Вклад сербского митрополита Михаила (1826–1898) в развитие сербско-русских культурных связей
The Contribution of Serbian Metropolitan Michael (1826–1898) to the Develipment of Serbian/Russian Cultural Relations

Summary/Abstract: This article examines the contribution of Serbian Metropolitan Michael (1826–1898) to the establishment and development of cultural ties between Serbia and Russia. After completing his studies at the Kyiv Theological Academy, Miloje Jovanović was tonsured a monk with the name Michael. Upon returning to his homeland, in addition to his pastoral ministry, he was actively involved in political, educational, and cultural activities. Metropolitan Michael enjoyed great respect and popularity in Russia; his friends and correspondents included prominent figures of the Slavophile movement, members of the upper aristocracy, scholars, diplomats, and military personnel. The Metropolitan made significant efforts to promote Serbian history in Russia and the goal of liberation and unification of the Serbian people. For many years, he supplied Russian libraries with Serbian publications and facilitated the translation of Russian literature into Serbian. The Metropolitan took an active part in preparing the Serbian section of the All-Russian Ethnographic Exhibition of 1867. The Metropolitan played a special role in educating Serbian students in Russia, including young women from Serbian lands, to prepare them for teaching. As the ecclesiastical and cultural representative of the Serbian Principality in Russia, Metropolitan Michael secured permission to open a Serbian Metochion in Moscow in 1874.

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