Ruský Potok is a village and municipality in Snina District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1635. A Rusyn wooden Orthodox church dedicated to the Archangel Michael is located in the village, it was built in 1740. The municipality lies at an altitude of 440 metres and covers an area of 12.885 km2. According to the 2013 census it had a population of 133 inhabitants. Situated in the buffer zone of the Poloniny National Park it offers good access to some of the National Park's hiking trails. Several components of the Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians UNESCO World Heritage Site are also close to the village.

History

Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Ruský Potok was part of Zemplén County within the Kingdom of Hungary. In 1939, it was for a short time part of the Slovak Republic. As a result of the Slovak–Hungarian War of 1939, it was from 1939 to 1944 again part of Hungary. In the autumn of 1944, the Red Army entered Ruský Potok and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.