Ruthenians settling in kucura and 100-anniversary of the first lay in the ruthenian language

After defeating the Turks and expelling them from Backa, Srem and Banat, the Austria-Hungarian authorities needed to repopulate the south of their state. That is why the Ruthenians / Rusyns were colonized in these parts in the middle of the 18th century. An agreement of Ruthenians settling in Kucura was signed in 1763. The Ruthenians came from the crests of the Carpathian Mountains as Uniates. Orthodox Ruthenians had been brought closer to the official Roman Catholic state religion between 1596 and 1646. In the new world, the newcomers built houses, economic establishments, churches, schools and other public institutions. The author pays attention to the status, perspectives and possibilities of development in culture, education and language of Vojvodinian Ruthenians. Since the Serbian / Vojvodinian authorities do their best to implement international conventions it may be said that there is much hope for the Ruthenians in Serbia / Vojvodina to preserve their language, culture and national identity in the future, especially in a New Europe without the borders. Two decades after the Velvet Revolution it is clear that the Carpatho-Rusyns / Ruthenians were never completely wiped out from their homeland. Today, the governments of Slovakia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, and Croatia recognize the Carpatho-Rusyns as a national minority. Even the Republic of Ukraine recognized the Ruthenian / Rusyn language in summer 2012. Kucura is a proof that differences do not separate but make people closer and more familiar to each other. Even today, they respect the customs, language and culture of others while nourishing their own.

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