Pro-Serbian

Serbophilia () is the admiration, appreciation and/or emulation of a non-Serbian person who expresses a strong interest, positive predisposition or appreciation for the Serbian people, Serbia, Republika Srpska, Serbian language, culture or history. Its opposite is Serbophobia.

History

20th century

World War I

During World War I, Serbophilia was present in western countries.

Breakup of Yugoslavia

Political scientist Sabrina P. Ramet writes that Serbophilia in France during the 1990s was "traditional", partly as a response to the closeness between Germany and Croatia. Business ties continued during the war and fostered a desire for economic normalization.

Serbophiles

* Jacob Grimm German philologist, jurist and mythologist. Learnt Serbian in order to read Serbian epic poetry.
* Archibald Reiss German-Swiss publicist, chemist, forensic scientist, a professor at the University of Lausanne.
* Victor Hugo French poet, novelist, and dramatist of the Romantic movement. Hugo wrote the speech ''Pour la Serbie''.
* Alphonse de Lamartine French author, poet, and statesman.
* Helen of Anjou French noblewoman who became queen consort of the Serbian Kingdom.
* Mircea I and Vlad III Dracula
*Several notable composers used motifs from Serbian folk music and composed works inspired by Serbian history or culture, such as:
** Johannes Brahms German composer, pianist, and conductor of the Romantic period.
**Franz Liszt Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor, music teacher, arranger, and organist of the Romantic era.
**Arthur Rubinstein Polish-American classical pianist.
** Antonín Dvořák Czech composer, one of the first to achieve worldwide recognition.
** Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Russian composer of the Romantic period (See Serbo-Russian March).
** Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Russian composer, and a member of the group of composers known as The Five (See Fantasy on Serbian Themes).
** Franz Schubert Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras.
** Hans Huber Swiss composer. Between 1894 and 1918, he composed five operas.
* Rebecca West (1892–1983) British travel writer. Was described by American media as having a pro-Serbian stance.
* Flora Sandes British Irish volunteer in World War I.
* Ruth Mitchell American volunteer in the Chetniks, World War II. Sister of Billy Mitchell.Kurapovna, Marcia.''Shadows on the Mountain: The Allies, the Resistance, and the Rivalries that Doomed WWII Yugoslavia''. John Wiley & Sons, 2009, pp. 71–72.Mirkovic, Alexander
"Angels and Demons: Yugoslav Resistance in the American Press 1941–1945"
''World History Connected'', University of Illinois website, 2012.
*Richard Grenell American diplomat, public official, and Trump administration official.
*Robert De Niro American actor
*John Challis English actor best known for portraying Terrance Aubrey "Boycie" Boyce in the BBC Television sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses'' (1981–2003) and its sequel/spin-off ''The Green Green Grass'' (2005–2009)
* Peter Handke Austrian novelist and playwright, Nobel Prize winner. Supported Serbia in the Yugoslav Wars.
* Eduard Limonov Russian writer and poet.
* Ángel Pulido Spanish physician, publicist and politician, who stood out as prominent philosephardite during the Restoration
* Essad Pasha Toptani Ottoman Albanian politician.
* Anna Dandolo Venetian noblewoman who became Queen of Serbia.
* Józef Bartłomiej Zimorowic Polish poet and historian of the Baroque era.
* Adam Jerzy Czartoryski Polish nobleman, statesman, diplomat and author.
* Pavel Jozef Šafárik Slovakian philologist, poet, literary historian, historian and ethnographer in the Kingdom of Hungary. He was one of the first scientific Slavistics.
* Ján Kollár Slovakian writer (mainly poet), archaeologist, scientist, politician, and main ideologist of Pan-Slavism.
* Ľudovít Štúr Slovakian revolutionary politician and writer.
* Henry Bax-Ironside British diplomat.
* Eleftherios Venizelos Greek statesman and a prominent leader of the Greek national liberation movement.
* Dimitrios Karatasos Greek armatolos who participated in the Greek War of Independence, and several other rebellions, seeking to liberate his native Greek Macedonia.
* Herbert Vivian British journalist and author of ''Servia: The Poor Man's Paradise'' and ''The Servian Tragedy: With Some Impressions of Macedonia''.
* Alexander Kolchak Imperial Russian admiral, military leader and polar explorer.
* Yu Hua Chinese author.
* František Zach Czech soldier and military theorist.

Gallery

File:Chain of Friendship cartoon.jpg, "A Threatening Situation", a comic published in the American newspaper the Brooklyn Eagle in July 1914
File:Gallipoli4.jpg, Departure for Serbia
File:Kosovo day.jpg, WWI poster - ''Kosovo Day'', June 28, 1916, published in solidarity with the Serb allies
File:Save Serbia poster 1915.jpg, WWI poster - ''Save Serbia'' (1915)
File:Boardman Robinson WWI poster 1.jpg, American poster of the Serbian Relief Fund, organised by Mabel Grouitch, asking for donations to help Serbia on the brink of famine.

See also

*Serbian nationalism
*Slavophilia
*Greece–Serbia relations

References

Sources

* Sells, David (1997). ''Serb 'Demons' Strike Back'' (Royal Institute of International Affairs) Vol. 53, No. 2
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External links

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{{Cultural appreciation

Admiration of foreign cultures
Culture of Serbia
Serbian nationalism