The Russian Secret Service and King Alexander Obrenović of Serbia (1900–1903)
Abstract
The period of 1900-1903 saw three phases of cooperation between the Russian Secret Service (Okhrana) and King Alexander Obrenović of Serbia. It is safe to say that the Secret Service operated in Serbia as an extended arm of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, i.e. of its diplomatic mission in Belgrade. Its goal was to fortify the position of Russia in Serbia after King Alexander's wedding and the departure of his father, ex-King Milan (who abdicated in 1889 in favour of his minor son), from the country. The Serbian King, however, benefited little from the cooperation, because he did not receive assistance from the Secret Service when he needed it most. Thus, the issue of conspiracy against his life was lightly treated throughout 1902 until his assassination in 1903. In the third and last period of cooperation, from the beginning of 1902 until the King's assassination on 11 June 1903,1 the Russian ministries of Internal and Foreign Affairs forbade the agents to receive money from ...the Serbian King and relieved them of any duty regarding the protection of his life.
Keywords:
King Alexander Obrenović / Serbia / Russia / Russian secret service / Russian Ministry of Foreign AffairsSource:
Balcanica, 2012, XLIII, 143-168Publisher:
- Belgrade : Institute for Balkan Studies, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
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Institution/Community
Балканолошки институт САНУ / Institute for Balkan Studies SASATY - JOUR AU - Rajić, Suzana PY - 2012 UR - https://dais.sanu.ac.rs/123456789/4339 AB - The period of 1900-1903 saw three phases of cooperation between the Russian Secret Service (Okhrana) and King Alexander Obrenović of Serbia. It is safe to say that the Secret Service operated in Serbia as an extended arm of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, i.e. of its diplomatic mission in Belgrade. Its goal was to fortify the position of Russia in Serbia after King Alexander's wedding and the departure of his father, ex-King Milan (who abdicated in 1889 in favour of his minor son), from the country. The Serbian King, however, benefited little from the cooperation, because he did not receive assistance from the Secret Service when he needed it most. Thus, the issue of conspiracy against his life was lightly treated throughout 1902 until his assassination in 1903. In the third and last period of cooperation, from the beginning of 1902 until the King's assassination on 11 June 1903,1 the Russian ministries of Internal and Foreign Affairs forbade the agents to receive money from the Serbian King and relieved them of any duty regarding the protection of his life. PB - Belgrade : Institute for Balkan Studies, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts T2 - Balcanica T1 - The Russian Secret Service and King Alexander Obrenović of Serbia (1900–1903) SP - 143 EP - 168 IS - XLIII DO - 10.2298/BALC1243143R UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_4339 ER -
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Rajić, S.. (2012). The Russian Secret Service and King Alexander Obrenović of Serbia (1900–1903). in Balcanica Belgrade : Institute for Balkan Studies, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.(XLIII), 143-168. https://doi.org/10.2298/BALC1243143R https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_4339
Rajić S. The Russian Secret Service and King Alexander Obrenović of Serbia (1900–1903). in Balcanica. 2012;(XLIII):143-168. doi:10.2298/BALC1243143R https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_4339 .
Rajić, Suzana, "The Russian Secret Service and King Alexander Obrenović of Serbia (1900–1903)" in Balcanica, no. XLIII (2012):143-168, https://doi.org/10.2298/BALC1243143R ., https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_4339 .