Serbs in Russia

Serbs in Russia

Total population
3,510 Russian citizens (2010) 29,499 Serbian citizens (2015)
Regions with significant populations
mainly Moscow, Stavropol Krai
Languages
Russian and Serbian
Religion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Related ethnic groups
Serbs in Ukraine

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

Russian Empire

Main articles: Serbian Hussar Regiment, Slavo-Serbia, and New Serbia (historical province)

Notable people

Arsen Karađorđević

John of Shanghai

Vladimir Voinovich

Vesna Dolonc

Aleksandra Krunić

• 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
• Semyon Zorich, Imperial Russian lieutenant-general and count of the Holy Roman Empire
• Peter Tekeli, general
• Marko Vojnović, Admiral of the Russian Imperial Navy, one of the founders of the Black Sea Fleet
• Gligorije Trlajić, Serbian writer, poet, polyglot and professor of law at the universities of St. Petersburg and Kharkiv
• Aleksa Dundić, Serbian communist, a prominent participant in Russia's October Revolution.
• Count Mikhail Miloradovich, a general prominent during the Napoleonic Wars, best known for defeating Joachim Murat.
• Jovan Šević one of the founders of Slavo-Serbia.
• Jovan Albanez, commander of the Serbian Hussar Regiment.
• Nikodim Milaš, Bishop of Dalmatia and expert in cannon law who studied at the Kievan Theological Academy, among other institutions of learning.
• Yevgeny Vuchetich, a prominent Soviet sculptor and artist, known for his heroic monuments.
• Ivan the Terrible, Tsar of All-Russia from 1547 to 1584.
• Atanasije Stojković, Serbian writer and one of the first professor at Kharkiv University. He is considered as the founder of the Russian meteoritics.
• Teodor Filipović, Serbian writer and one of the first professors at Kharkiv University.
• Simeon Piščević, Austrian and Russian general major.
• Matija Zmajević, Vice admiral, hero of the battles of Gangut and Grengam during the Great Northern War.
• Lazar the Serb, one of the earliest inventors of clocks.
• Pachomius the Serb, Serbian and Russian hagiographer.
• Ognjeslav Kostović Stepanović, Serbian inventor who also lived in Russia.
• Nazary Alexandrovich Karazin, an Imperial Russian officer, came from a family of Greek and Serbian origin. His son 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.
• Aleksej Jelačić, Russian-born Serbian historian.
• Georgi Emmanuel, Russian general.
• Stefano Zannowich, Writer and adventurer.
• Anto Gvozdenović, Russian commander and ambassador.
• Milla Jovovich, Hollywood actress
• Dositej Obradović, Serbian writer and philosopher who resided in Imperial Russia for a short period in the second half of the 18th century.

See also

• Russia-Serbia relations
• Russians in Serbia

Sources

• Atnagulov, R.E.I., 2017. Demographic characteristics of the Serbs in Russia. Nasleđe, Kragujevac, 14(37-1), pp.27-31.
• Kostić, Mita; Lalić, Sredoje; Gavrilović, Slavko (2001). Nova Srbija i Slavenosrbija. Srpsko-ukrajinsko društvo. ISBN 978-86-902499-1-6. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
• Branković, Zoran (1995). Srbi u Ruskoj Imperiji. Dunaj.