Pavle Julinac

It is not known for certain where Pavle Julinac was born. Some sources state that he was born in Segedin; others believe it was in Čurug. He came from a noble Serbian Military Frontier family, the son of an Austrian soldier Arsenije Julinac, and the nephew of Major Vasilije Julinac of Segedin. Julinac attended the Lyceum in Pozun (Bratislava) from 1747 to 1753. Upon graduation, Julinac spoke Serbian, Slovak, German, Hungarian, Romanian, Russian, and French. He held the greatest esteem for his teacher and mentor, Slovak historian Jovan Tomka Saksi, who taught the importance of geography as an introduction to historical treatises. Upon retirement, Julinac's father received patent of nobility. A title and an estate too small to support his numerous family Pavle was entrusted to the care of his wealthy godfather, then Lieutenant Colonel Jovan Šević, who took Pavle after graduation with him to Russia. Pavle eventually entered the Russian military service and was assigned to the Russian embassy in Vienna as a courier. ==Slavo-Serbia and New Serbia==

At the time, free lands in Slavo-Serbia and New Serbia were being offered to Serbs, Vlachs, and other Balkan people of Orthodox Christian denomination to ensure frontier protection and development of this part of Southern steppes. Slavo-Serbia was directly governed by Russia's Governing Senate. Pavle Julinac joined the mass of settlers leaving Austria for Russia, led by Rajko Preradović and his godfather Jovan Šević. Upon his arrival in Russia, Julinac immediately entered the Russian military service. ==Works==

He is best known for four books, each with a historical and literary significance of the time. Julinac's books were printed in the Greco-Orthodox typography of Dimitrije Teodosije, a printer of Greek origin. Marmontel's Belisaire was the first French novel translated into Serbian and published by Pavle Julinac in the year 1775. Julinac also translated The Song of Roland, an epic poem based on the Battle of Roncevaux in 778, during the reign of Charlemagne who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle as Matter of France. He wrote his memoirs and a travel book of his visit to Hilandar Monastery at Mount Athos. His contemporary, the famous Serbian man of letter, Dositej Obradović, called him "Major Julinac," the highest military rank he attained while in the Russian military and diplomatic service. ==See also==