Association of Serbian Youth explained

The Association of Serbian Youth (Serbian: Дружина младежи српске / Družina mladeži srpske) was the first student organisation in Serbia, founded in 1847 by the students of the Lyceum of the Principality of Serbia.^[1]

The society was founded in Belgrade on 20 June 1847 by Lycée professor Sergije Nikolić and a few students, namely Jevrem Grujić and Milovan Janković.^[2] Later, their number grew with Petar Protić-Sokoljanin (1827-1954) and Dimitrije Petrović, who were the best known, and shortly before its demise in 1851 the society had some fifty regular members.^[3]

This organisation was banned and disestablished in 1851 because of their criticism of the Defenders of the Constitution.

See also

• Liberal Party (Kingdom of Serbia)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Prvi srpski studenti . Petar Blečić . 2007 . Panorama . 24 July 2012 . 10 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120610074521/http://prijemni.infostud.com/ecms/viewarticle.php?id=12500&ml . dead .
2. Book: Trencsenyi . Balazs . Kopecek . Michal . National Romanticism: The Formation of National Movements: Discourses of Collective Identity in Central and Southeast Europe 17701945 . 2006 . Central European University Press . 9789637326608 . 154 . en. As a student in Belgrade, he actively participated in the foundation — in 1847 — of the youth organization Druzina mladezi srpske (Association of Serbian Youth)..
3. cite book|last=Gavela|first=Djuro|title=Kovcezić|year=1985|publisher=Vukov i Dositejev muzej, Prosveta|location=Belgrade|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MdEKAQAAMAAJ&q=%D0%94%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0+%D0%BC%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%B6%D0%B8+%D1%81%D1%80%D0%BF%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B5|accessdate=27 July 2012|page=67|language=Serbian|quote=...један од оснивача Дружине младежи српске, Петар Протић Сокољанин...