Slavo-Serbia

Slavo-Serbia Славеносрбија Славяносербия Слов’яносе́рбія territory of Russian Empire 1753–1764 → Capital Bakhmut (Bahmut) History  - Established 1753  - Abolished 1764

Slavo-Serbia (Ukrainian: Слов’яносе́рбія; Russian: Славяносербия or Slavyanoserbiya; Serbian: Славеносрбија or Slavenosrbija; archaic Serbian name: Славено-Сербія) was a territory of Imperial Russia between 1753 and 1764. It was located by the right bank of the Donets River between the Bakhmut (Бахмут) and Lugan (Лугань) rivers. This area today constitutes the territories of present-day Luhansk Oblast and Donetsk Oblast of Ukraine. The administrative centre of Slavo-Serbia was Bakhmut (Bahmut).

History

By the decree of the Senate of May 29, 1753, the free lands of this area were offered for settlement to Serbs, Macedonians, Vlachs (Romanians), Hungarians and other Balkan peoples of Orthodox Christian denomination in order to ensure frontier protection and development of this part of Southern steppes.

Slavo-Serbia was directly governed by Russia's Governing Senate. The settlers eventually formed the Bakhmut hussar regiment in 1764. Also in 1764, Slavo-Serbia was transformed into the Donets uyezd of Yekaterinoslav Governorate (now in Dnipropetrovs'ka oblast', Ukraine).

Commandants of Slavo-Serbia were Rajko Preradović and Jovan Šević.

Demographics

The province had ethnically diverse population that included Serbs, Vlachs (Romanians), Hungarians, Macedonians and others. In 1755, the population of Slavo-Serbia numbered 1,513 inhabitants (of both genders).

In 1756, in the regiment of Jovan Šević, there were 38% Serbs, 23% Vlachs, 9% Hungarians, 8% Macedonians and 22% others. In 1763, the population of Slavo-Serbia numbered 3,992 male inhabitants, of whom only 378 were Serbs.

Places of Slavo-Serbia

Serbian name (mid 18th century)(1)	Ukrainian name (mid 18th century)(2)	Later or current Ukrainian (Russian) name(2)
Bahmut	Baxmut — Бахмут	Artemivs'k — Артемівськ (Артёмовск)
Serebrjanka	Serebrjanka — Серебрянка	Serebrjanka — Серебрянка (Серебрянка)
Privoljno	Pryvol'ne — Привольне	Pryvillja — Привілля (Приволье)
Verhnja	Verxnje — Верхнє	-
Nižnje	Nyžnje — Нижнє	Nyžnje — Нижнє (Нижнее)
Lugansko	Luhans'ke — Луганське	Luhans'ke — Луганське (Луганское)
Trojicka	Troïc'ke — Троїцьке	Troïc'ke — Троїцьке (Троицкое)
Kalinovo	Kalynovs'ke — Калиновське	Kalinove — Калинове (Калиново)
Krimsko	Kryms'ke — Кримське	Kryms'ke — Кримське (Крымское)
Podgorno	Pidgorne — Підгорне	Slov"janoserbs'k — Слов'яносербськ (Славяносербск)
Horoše	Xoroše — Хороше	Xoroše — Хороше
Čerkasko	Čerkas'ke — Черкаське	Cherkaski Brod — Черкаський Брід (Черкасский Брод) / Zymohir"ja — Зимогір'я (Зимогорье)
Žovta	Žovte — Жовте	Žovte — Жовте
Krasni Jar	Krasnyj Jar — Красний Яр	Krasnyj Jar — Красний Яр (Красный Яр)
Kamjani Brod	Kam"janyj Brid — Кам'яний Врід	Kam"janyj Brid — Кам'яний Брід (Каменный Брод)
Vergunci	Vergunka — Вергунка	Vergunka — Вергунка
Notes: (1)Serbian names given in the Serbian Latin alphabet. (2)Ukrainian names are given in Latin transliterations and native Cyrillic forms.

References

• Mita Kostić, Nova Srbija i Slavenosrbija, Novi Sad, 2001.
• Pavel Rudjakov, Seoba Srba u Rusiju u 18. veku, Beograd, 1995.
• Olga M. Posunjko, Istorija Nove Srbije i Slavenosrbije, Novi Sad, 2002.

See also

• New Serbia

External links

• Nova Srbija i Slavenosrbija

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  Map of present-day Ukraine with the territory of Slavo-Serbia indicated with red on the right side.

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  Slavo-Serbia location map.

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  Map of Slavo-Serbia.