the area burned during the record-setting 2023 season, according to a federal database of wildfire seasons dating back to 1972.

This season has strained firefighting resources, displaced thousands of people and stifled communities across Canada in wildfire smoke, with Saskatchewan and Manitoba seeing the most area burned.

Canada has been at its highest wildfire preparedness level since late May, with around 1,400 international firefighters called in to help so far this year.

Scientists have warned climate change, driven by the burning of fossil fuels, is making fire seasons longer and more intense.

Canada’s 2025 wildfire season now second-worst on record, fuelled by Prairies blazes

Canada's 2025 wildfire season is now the second-worst on record.

torontosun.com

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