The Resurrection Of A Nation Documentary Film - Sunday, September 29

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The Resurrection of a Nation:
The story of the fall of Communism and the triumphant revival of Carpatho-Rusyn culture

Sunday, September 29, 1:30 p.m.

The 20th century was the roughest in history for the Carpatho-Rusyns of Central Europe.  After World War II, when they were declared Ukrainians by the new Communist regimes in every country where they live, Carpatho-Rusyns in Czechoslovakia and elsewhere became extinct overnight - and this was their existence for more than 50 years.

But with the 1989 Velvet Revolution, led by the playwright and former dissident Vaclav Havel, Carpatho-Rusyn ethnicity revived in every country... including the United States!  This is the story of that revival.

Enjoy this documentary, filmed in Slovakia, Canada, and the United States, made especially for the 30th anniversary of the Fall of Communism, and discuss it with the producers afterwards.

- Film Screening Location -
Butler Institute of American Art
524 Wick Avenue
Youngstown, Ohio