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Buda Ruska
Buda Ruska [ˈbuda ˈruska], is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krasnopol, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[3] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of [[Krasnopol, Podlaskie {{ }}Voivodeship|Krasnopol]], 14 km (9 mi) south-west of Sejny, and 104 km (65 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok. From 1975-1998 the village was administratively governed by the Suwałki Voivodeship. Nowadays, the Old Believer community of Buda Ruska belongs to the parish functioning at the Suwałki Molennia. HistoryUntil the outbreak of World War II, the village was entirely inhabited by Russian Old Believers.[4], who founded the village in the 18th century while fleeing religious persecution in the Russian Empire. According to the First General Population Census, conducted in 1921, the village of Buda Ruska had 46 houses with 263 inhabitants. The vast majority of Buda Ruska's 242 inhabitants declared the Old Believers' religion. The others reported, in turn, 20 people declared themselves of theEvangelical confession and one person declared themselves as Roman Catholic. In terms of nationality, Russians dominated, as Russian nationality was declared by 228 villagers, while the remaining 35 people declared Polish nationality[5] After the end of World War II, the village was apart of the village was apart of the Białystok Voivodeship until 1975 when it was administered by the Suwałki Voivodeship. Tourist attractions
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