Servitka Roma
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Servitka Roma is a subgroup of Roma. They formed as a group in Ukraine
, where their ancestors had come from Serbia
. Servitka Roma are part of the Roma in Ukraine and in Russia, they are well integrated. Most numerous group of Ukrainian Roma. Servitka Romani dialect belongs to Ukrainian Group of Romani dialects classified by L.N. Cherenkov
. Most of Servitka Roma have poor Romani
and use many Ukrainian and Russian words.
Servitka Roma are Orthodox Christians. Their traditional occupations are smithing and fortune-telling
. In the 19th century many young Servitka Roma also served in Cossack
armies.
In our days, Servitka Roma is one of the best-educated Romani groups, they work in many areas.
They are known as excellent performers of Ruska Romani
music and are often incorrectly considered to be Ruska Roma.
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
, where their ancestors had come from Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
. Servitka Roma are part of the Roma in Ukraine and in Russia, they are well integrated. Most numerous group of Ukrainian Roma. Servitka Romani dialect belongs to Ukrainian Group of Romani dialects classified by L.N. Cherenkov
Cherenkov
Cherenkov is a common Russian surname, which may refer to:* Fyodor Cherenkov , Soviet and Russian footballer* Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov , Soviet physicist and a recipient of the Nobel Prize in physics in 1958-See also:...
. Most of Servitka Roma have poor Romani
Romani language
Romani or Romany, Gypsy or Gipsy is any of several languages of the Romani people. They are Indic, sometimes classified in the "Central" or "Northwestern" zone, and sometimes treated as a branch of their own....
and use many Ukrainian and Russian words.
Servitka Roma are Orthodox Christians. Their traditional occupations are smithing and fortune-telling
Fortune-telling
Fortune-telling is the practice of predicting information about a person's life. The scope of fortune-telling is in principle identical with the practice of divination...
. In the 19th century many young Servitka Roma also served in Cossack
Cossack
Cossacks are a group of predominantly East Slavic people who originally were members of democratic, semi-military communities in what is today Ukraine and Southern Russia inhabiting sparsely populated areas and islands in the lower Dnieper and Don basins and who played an important role in the...
armies.
In our days, Servitka Roma is one of the best-educated Romani groups, they work in many areas.
They are known as excellent performers of Ruska Romani
Ruska Roma
The Ruska Roma , also known as Russian Gypsies , are a subgroup of Romani people, the biggest Romani group of Russia. Initially were known as Xaladitka Roma...
music and are often incorrectly considered to be Ruska Roma.
Well-known Servitka Roma
- Eugene HützEugene HützEugene Hütz , September 6, 1972) is a Ukrainian-born singer and composer, most notable as the frontman of the critically acclaimed New York Gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello. Hütz is also a DJ and actor.-Early life:...
, musician - Mikhail Erdenko, violinist, music composer
- Valentin Baglaenko, singer, theatre and cinema actor
- Nickolai Slichenko, theatre and cinema actor, Romen TheatreRomen TheatreRomen Theatre is the oldest and the most famous of Romani theatres in the world. The theatre is a key object of Romani culture in Russia, and from the moment of its foundation in 1931, it has been a centre of attraction for Romani artists in Russia....
director - Nickolai Erdenko, singer, creator of "Dzhang" group
- Sasha KolpakovSasha KolpakovSacha Kolpakov . Coming from a "Servo" family, a group of Romani people found mostly in Russia and Ukraine, he started playing a seven string guitar at an early age while living in the region of Saratov...
and Vadim Kolpakov, guitarists - Yury Ivanenko, president of Ukrainian Romani Congress, publisher of children literature in Romani
- Sergei Erdenko, vaiolinist, one of creators of "Loyko" group
- Rozalia, Radda and Leonsia Erdenko, singers