Guide to the Amerikansky Russky Viestnik

The Amerikansky Russky Viestnik (American Rusyn Messenger) was the oldest and longest-lasting newspaper for Rusyn immigrants in the United States. It was published by the Greek Catholic Union fraternity society from 1892 to 1952, and during most of the period covered in this volume it appeared three times weekly with a print run of 40,000 copies.This is the second volume of a thematic guide covering the years 1915 through 1929. It contains 6,124 annotated entries arranged in six chapters dealing with Rusyn-American political, religious, socioeconomic, and cultural life, plus statistical tables and a comprehensive index of persons, places, and events. Particularly valuable are references to numerous documents related to cooperation between Rusyn-American political organizations and the United States government on behalf of the European homeland after World War I. The volume features an introduction by Edward Kasinec, Chief of the Slavic and Baltic Division, New York Public Library.