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An article in Carpatho-Rusyn American, Winter 1987 (Vol X, No. 4) "Lemkos Today"
changeThis may be an article may be the same Yaroslav Hunka (also often spelled in recent articles Jaroslav Hunka - a more phonetic transliteration of the first name)
-but is it him? Below, a link to the 1987, a five page article (originally published in Warsaw 1985) , including the introductory note by the editor and concluding statement by a "Jaroslav Hunka" (not to be confused with Czech musician Jaroslav Hutka, with a "t" replacing the "n")
The introductory notes says "The author’s name, Jaroslav Hunka, is a pseudonym for a representative of that generation of Lemkos born and raised after World War II " (or is it his real name?)
It is not clear if the author was born and raised after WW II or he is an older Lemko just representing a post-WW II Lemkos (or pretending to be younger that he was).
In recent articles in English I have not noticed Yaroslav Hunka (Jaroslav Hunka), the one of that name referenced in this wikipedia article identified by this ethnic group "Lemko" although there are many other spellings in various languages and potentially other articles in those languages. So the Yaroslav Hunka of this wiki may be a Lemko and stated it at some point or he may have concealed it or he may not be a Lemko.
If this is the same person it may or may not be important information but if it's him it could at least be a link in the article. I'm not certain at this point if he was the author
Background to terms in article:
[[Lemkos]]
Lemkos (Rusyn: Лeмкы, romanized: Lemkŷ; Polish: Łemkowie; Ukrainian: Лемки, romanized: Lemky) are an ethnic group inhabiting the Lemko Region (Rusyn: Лемковина, romanized: Lemkovyna; Ukrainian: Лемківщина, romanized: Lemkivshchyna) of Carpathian Rus',
an ethnographic region in the Carpathian Mountains and foothills spanning Ukraine, Slovakia and Poland.
Lemkos are considered to be a sub-group of Rusyns (also called Carpatho-Rusyns or Carpatho-Ruthenians).
(Rusyn: Русины, romanized: Rusynŷ), also known as Carpatho-Rusyns (Rusyn: Карпаторусины or Карпатьскы Русины, romanized: Karpatorusynŷ or Karpaťskŷ Rusynŷ), or Rusnaks (Rusyn: Руснакы or Руснаци, romanized: Rusnakŷ or Rusnacy), are an East Slavic ethnic group from the Eastern Carpathians in Central Europe. They speak Rusyn, an East Slavic language variety, treated variously as either a distinct language or a dialect of the Ukrainian language.
ARTICLE:
https://c-rrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/C-RA_volume10_issue4-1.pdf
CARPATHO-RUSYN AMERICAN, Vol X, No. 4
p 4 - 8
THE LEMKOS TODAY
This article was published in 1985 in Warsaw, Poland as a booklet in a Polish-language series intended to provide background information for guides leading tourist and hiking trips in the Carpathian ranges (Lower Beskyds and Bieszczady) of southeastern Poland. The author’s name, Jaroslav Hunka, is a pseudonym for a representative of that generation of Lemkos born and raised after World War II in the so-called “ Recovered Lands’’ along the western and northwestern borders of Poland, where Lemkos were forcibly resettled in 1947. Therefore, when the author refers to “ the West,’’ he means the western part of Poland. For certain passages or phrases, we have added explanatory notes in brackets. Passages or phrases within parentheses appear as such in the original text. — Editor
I remember how my parents cried when they watched the Lemkovyna Song and Dance Ensemble on television. “ Dear God, after the war we thought that everything was finished, that we would no longer hear the Lemko tongue, that we would disappear completely in five or ten years.” However, with a most admirable stubbornness and a desperate hopelessness that flies in the face of all logic, these people taught their children the Lemko language. They transmitted to us all that they knew and whenever they had a moment of rest. GLORY TO YOU, FATHER AND MOTHER. Your hearts will forever shine for me like road signs on the road from which I shall never stray! Jaroslav Hunka PS. If someone should conclude from what was said above that Lemkos “do not like” Ukrainians, this would be an error. Even if one knows only a bit of history, it is difficult not to like and respect Ukrainians, whose songs are well-known and loved by us. On the other hand, we do not like people who, ascribing to themselves the right to exist, deny us the same right!