There is a community of
Serbs in
Russia (
Russian : Сербы в России ;
Serbian : Срби у Русији ,
romanized : Srbi u Rusiji ), also known as Russian Serbs (
Russian : Российские сербы ;
Serbian : Руски Срби ,
romanized : Ruski Srbi ), which includes Russian citizens of ethnic Serb descent or
Serbian -born people residing in the country.
History
Sava Vladislavich , 18th-century adventurer and diplomat
Middle Ages
After the
Ottoman invasion of Serbia in the 14th century, Serbian refugees found refuge in Russia.
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Lazar the Serb (built the first mechanical public clock in Russia) and
Pachomius the Serb (hagiographer and translator) were some of the notable Serbs in Russian medieval history.
[4]
Elena Glinskaya (1510–1538), the mother of Russian emperor
Ivan the Terrible (r. 1547–84), was maternally Serbian.
[5] The Orthodox worship of
Saint Sava was established in Russia in the 16th century.
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Russian Empire
In the 1750s, in a re-settlement initiated by
Austrian Colonel
Ivan Horvat , a vast number of Orthodox Serbs, mostly from territories controlled by the
Habsburg monarchy (the Serbian
Grenzers ), settled in Russia's military frontier region of
New Serbia (with the centre in
Novomirgorod , mainly in the territory of present-day
Kirovohrad Oblast of
Ukraine ), as well as in
Slavo-Serbia (now mainly the territory of the
Luhansk Oblast of Ukraine). In 1764, both territorial entities were incorporated in Russia's
Novorossiya Governorate . Serbs continued to settle in Russian lands, and many, such as
Sava Vladislavich ,
Nikolay Depreradovich , and
Peter Tekeli , became high ranking generals and imperial nobility.
During the
Napoleonic Wars , many
Russian generals were either Serbian-born or of Serbian descent, including
Georgi Emmanuel ,
Peter Ivelich ,
Nikolay Vuich ,
Ivan Shevich , and multiple others. The most esteemed Serb in the service of the Russian Empire at the time of the Napoleonic Wars was Count
Mikhail Miloradovich , a leading commander during the
French invasion of Russia and governor-general of
Saint Petersburg .
Soviet Union
Throughout the existence of the
Soviet Union , many Serbs in Russia continued to play prominent roles in society. Notable figures at the time include
Admiral of the Fleet and
Hero of the Soviet Union
Nikolai Kuznetsov and renowned sculptor and
Hero of Socialist Labour
Yevgeny Vuchetich , responsible for
The Motherland Calls , which was the largest statue in the world at the time of its construction.
Notable people
Nobility and military personnel
Ivan the Terrible , Tsar of All-Russia from 1547 to 1584.
Elena Glinskaya , Grand Princess consort of Moscow and Regent of Russia in the 16th century
Sava Vladislavich , Serbian diplomat, count, and merchant-adventurer in the employ of
Peter the Great who conducted important diplomatic negotiations in Constantinople, Rome, and Beijing
Peter Tekeli , General-in-Chief of the Imperial Russian Army
Lazar the Serb
Rajko Depreradović one of the founders of
Slavo-Serbia in the early 1750s
Jovan Šević one of the founders of Slavo-Serbia
Peter Tekeli , General-in-Chief of the Russian army
Andrei Miloradovich , 18th century general and statesman
Count
Marko Ivelich , 18th and early 19th century general
Count
Mikhail Miloradovich , a general prominent during the
Napoleonic Wars , best known for defeating
Joachim Murat .
Ivan Shevich , general in the Napoleonic Wars
Count
Georgi Emmanuel , general of the Napoleonic Wars
Ivan Adamovich , general of the Napoleonic Wars
Nikolay Bogdanov , general of the Napoleonic Wars
Peter Mikhailovich Kaptzevich , general of the Napoleonic Wars
Baron
Ilya Duka , general who fought in the Napoleonic Wars
Nikolay Depreradovich , general of the Napoleonic Wars
Peter Ivelich , general of the Napoleonic Wars
Nikolay Vuich , general of the Napoleonic Wars
Ivan Yankovich , general of the Napoleonic Wars
Jeremija Gagić , diplomat in the service of the Russian Empire, ennobled by
Nicholas I
Dejan Subotić , a Serbo-Russian military and state leader
Nikolai Dimitrievich Dabić , Vice-admiral of the Russian Imperial Navy, died in 1908 from wounds sustained in the
Russo-Japanese War
Marko Vojnović , Admiral of the Russian Imperial Navy, one of the founders of the
Black Sea Fleet
Jovan Albanez , commander of the
Serbian Hussar Regiment .
Anto Gvozdenović , Russian commander and ambassador.
Simeon Piščević , Austrian and Russian general major.
Mikhail Mirkovich , military general and ethnographer
Nazary Alexandrovich Karazin, an Imperial Russian officer, came from a family of Greek and Serbian origin.
Vasily Karazin later worked on educational reforms and founded The
Ministry of National Education in
Russian Empire . He is also the founder of
Kharkiv University.
Nikolai Kuznetsov ,
Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union
Clergy
Sportspeople
Silver 2-ruble coin celebrating
Yevgeny Vuchetich , Soviet sculptor
Admirals
Other
Andrej Dudrovich , Russian philosopher, professor and
Rector of Kharkiv University.
Aleksej Jelačić , Russian-born Serbian historian.
Stefano Zannowich , Writer and adventurer, a contemporary of
Casanova .
Atanasije Stojković , Serbian writer and one of the first professors at
Kharkiv University . He is considered the founder of the Russian
meteoritics .
Miloš Marić , biologist and head of the department of
histology at
Saratov State University . Brother of
Mileva Marić .
Teodor Filipović , Serbian writer and one of the first professors at Kharkiv University.
Gligorije Trlajić , Serbian writer, poet, polyglot and professor of law at the universities of St. Petersburg and Kharkiv
Teodor Janković-Mirijevski , educational reformer
Yevgeny Vuchetich , a prominent Soviet sculptor and artist, known for his heroic monuments.
Ognjeslav Kostović Stepanović , Serbian inventor who also lived in Russia.
Dositej Obradović , Serbian writer and philosopher who resided in
Imperial Russia for a short period in the second half of the 18th century.
Milla Jovovich , Hollywood actress
Đorđe Lobačev (1909-2002), Russian and Serbian comic strip author and illustrator
See also
References
Sources
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Branković, Zoran (1995).
Srbi u Ruskoj Imperiji . Dunaj.
ISBN
9788682465034 .
Davidović, Blagoje (2003).
Srbi u istoriji Rusije .
Narodna knjiga–Alfa .
ISBN
978-8633108119 .
Kostić, Mita; Lalić, Sredoje; Gavrilović, Slavko (2001).
Nova Srbija i Slavenosrbija . Srpsko-ukrajinsko društvo.
ISBN
978-86-902499-1-6 .
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