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The Alexander Dukhnovych Theater ( rue, Tеатр Александра Духновіча, ''Teatr Aleksandra Duxnoviča'', although the sign in the adjacent photo reads Tеатр Александра Духновича; sk, Divadlo Alexandra Duchnoviča), located in
Prešov Prešov (, hu, Eperjes, Rusyn language, Rusyn and Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: Пряшів) is a city in Eastern Slovakia. It is the seat of administrative Prešov Region ( sk, Prešovský kraj) and Šariš, as well as the historic Sáros Cou ...
, is the only Slovak theatre providing plays in the
Rusyn language Rusyn (; rue, label=Rusyn language#Carpathian Rusyn, Carpathian Rusyn, русиньскый язык, translit=rusîn'skyj jazyk; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, руски язик, translit=ruski jazik),http://theses.gla.ac.uk/2781/1/2011Bapt ...
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History

The Alexander Dukhnovych Theater was founded in 1945 as a Ukrainian national Theatre. In 1990 after
Velvet revolution The Velvet Revolution ( cs, Sametová revoluce) or Gentle Revolution ( sk, Nežná revolúcia) was a non-violent transition of power in what was then Czechoslovakia, occurring from 17 November to 28 November 1989. Popular demonstrations agains ...
and fall of communism in Czechoslovakia it was renamed after a priest and social activist of the Rusyn nation
Alexander Dukhnovych Alexander Vasilyevich Dukhnovych ( rue, Александер Васильєвич Духновiч, ''Aleksander Vasyl’jevyč Duxnovič''; uk, Олександр Васильович Духнович, ''Oleksandr Vasylovych Dukhnovych''; sk, A ...
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See also

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Rusyns Rusyns (), also known as Carpatho-Rusyns (), or Rusnaks (), are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group from the Carpathian Rus', Eastern Carpathians in Central Europe. They speak Rusyn language, Rusyn, an East Slavic languages, East Slavi ...
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Paul Robert Magocsi Paul Robert Magocsi (born January 26, 1945 in Englewood, New Jersey) is an American professor of history, political science, and Chair of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Toronto. He has been with the university since 1980, and became a Fe ...


References

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External links


Alexander Duchnovič Theatre: Official site
Theatres in Prešov Tourist attractions in Prešov Region 1945 establishments in Slovakia Rusyn culture {{Slovakia-struct-stub