Magyaron
Magyaron also Magyarons[1][2][3] (Ukrainian: Мадярон, Slovak: Maďarón, Polish: Madziaroni[4][5]) is the name of a Transcarpathian ethno-cultural group,[6][7] which has a candid Hungarian orientation[8], renounced its own language, culture, religion, promotes Magyarization of Rusyn and Ukrainian population[9]. The Magyarons did not embrace the Ukrainian identity of the Ruthenians in Carpathian Ruthenia but maintained still their separate Rusyns identity and during the period of 1918–1940, the group defended the idea of re-joining Subcarpathian Rus' to Hungary.[10][11]
History
The term "Magyaron" and "Magyaronian" originated in the 19th century and in the first half of the 20th century in Ruthenian environments. The term meant national treason and was used to Ruthenians.[12]
Assimilation and acculturation practices conducted by Hungarian authorities factored into the emergence of the Magyarons[13]. In the Hungarian kingdom, living conditions and a psychological climate were created which pressured minorities to adapt to new living conditions by renouncing their own national culture, language, political, religious, and other views. In Hungarian society, adherence to these acculturation practices made it possible to obtain education, occupy a high position and enjoy career advancement, or simply have means of subsistence.[14][15][10]
In time of Ukrainian Revolution, the Magyarons conducted activities against the accession of Transcarpathia to West Ukrainian People's Republic.[16]
During World War II, Magyarons worked closely with the Hungarian government, attacked the Sichovyks (soldiers of Carpathian Sich) [17][18] and participated in torture and shootings of them.[19][10]
Hungarian-Rusyn People's Council
On November 9, 1918 in Ungvár (now Uzhhorod, Ukraine), the "Hungarian-Rusyn People's Council" was formed by the Magyarons, headed by the canon of the Greek Catholic Eparchy of Munkács, Simeon Sabov (1863–1929). The Hungarian-Rusyn People's Council adopted the "Memorandum", which stated that the Hungarian-Rusyn people would join their homeland, Hungary, and advocated for the integrity of its territory.[20][10]
The main Magyarons party in Transcarpathia was the Autonomous Agricultural Union, founded in 1924 by Kurtyak Ivan Fedorovich.[21] This party was called "Kurtyakiv", and its followers were called kurtyakivtsi.[22]
See also
- Little Russian identity
- Tisza Autonomy
- Greater Hungary
- Magyarization
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Further reading
- ""Народ слов'яки" або словацькі мадярони". likbez.org.ua. Лікбез. Історичний фронт. 2017-05-13. Retrieved 2018-10-26.