After the First Serbian Uprising in 1804, this lawyer from Ruma (then ruled by Austrian Empire), who received his doctor of law degree from the University of Budapest and for a while taught History of Law with his fellow Serbs, law professor Gligorije Trlajić and physicist Atanasije Stojković at the new Imperial Kharkov University (founded by Vasily Karazin and established in 1804 by Emperor Alexander I of Russia), joined his compatriots in Serbia in their fight for independence. The shock of that seizure had salutary results in Serbia, for it called into existence a widespread spirit of patriotism, especially among the youth. Education was fostered, and an enlightened parliament began to prepare a new constitution that should rid the obstructive Turkish ways.
After the 1804 Serbian Uprising, a lawyer from Ruma (then part of Austria) who held a law degree from Budapest joined his fellow Serbs in their fight for independence at the newly established Imperial Kharkov University. This event sparked a sense of national pride among young people in Serbia, leading to an increase in education and the creation of a parliament that aimed to create a new constitution to overcome Turkish dominance.