Conflict of Different Visions: Macedonian Emigration in Bulgaria in the Period Between the Two World Wars

After the World War I numerous Macedonian émigrés who found themselves in Bulgaria set up various organizations bringing them together. Although the activities of most of such organisations were controlled by the VMRO, there were some periods when it was possible for an independent pro‑sovereignty...

Description complète

Enregistré dans:
Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Vera Goševa
Format: article
Langue:EN
PL
Publié: Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing 2014
Sujets:
Law
K
J
Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/99d3001ec6fc47b79b69b15872769f3a
Tags: Ajouter un tag
Pas de tags, Soyez le premier à ajouter un tag!
Description
Résumé:After the World War I numerous Macedonian émigrés who found themselves in Bulgaria set up various organizations bringing them together. Although the activities of most of such organisations were controlled by the VMRO, there were some periods when it was possible for an independent pro‑sovereignty movement to exist under the umbrella of Macedonian émigré associations. The forceful takeover of the Ilinden Organization – one of the most vocal champions of Macedonian interests on emigration – executed by way of the physical liquidation of its members by VMRO activists, was symptomatic of the way in which every attempt was stifled of expressing pro‑independence sentiments leading to Macedonia’s political independence.