Serbs in Ukraine explained

There is a community of Serbs in Ukraine (uk|Серби в Україні; sr|Срби у Украјини|translit=Srbi u Ukrajini), which includes Ukrainian citizens of ethnic Serb descent or Serbian-born people residing in the country. According to the 2001 census, there were 623 citizens in Ukraine that declared Serb ethnicity. It is estimated that the community numbers ca. 1,000 (2012).

History

Russian Empire

See main article: Serbian Hussar Regiment, Slavo-Serbia and New Serbia (historical province).

Demographics

The 2001 census registered 623 citizens declaring Serb ethnicity (Національність: серби), out of whom 219 had Serbian citizenship, 104 Ukrainian, 218 Russian, 68 other.^[1]

The Serbian Ministry of Diaspora estimated in 2007 that there was a Serbian diaspora community numbering ca. 15,000 people in Ukraine.^[2] This data includes emigrants from Serbia as well as ethnic Serbs or other minorities who view Serbia as their nation-state.

In January 2012, it was estimated that the Serbian diaspora in the country only numbered 1,000.^[3]

Notable people

• John of Tobolsk, prominent Eastern Orthodox ascetic and hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church of Serbian descent
• Yevgeny Vuchetich, prominent Soviet sculptor and artist of Serbian descent
• Milla Jovovich, Ukrainian-born American model, actress, musician, and fashion designer of Serbian descent
• Marko Devich, Serbian-born Ukrainian football player
• Vladimir Dišljenkovic, Serbian-Born Ukrainian football player
• Zlata Ognevich Singer

See also

• Serbia–Ukraine relations
• Slavo-Serbia
• New Serbia (historical province)
• Ukrainians in Serbia

Sources

• Book: Cerović , Ljubivoje . Срби у Украјини . . Muzej Vojvodine: Srpsko-ukrajinsko društvo . 2002 . 86-82077-16-7 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140111190244/http://www.rastko.org.rs/antropologija/ljcerovic_srbi_ukr_c.html . 2014-01-11.
• Дмитрієв, В.С., 2006. Серби в Україні (XVIII-початок XIX ст.).
• Стрижок, О., 1993. Серби в Україні. Україна: наука і культура,-К, p.257.
• Дмитрієв, В.С., 2005. Сербські переселенці в Україні: проблема міжетнічних зв’язків. Вісник Національного університету імені Тараса Шевченка. Історія, pp.77-79.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Всеукраїнський перепис населення 2001 | Результати | Національний склад населення, мовні ознаки, громадянство | Розподіл населення за національністю та рідною мовою | Результат вибору . 2001.ukrcensus.gov.ua . 2015-12-02.

   Web site: Ukraine Ethnic 2001.

2. Web site: Migration in Serbia: A Country Profile 2008. 2008. International Organisation for Migration. 24.
3. Web site: Дијаспора може да промени Србију. Politika.