Serbs in Russia areRussian citizens and residents of ethnicSerb descent or and/orSerbia-born persons living inRussia. According to the data from the 2020 census, there were 2,151 people that declared Serb ethnicity.[1][failed verification]
After theOttoman invasion of Serbia in the 14th century, Serbian refugees found refuge in Russia.[2]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.[3]Elena Glinskaya (1510–1538), the mother of Russian emperorIvan the Terrible (r. 1547–84), was maternally Serbian.[4] Theveneration ofSaint Sava was established in Russia in the 16th century.[2]
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, who designed primarilyThe Motherland Calls, the largest statue in the world at the time of its construction.
Peter Tekeli – General-in-Chief of the Russian Imperial Army, former Frontiersman
Gligorije Trlajic – writer, poet, polyglot and professor of law at the universities of Saint Petersburg and Kharkiv
Sava Vladislavich – Serbian diplomat, count, and merchant-adventurer in the employ ofPeter the Great who conducted important diplomatic negotiations in Constantinople, Rome, and Beijing
