Petro Trochanowski or Piotr Trochanowski (born 10 August 1947) was born in

Parchów Parchów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chocianów, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Chocianów, west of Polkowice, and north-west of the regional ...

Silesia Silesia (see names #Etymology, below) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czech Silesia, Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is approximately , and the population is estimated at 8, ...

in the southwestern part of

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

Lemko Lemkos (; ; ; ) are an ethnic group inhabiting the Lemko Region (; ) of Carpathian Ruthenia, Carpathian Rus', an ethnographic region in the Carpathian Mountains and Carpathian Foothills, foothills spanning Ukraine, Slovakia, and Poland. Lemkos ...

parents from

Binczarowa Binczarowa (, ''Biltsariova''; , ''Bil’tsareva'') is a village in southern Poland. It is parallel to the stream known as ''Binczarce''. History Binczarowa was first mentioned in Polish history in 1365, in a decree of Casimir III the Great, Ca ...

. He is the editor of ''Besida'', published in Krynica since 1989. He is a spokesperson for the

ethnic group in

and internationally. He is also published under the pseudonym Petro Murianka. He was the first person who was not an ethnic Pole to win the Stanisław Piętak Prize.

Discography

Publications

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Besida ''Besida'' () is a journal edited by Petro Trochanowski in Krynica, Poland. It is known as a source of information about the Lemko people Lemkos (; ; ; ) are an ethnic group inhabiting the Lemko Region (; ) of Carpathian Rus', an ethnograph ...

(editor)

Honors

* Constantine Ostrogski Prize

References

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"In the television, Ruthenians are shown as bare-footed peasants living in primitive wooden cottages. They can sing, play on strange old instruments, but never drive Western cars or run enterprises"
1947 births Living people People from Polkowice County Lemkos Polish male poets Rusyn poets Polish folk musicians Polish people of Rusyn descent {{poland-musician-stub