[5] During the World War II, some of the archive material was confiscated by the Nazi German authorities.

[3] German Army occupied the building in two periods, so much of the archive was moved to the Faculty of Technology and the Belgrade University Library and the most valuable items were placed in the National Bank's safes.

[4] Serbia today operates an extensive network of archives that cover the whole of the country.

[6] When taking the time of origin into account, the archival materials are divided into two segments – the old and new period.

Besides that, the Archives of Serbia also preserve private and family records and collections, as well as collections of statesmen, politicians, scientists, writers, cultural and public workers, and other important figures of Serbia.

The oldest document preserved in the Archive is the Visoki Dečani founding charter from 1330.

[7] Other notable documents are also kept in the Archive, including: documents issues by Karađorđe, Constitution of Principality of Serbia, Law on Proclamation of Kingdom of Serbia, tanners guild law proclaimed by Arsenije III Crnojević and others.

He emigrated from Russian Empire and worked for the Ministry of Architecture in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.