Danubius International Conferences, 5th International Conference The Danube - Axis of European Identity

Serbs in the Danube Region (XIX – early XX centuries)

Liliya Tsyganenko
Last modified: 2015-05-11

Abstract

The territory of the Ukrainian Danube region – unique in terms of the ethnic region in the historical development of which contributed to the representatives of various ethnic groups and peoples: Ukrainians, Russians, Moldovans, Bulgarians, Germans, Armenians and others. They were among the settlers on the banks of the Danube and a few representatives of the Serbian people. The article discusses the history of the emergence of Serbian immigrants in the region; their settlement on lands Akkerman and Izmail districts in the XIX – early XX centuries; the participation in economic, political, religious, cultural, educational and administrative life of the region.