Its history dates back to the time the Serbian-Turkish war (1876), when under the command of General Mikhail Chernyaye, Russian volunteers arrived in Serbian aid. Firstly they erected a tent near the church dedicated to St-. Aleksandar Nevsky. The old church was built in 1877, but later had a turbulent history. The church has significant relics, frescoes, and in the interior of the plaque, Serbian warriors, the Russian Tsar Nicholas the Second, and King Alexander I Karadjordjevic.