[[Datoteka:Vojvodina west east slavs.png|mini|desno|250p|Rusinska naselja u Vojvodini]]
'''Panonski Rusini''' ili '''Rusini''' su narod istočnoslovenskogslovenskog porekla<ref>[http://zavod.rs/sr/istorijat/]</ref>, koji pretežno živi u [[Srbija|Srbiji]] (srpskoj pokrajini [[Vojvodina|Vojvodini]], u kojoj je njihov jezik jedan od 6 službenih jezika) i manjim delom u istočnoj [[Hrvatska|Hrvatskoj]] ([[Srem]], [[Slavonija]]), te na severu [[BiH|Bosne i Hercegovine]]. Jezik ovih Rusina se govori uglavnom na ovim prostorima, a istorijski je nastao u karpatskom arealu, gde se seku izoglose istočnoslovenskih i zapadnoslovenskih jezika.<ref>[https://books.google.rs/books?ei=vCrhVK7yI8jmywPZwYCwDw&hl=sr&id=vwEqAQAAIAAJ&dq=rusini+zapadnoslovenski&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%22+%D0%B4%D0%B0+%D1%81%D0%B5+%D1%80%D1%83%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8+%5D%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%BA+%D1%84%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BE+%D1%83++%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC+%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%83%2C+%D0%B3%D0%B4%D0%B5+%D1%81%D0%B5+%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%83+%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%B5+%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%85+%D0%B8+%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%85%22]</ref> Prema jednom mišljenju, ovaj jezik se svrstava u zapadnoslovenske jezike<ref>[https://books.google.rs/books?ei=wBnhVLeYIITZywPEn4KYAQ&hl=sr&id=7iVWAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22rusinski+jezik%22+zapadnoslovenski&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%22rusinski+jezik+u+zapadnoslovenske%22]</ref> i sličan je slovačkom jeziku, dok je, prema drugom mišljenju on dijalekat književnog rusko-ukrajinskog jezika.<ref>[https://books.google.rs/books?ei=vCrhVK7yI8jmywPZwYCwDw&hl=sr&id=vwEqAQAAIAAJ&dq=rusini+zapadnoslovenski&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%22+%D0%B4%D0%B0+%D1%81%D0%B5+%D1%80%D1%83%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8+%5D%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%BA+%D1%84%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BE+%D1%83++%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC+%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%83%2C+%D0%B3%D0%B4%D0%B5+%D1%81%D0%B5+%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%83+%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%B5+%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%85+%D0%B8+%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%85%22]</ref>
