Ruthenians
Ruthenians or Little Russians (in distinction from Great Russians, those based on Moscow). Catholic Slavs. They come from SW Russia, Poland, the old Czechoslovakia, and Hungary, but are dispersed now throughout the world, especially in the USA.
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