Year XXIX, Issue 4, 2021<<Archive>>
Viеw Ovеr thе Bаlkаn Pеninsulа
ON THE POITICAL ECONOMY OF THE APRIL UPRISING OF 1876
Based on a politico-economic analysis, the paper provides answers to important questions about the April Uprising of 1876: why the Bulgarians revolted, why many Bulgarians did not revolt, and why the uprising was relatively short as a time-span. According to t...
April uprising; political economy; collective action; free rider problem
PARTICIPATION OF THE BATTALIONS OF THE 11TH MARCHING REGIMENT IN THE BATTLES FOR THE CONTROL OF THE FORTIFIED POSITIONS IN THE AREA OF THE TOWN OF MACHIN IN JANUARY 1917
The study is devoted to little-known facts related to the participation and contribution of the troops of the 11th Marching Regiment to the victory achieved in the battles for control of the heavily fortified area in the Machin. The data presented come to fill...
11th Marching Regiment; infantry battalion; 3rd Army; subdivisions; Dobrudzha Front; First World War; Bulgarian Army
Civilizаtion Boundаriеs
REFLECTIONS ON RUSSOPHOBIA IN BRITAIN IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY
This article explores some of the most important aspects of the beginnings and early development of Russophobia in Britain. In the first half of the 19th century public opinion started to shift from Francophobia to Anti-Russian sentiment. The reasons for this...
Russophobia; British public opinion; Nicholas I; Marquis de Custine; David Urquhart
ACTIVITIES OF LAND SETTLEMENT COMMISSIONS IN THE SOUTH OF UKRAINE IN THE YEARS OF STOLYPIN AGRARIAN REFORM (1906 – 1917)
The article is devoted to one of the important aspects of the Stolypin agrarian reform – the practical activities of land settlement commissions in the field of land surveying in Southern Ukraine in 1906 – 1917. The personnel, tasks and functional responsibili...
South of Ukraine; Stolypin agrarian reform; land settlement commissions; boundary survey; land management; Bulgarian colonies
A BULGARIAN STUDENT IN EARLY XX CENTURY UKRAINE: STUDY, LIFESTYLE AND CHALLENGES
The paper discusses the life of Konstantin Nikolov, a Bulgarian from the town of Gorna Oryahovitsa, during his study at the Kyiv Institute of Commerce (1909 – 1915). The very “insignificance” of this person allows for some wider generalizations, given the fact...
history of Bulgaria; Kyiv Institute of Commerce; micro-history; World War I; students