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Serbs in Russia

Срби у Русији Srbi u Rusiji
Flag of the Serbian minority in Russia
Total population
3,510 Russian citizens (2010)[1] 29,499 Serbian citizens (2015)[2]
Regions with significant populations
mainlyMoscow,Stavropol Krai
Languages
Russian andSerbian
Religion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Related ethnic groups
Serbs in Ukraine

There is a community ofSerbs inRussia (Russian:Сербы в России;Serbian:Срби у Русији, Srbi u Rusiji), also known asRussian Serbs (Russian:Российские сербы;Serbian:Руски Срби, Ruski Srbi), which includes Russian citizens of ethnic Serb descent orSerbian-born people residing in the country.

After theOttoman invasion of Serbia in the 14th century, Serbian refugees found refuge in Russia.^[3]Lazar the Serb (built the first mechanical public clock in Russia) andPachomius the Serb (hagiographer and translator) were some of the notable Serbs in Russian medieval history.^[4]Elena Glinskaya (1510–1538), the mother of Russian emperorIvan the Terrible (r. 1547–84), was maternally Serbian.^[5] Theveneration ofSaint Sava was established in Russia in the 16th century.^[3]

The brothersLeontii andNikolay Depreradovich, both of whom served as general officers in the Imperial Russian Army during theNapoleonic Wars

In the 1750s, in a re-settlement initiated byAustrian ColonelIvan Horvat, a vast number of Orthodox Serbs, mostly from territories controlled by theHabsburg monarchy (the SerbianGrenzers), settled in Russia's military frontier region ofNew Serbia (with the centre inNovomirgorod, mainly in the territory of present-dayKirovohrad Oblast ofUkraine), as well as inSlavo-Serbia (now mainly the territory of theLuhansk Oblast of Ukraine). In 1764, both territorial entities were incorporated in Russia'sNovorossiya Governorate. Serbs continued to settle in Russian lands, and many, such asSava Vladislavich,Nikolay Depreradovich, andPeter Tekeli, became high ranking generals and imperial nobility.

During theNapoleonic Wars, manyRussian generals were either Serbian-born or of Serbian descent, includingGeorgi 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 CountMikhail Miloradovich, a leading commander during theFrench invasion of Russia and governor-general ofSaint Petersburg.

Throughout the existence of theSoviet Union, many Serbs in Russia continued to play prominent roles in society. Notable figures at the time include and renowned sculptor andHero of Socialist LabourYevgeny Vuchetich, responsible forThe Motherland Calls, which was the largest statue in the world at the time of its construction.

Ivan the Terrible	Mikhail Miloradovich	Georgi Emmanuel	Ivan Shevich	Ilya Duka	Peter Ivelich	Peter Kaptzevich	Nikolay Vuich	Teodor Janković-Mirijevski
Marko Ivelich	Vasily Karazin	Semyon Zorich	Atanasije Stojković	John of Shanghai	Vladimir Voinovich	Vesna Dolonc	Aleksandra Krunić	Milla Jovovich

• 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 ofPeter the Great who conducted important diplomatic negotiations in Constantinople, Rome, and Beijing

• Dmitry Horvat, Imperial Russian lieutenant-general and great-grandson of Jovan Horvat, the founder of New Serbia in Imperial Russia
• Semyon Zorich, Imperial Russian lieutenant-general and count of the Holy Roman Empire
• Jovan Horvat foundedNew Serbia by the right bank of theDonets River between theBakhmut andLuhan River.

• Rajko Depreradović one of the founders ofSlavo-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
• CountMarko Ivelich, 18th and early 19th century general
• CountMikhail Miloradovich, a general prominent during theNapoleonic Wars, best known for defeatingJoachim Murat.
• Ivan Shevich, general in the Napoleonic Wars
• CountGeorgi 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
• BaronIlya Duka, general who fought in the Napoleonic Wars
• Nikolay Depreradovich, general of the Napoleonic Wars
• Leontii Depreradovich, major 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 byNicholas 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 theRusso-Japanese War
• Marko Vojnović, Admiral of the Russian Imperial Navy, one of the founders of theBlack Sea Fleet
• Jovan Albanez, commander of theSerbian Hussar Regiment.
• Anto Gvozdenović, Russian commander and ambassador.
• Simeon Piščević, Austrian and Russian general major.
• Fedor Mirkovich, general andGovernor General of Lithuania
• 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 TheMinistry of National Education inRussian Empire. He is also the founder ofKharkiv University.
• Alexander Knyazhevich, Finance Minister of Imperial Russia, 1858–1862
• Dmitry Knyazhevich, soldier and Olympic fencer

• John of Shanghai and San Francisco,Eastern Orthodox ascetic and hierarch of theRussian Orthodox Church Outside Russia
• John of Tobolsk, Metropolitan ofTobolsk, who became a saint
• Nikodim Milaš, Bishop of Dalmatia and expert in canon law who studied at theKyivan Theological Academy, among other institutions of learning.
• Lazar the Serb, one of the earliest inventors of clocks.
• Pachomius the Serb, Serbian and Russian hagiographer.
• Simeon Končarević Orthodox bishop

• Aleksandra Krunić, professional tennis player
• Vesna Dolonc, professional tennis player

• Dmitry Knyazhevich, Olympic fencer and military general

• Marko Voinovich
• Marko Ivelich
• Nikolai Dimitrievich Dabić

• Andrej Dudrovich, Russian philosopher, professor andRector of Kharkiv University.
• Aleksej Jelačić, Russian-born Serbian historian.
• Stefano Zannowich, Writer and adventurer, a contemporary ofCasanova.
• Atanasije Stojković, Serbian writer and one of the first professors atKharkiv University. He is considered the founder of the Russianmeteoritics.
• Miloš Marić, biologist and head of the department ofhistology atSaratov State University. Brother ofMileva Marić.
• Teodor Filipović, Serbian writer and one of the first professors at Kharkiv University.
• Gligorije Trlajic, Serbian writer, poet, polyglot and professor of law at the universities of St. Petersburg and Kharkiv
• Teodor Janković-Mirijevski, educational reformer
• Vasily Karazin, founder of theMinistry of National Education in theRussian Empire, and of theImperial Kharkov University (now theV. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University inUkraine.
• Nikolay Karazin, artist
• 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 inImperial 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

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