The reasons and consequences of cooperation between the worshippers movement of Bishop Nikolai Velimirovich and the organization of Dimitri Letich "Zbor" in the history of the Serbian Orthodox Church.

The article is devoted to the relations between the worshippers movement led by Bishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church Nikolai Velimirovich and the nationalist organization "Zbor" of the Yugoslav politician Dimitri Letich. The central problem of the article is the influence of these organizations on each other based on differences and similarities in understanding the connection between Orthodoxy and Serbian nationalism. The article provides an analysis of the reasons for mutually beneficial cooperation between these social movements in the period of the 20 – 30s of the twentieth century. It is worth emphasizing that the consequence of the interaction between them was the deterioration of the situation of the Serbian Orthodox Church under the new communist government, which was expressed in increased repression and reputational damage inflicted on the clergy and religious organizations in general as a result of their participation in the events of World War II.

Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Serbian Orthodox Church, Bishop Nikolai Velimirovich, Dimitri Letich, the worshippers movement, Zbor organization, Serbian Volunteer Corps, The Government of National Salvation of Milan Nedic, People's Liberation War of Yugoslavia, Orthodox People's Christian Union