There is a community of

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(; ), which includes Ukrainian citizens of ethnic Serb descent or

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n-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

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. The Serbian Ministry of Diaspora estimated in 2007 that there was a Serbian diaspora community numbering ca. 15,000 people in Ukraine. 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.

Notable people

John of Tobolsk John of Tobolsk (; 1651–1715, born as Ioann Maksimovich Vasilkovskiy (, , ''Ivan Maksymovych Vasylkivskyi'') was a teacher, writer and clergyman of Ukrainian Cossack origin, who served as the Orthodox archbishop of Chernihiv and Novhorod-Siv ...

, 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 Milica Bogdanovna Jovović; ; ( ; born December 17, 1975), known professionally as Milla Jovovich (), is an American actress and former fashion model. Her starring roles in numerous science fiction film, science-fiction and action films led th ...

, 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

References

Sources

* *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. Ethnic groups in Ukraine