Alexander Dukhnovych Theater

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The Alexander Dukhnovych Theater (Rusyn: Tеатр Александра Духновіча, Teatr Aleksandra Duxnoviča, although the sign in the adjacent photo reads Tеатр Александра Духновича; Slovak: Divadlo Alexandra Duchnoviča), located in Prešov, is the only Slovak theatre providing plays in the Rusyn language.

The Alexander Duchnovič Theatre
Alexander Duchnovič

History

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The Alexander Dukhnovych Theater was founded in 1945 as a Ukrainian national Theatre. In 1990 after Velvet revolution and fall of communism in Czechoslovakia it was renamed after a priest and social activist of the Rusyn nation Alexander Dukhnovych.

See also

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References

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  • Воскресеніє народ [Resurrection Of A Nation] (YouTube). John and Helen Timo Foundation. Archived from the original on 2020-11-15.
  • Magocsi, Paul Robert (2015). With Their Backs To The Mountains. Central European University Press. p. 382. ISBN 978-6155053399.
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