ARE THERE SERBS IN SERRES? THE SERBIAN CONSULATE IN SERRES AND THE MACEDONIAN QUESTION AT THE TURN OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

This article examines the brief history of the Serbian consulate in Serres in 1897–1899 as a failed attempt at state-building. Drawing on evidence from recently published materials by the Serbian State Archives, the article argues that the Serbian consuls in S...

THE GREEK CONSULAR NETWORK IN BULGARIAN LANDS BEFORE THE LIBERATION

The aim of the proposed study is to trace the creation and the development of the Greek consular network in Bulgaria in the second half of the 19th century. The topic has not been the subject of scientific research so far, but is important for understanding th...

LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF BULGARIAN TRADE AGENCIES AND CONSULATES (1891 – 1918)

The article examines the legal regulation of the service in the Bulgarian trade agencies/consulates for the period from 1891 to 1918. The attempts at bilateral negotiations on the subject with the Ottoman Empire are examined, the two normative acts fixing the...

BUILDING THE NETWORK OF BULGARIAN TRADE AGENCIES IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE AT THE END OF THE 19TH CENTURY – CHALLENGES, PROBLEMS, SOLUTIONS

The article examines the challenges in the construction of the network of Bulgarian trade agencies in the Ottoman Empire at the end of the 19th century. Although they officially have consular functions, the Bulgarian representations are an important part of Pr...

THE EAST-WEST PROCEDURAL CONFLICT OVER THE 1946 PARIS PEACE CONFERENCE

The article presents the procedure for the conclusion of peace treaties with the five former satellites of Nazi Germany after the end of the Second World War. The paper uses the methodology of the historical and legal analysis. The focus is on the accessible S...

THE MERIT OF STEFAN CHAPRASHIKOV FOR CARRYING THE OLYMPIC FLAME IN 1936

The purpose of the present research is aimed at presenting new information related to the activities of Stefan Chaprashikov and his role in conducting the first Olympic torch relay for the Olympic Games in Berlin in 1936. Several areas for gathering informatio...

THE FAMOUS RAKOVSKI: THE REVIVAL FIGURE IN THE LIGHT OF NEWLY DISCOVERED OTTOMAN ARCHIVE SOURCES

МОНОГРАФИЯ ЗА БЪЛГАРО-ФРЕНСКИТЕ ОТНОШЕНИЯ

A BROAD VISION OF BULGARIAN HISTORY IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY