Slavo-Serbia

'''Slavo-Serbia''' ([[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]: Слов’яносе́рбія; {{lang-ru|Славяносербия or ''Slavyanoserbiya''}}; [[Serbian language|Serbian]]: Славеносрбија or ''Slavenosrbija''; archaic Serbian name: Славено-Сербія) was a territory of [[Imperial Russia]] between 1753 and 1764. It was located by the right bank of the [[Donets River]] between the [[Bakhmut River|Bakhmut]] (Бахмут) and [[Lugan River|Lugan]] (Лугань) rivers. This area today constitutes the territories of present-day [[Luhansk Oblast]] and [[Donetsk Oblast]] of [[Ukraine]]. The administrative centre of Slavo-Serbia was [[Artemivsk|Bakhmut]] (Bahmut). ==History== By the decree of the [[Governing Senate|Senate]] of May 29, 1753, the free lands of this area were offered for settlement to [[Serbs]], [[Macedonians (ethnic group)|Macedonians]], [[Vlachs]] (Romanians), [[Hungarians]] and other [[Balkan]] peoples of [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Orthodox Christian]] denomination in order to ensure frontier protection and development of this part of Southern [[steppes]]. Slavo-Serbia was directly governed by Russia's [[Governing Senate]]. The settlers eventually formed the '''Bakhmut [[hussar]] regiment''' in 1764. Also in 1764, Slavo-Serbia was transformed into the [[Donets]] [[uyezd]] of [[Yekaterinoslav Governorate]] (now in [[Dnipropetrovs'ka oblast']], [[Ukraine]]). Commandants of Slavo-Serbia were [[Rajko Preradović]] and [[Jovan Šević]]. ==Demographics== The province had ethnically diverse population that included [[Serbs]], [[Vlachs]] (Romanians), [[Hungarians]], [[Macedonians (ethnic group)|Macedonians]] and others. In 1755, the population of Slavo-Serbia numbered 1,513 inhabitants (of both genders). In 1756, in the regiment of Jovan Šević, there were 38% [[Serbs]], 23% [[Vlachs]], 9% [[Hungarians]], 8% [[Macedonians (ethnic group)|Macedonians]] and 22% others. In 1763, the population of Slavo-Serbia numbered 3,992 male inhabitants, of whom only 378 were Serbs. ==Places of Slavo-Serbia== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" |- ! Serbian name (mid 18th century)⁽¹⁾ ! Ukrainian name (mid 18th century)⁽²⁾ ! Later or current Ukrainian (Russian) name⁽²⁾ |- | Bahmut | ''Baxmut'' — Бахмут | ''[[Artemivs'k]]'' — Артемівськ (Артёмовск) |- | Serebrjanka | ''Serebrjanka'' — Серебрянка | ''Serebrjanka'' — Серебрянка (Серебрянка) |- | Privoljno | ''Pryvol'ne'' — Привольне | ''[[Pryvillja]]'' — Привілля (Приволье) |- | Verhnja | ''Verxnje'' — Верхнє | - |- | Nižnje | ''Nyžnje'' — Нижнє | ''Nyžnje'' — Нижнє (Нижнее) |- | Lugansko | ''Luhans'ke'' — Луганське | ''[[Luhans'ke]]'' — Луганське (Луганское) |- | Trojicka | ''Troïc'ke'' — Троїцьке | ''Troïc'ke'' — Троїцьке (Троицкое) |- | Kalinovo | ''Kalynovs'ke'' — Калиновське | ''Kalinove'' — Калинове (Калиново) |- | Krimsko | ''Kryms'ke'' — Кримське | ''Kryms'ke'' — Кримське (Крымское) |- | Podgorno | ''Pidgorne'' — Підгорне | ''[[Slov"janoserbs'k]]'' — Слов'яносербськ (Славяносербск) |- | Horoše | ''Xoroše'' — Хороше | ''Xoroše'' — Хороше |- | Čerkasko | ''Čerkas'ke'' — Черкаське | ''Cherkaski Brod'' — Черкаський Брід (Черкасский Брод) /
''[[Zymohir"ja]]'' — Зимогір'я (Зимогорье) |- | Žovta | ''Žovte'' — Жовте | ''Žovte'' — Жовте |- | Krasni Jar | ''Krasnyj Jar'' — Красний Яр | ''Krasnyj Jar'' — Красний Яр (Красный Яр) |- | Kamjani Brod | ''Kam"janyj Brid'' — Кам'яний Врід | ''Kam"janyj Brid'' — Кам'яний Брід (Каменный Брод) |- | Vergunci | ''Vergunka'' — Вергунка | ''Vergunka'' — Вергунка |- |align="left" colspan="30" style="font-size: 8pt"| '''Notes:''' ⁽¹⁾Serbian names given in the [[Serbian Latin alphabet]]. ⁽²⁾Ukrainian names are given in [[Romanization of Ukrainian|Latin transliterations]] and native [[Ukrainian alphabet|Cyrillic]] forms. |} ==External links== *[http://www.rastko.org.rs/rastko-ukr/istorija/mkostic-nsrbija.pdf Nova Srbija i Slavenosrbija] {{Russia-hist-stub}} {{Ukraine-hist-stub}} {{Serbia-hist-stub}} {{coord missing|Russia}}