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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">RUDN Journal of Russian History</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">RUDN Journal of Russian History</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: История России</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2312-8674</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2312-8690</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">39962</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2312-8674-2024-23-2-179-190</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">TOCGGQ</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE IN CONTEXT OF ITS PERIOD AND GEOPOLITICAL ENVIRONMENT</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>РОССИЙСКАЯ ИМПЕРИЯ В КОНТЕКСТЕ ВРЕМЕНИ И ГЕОПОЛИТИКИ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Serbia in the Economic Strategy of the Russian Empire in Late XIX - Early XX Century</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Сербия в экономической стратегии Российской империи в конце XIX - начале ХХ в.</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2316-7116</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">3698-0138</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Vishnyakov</surname><given-names>Yaroslav V.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Вишняков</surname><given-names>Ярослав Валерианович</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Dr. Habil. History, Professor of the Department of World and Russian History</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>доктор исторических наук, профессор кафедры всемирной и отечественной истории</p></bio><email>vishnyakov@yandex.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO)</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Московский государственный институт международных отношений (университет) МИД</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2024-06-30" publication-format="electronic"><day>30</day><month>06</month><year>2024</year></pub-date><volume>23</volume><issue>2</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">The Russian Empire in Context of its Period and Geopolitical Environment</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">Российская империя в контексте времени и геополитики</issue-title><fpage>179</fpage><lpage>190</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2024-07-10"><day>10</day><month>07</month><year>2024</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2024, Vishnyakov Y.V.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2024, Вишняков Я.В.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2024</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Vishnyakov Y.V.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Вишняков Я.В.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/russian-history/article/view/39962">https://journals.rudn.ru/russian-history/article/view/39962</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p style="text-align: justify;">The author identifies the role of the economic factor as an integral part of the broad Russian-Austrian rivalry in the Balkans, as well as its role in the implementation of the global political strat-egy of St. Petersburg ruling circles. The source base is the materials from the Archive of Foreign Policy of the Russian Empire. The article analyzes the plans of the Russian Empire for economic penetration into the Serbian markets in the late XIX - early XX century, as part of the global political strategy of St. Petersburg ruling circles to strengthen their influence in the region. Particular attention is paid to the activities of the Russian Danube Shipping Company, since its development at the end of the XIX - beginning of the XX century allowed the Russian Empire to gain a foothold in the oil markets not only of the Balkan countries, but also of Austria-Hungary and Germany. Its strategic role increased significantly after the coup of 1903, when big Russian capital began to penetrate into Serbia; it was connected with Belgrade’s interest in military supplies from the Russian Empire. The author comes to the conclusions that Russian diplomacy did not always correctly use its capabilities to strengthen its influence in the country. The Russian Empire products failed to gain absolute dominance on the Serbian market. However, obtaining a monopoly on the sale of kerosene in Serbia, despite the general unprofitability of the Russian Danube Shipping Company, provided St. Petersburg with important strategic presence in the Balkan region, being a serious argument in the political confrontation with the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which was especially evident during the First World War.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p style="text-align: justify;">Определяется роль экономического фактора как составной части широкого российско-австрийского соперничества на Балканах, а также его роли в реализации глобальной политической стратегии петербургских правящих кругов. Источниковая база основана на материалах Архива внешней политики Российской империи. В статье анализируются планы Российской империи по экономическому проникновению на рынки Сербии в конце XIX - начале ХХ в. как часть глобальной политической стратегии петербургских правящих кругов по укреплению своего влияния в регионе. Особое место в статье уделено деятельности русского дунайского пароходства, поскольку его развитие конце XIX - начале XX в. позволяло Российской империи закрепиться на нефтяных рынках не только балканских стран, но и Австро-Венгрии и Германии. Его стратегическая роль существенно возросла после переворота 1903 года, когда в Сербию стал проникать крупный русский капитал, связанный с заинтересованностью Белграда в военных поставках из Российской империи. Автор приходит к выводу, что российская дипломатия не всегда правильно использовала свои возможности для укрепления своего влияния в стране. Товарам из Российской империи так и не удалось получить абсолютного преобладания на сербском рынке. Однако получение монополии на продажу в Сербии керосина, несмотря на общую убыточность деятельности русского дунайского пароходства, обеспечила Петербургу важное стратегическое присутствие в балканском регионе, явившись серьезным аргументом в политическом противостоянии с Австро-Венгерской империей, что особенно проявилось в годы Первой мировой войны.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>Russian-Serbian relations</kwd><kwd>Black Sea-Danube Shipping Company</kwd><kwd>Milan Obrenovic</kwd><kwd>M.A. Poggio</kwd><kwd>N. Pasic</kwd><kwd>foreign trade of the Russian Empire</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>российско-сербские отношения</kwd><kwd>Черноморско-Дунайское пароходство</kwd><kwd>Милан Обренович</kwd><kwd>М.А. Поджио</kwd><kwd>Н. 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