“ They did not dare accept the first solution to found their own state, because they did not feel strong enough. Among neighboring nations the Ukrainians are their nearest kinsmen, and one would have expected that the Rusins south of the mountains would attach themselves to the Ukrainian state north of the range, a state that was then in the process of formation. But the Rusins of Hungary do not favor Ukrainian nationalism and prefer to emphasize their unity with the great Russian nation. ”

“ The last free choice of bishop was held in 1733. From 1738 on, the Hungarian chancery and the archibishop of Eger proposed to the king three candidates of whom the king selected one.
Union made slow progress among the Rusins of Hungary; it was more than a century, before it took roots. The nobility opposed it, because by it Rusin clergy received the rights of the Catholic clergy in the diet and in the county assemblies, with the participation in county administration. ”

“ It was this poverty and servitude of the Rusin Orthodox Clergy which made possible the union of their church with the See of Rome. It gave the priests an independent personal status as against the nobles, improved their economic situation and in general brought to them the advantages enjoyed by the Catholic clergy. The origin of the Uniate Church among the Rusins of Hungary cannot be traced with exactness. ”

“ The Hungarian code Tripartitum provides in volume 2, chapter 25, article 2, that Kumans, Rusins and Bulgarians settled on royal land shall be free peasants and their liberty shall be maintained.
The Rusins of Hungary showed little inclination for city life. They preferred to gather in small fortified places resembling villages. Among the cities of northern Hungary Huszt in the country of Marmoroš had the most Rusins. The Rusin element is even more rare among the Hungarian nobility ”

“ It is well known that the peace conference approved of this union, so far as it applied to Rusins of Hungary. Thus our state receives a Russian element and becomes the direct neighbor of Roumania, which now includes large sections of the former kingdom of St. Stephen.
On the 8th of May a congress was held, attended by delegations of Rusins from the districts of Uzhorod, Presov and Hust; this congress was remarkable for the distrust which the people showed to the majority of their “intellectuals.” ”

“ One of the most important tasks of the new government will be equitable expropriation of the great landed estates and the improvement of agriculture and industry. Among the means to be used is the establishment of trade schools, banks and factories. ”