Преписка митрополита Михаила и грофице А. Д. Блудове о догађајима у Србији 1868. године
The Correspondence Between Serbian Metropolitan Mihailo and Countess A. D. Bludova on Events in Serbia in 1868

Summary/Abstract: In the second half of 1867, there was a change in domestic and foreign policy of the Serbian Prince Mihailo Obrenović. The changes that ensued have caused the disruption of relations between the Principality of Serbia and the Russian Empire. After the assassination of the Serbian prince and the takeover of the power by the Regency, headed by Milivoje Petrović Blaznavac, SerbianRussian relations have been further undermined. On several occasions, with the Serbian Metropolitan Mihailo as a mediator, an attempt was made to conciliate two sides, thanks to the help of his Russian acquaintance, Countess Antonina Dmitrievna Bludova, who enjoyed a great reputation in Russian official and unofficial social circles. In this paper are presented six critically edited letters written in 1868: five letters were written by the Serbian Metropolitan Mihailo, and one by Countess Bludova as her reply to his last letters. The edited correspondence, currently a part of archival fond within The Russian State Archive of Ancient Documents, enlightens the political situation in the Principality of Serbia in 1868 and represents an especially important historical source for researching the history of Serbian-Russian relations.

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