. ▁Rus ki ▁Kr st ur ▁is ▁the ▁cultural ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁Rus yn s ▁in ▁Ser bia . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁Rus yn s ▁in ▁Rus ki ▁Kr st ur ▁is ▁in ▁constant ▁decl ine ▁as ▁many ▁of ▁them ▁have ▁moved ▁out ▁to ▁Canada ▁concentr ating ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁North ▁Battle ford , ▁S ask atch ew an ▁. ▁ ▁Name ▁Its ▁name ▁means ▁" the ▁Rus yn ▁Kr st ur " ▁( There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁village ▁called ▁Sr ps ki ▁Kr st ur , ▁meaning ▁" the ▁Ser b ▁Kr st ur ", ▁in ▁V oj vod ina ). ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁" K r st ur " ▁itself ▁derived ▁from ▁S lav ic ▁word ▁kr st ▁( к р ст ) ▁(" cross " ▁in ▁English ). ▁The ▁Hung arian ▁name ▁for ▁the ▁village ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁word ▁" ker eszt ", ▁which ▁also ▁means ▁" cross " ▁in ▁English . ▁The ▁first ▁written ▁record ▁of ▁Rus ki ▁Kr st ur ▁was ▁made ▁during ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Hung ary ▁in ▁ 1 4 1 0 ▁and ▁then ▁in ▁ 1 4 5 2 , ▁mention ing ▁it ▁under ▁name ▁K ere z th wr . ▁ ▁In ▁Hung arian ▁the ▁village ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁B ác sk eres zt ú r ; ▁in ▁Slov ak ▁as ▁Rus k ý ▁K е r е st ur ; ▁and ▁in ▁Cro at ian ▁as ▁Rus ki ▁Kr st ur , ▁in ▁Rus yn ▁ ▁Ру