Rusynness is the essence of the characteristics that bind the people of the Carpatho-Rusyn nation together. Connecting with Rusynness as an individual can be best understood as one’s choice to authentically integrate its properties within themselves and their surroundings. Some common ways this is done is through the creation of social connections, activism, learning the Rusyn languages and history, and returning to the homeland in the case of the diaspora.

The most popular example of the word being used in Rusyn culture is in the video “Embrace the Real to Find Rusynness” published on December 21, 2022 by ЛемкоWithHistory.