- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- List of Maps
- List of Tables
- Abbreviations
- Transliteration scheme
- Prologue
- 1 Origins
- 2 The Bulgarian National Renaissance, I. Introduction
- 3 The Bulgarian National Renaissance, II. The Cultural Revival and the Creation of the Modern Bulgarian State
- 4 The Tŭrnovo Constitution and the Reign of Prince Alexander, 1878–1886
- 5 Stefan Stambolov, Prince Ferdinand, and the Quest for Recognition, 1887–1896
- 6 Prince Ferdinand’s Personal Rule, 1896–1912
- 7 Bulgaria at War, 1912–1918
- 8 Between Two Wars, 1919–1941
- 9 Bulgaria and the Second World War, 1941–1944
- 10 Social and Economic Factors, 1878–1944
- 11 The Communist Acquisition of Power, 1944–1948
- 12. The Communists in Power, I. The Rule of Terror, the Reign of Vŭlko Chervenkov, and the Rise of Todor Zhivkov, 1948–1965
- 13 The Communists in Power, II. The Rule of Todor Zhivkov, 1965–1989
- 14 Post-Communist Bulgaria, 1989–2005
- 15 The Minority and Demographic Questions
- Epilogue: Bulgaria between East and West
- APPENDIX Bulgarian Political Parties, 1878–1934<sup>1</sup>
- Bibliographical Notes
- Index
Prologue
Prologue
- Chapter:
- (p.1) Prologue
- Source:
- Bulgaria
- Author(s):
R. J. Crampton (Contributor Webpage)
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
In Great Britain during the second half of the 20th century, Bulgaria was probably the least known of all the East European states. Even Albania, under the egregious leadership of Enver Hoxha, seemed to receive more media coverage. Only with the occasional scandal, such as the murder of Georgi Markov, was this apparent indifference abandoned and this ignorance dented. Shortly after the First World War, a major Bulgarian critic and scholar regretted that of all the foreign influences on Bulgarian culture, the English has been the weakest. The distance between Bulgaria and England remains too great today, even though Bulgaria is now on the threshold of membership of the European Union (EU).
Keywords: Bulgaria, Great Britain, history, Balkan states, foreign relations, politics
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- List of Maps
- List of Tables
- Abbreviations
- Transliteration scheme
- Prologue
- 1 Origins
- 2 The Bulgarian National Renaissance, I. Introduction
- 3 The Bulgarian National Renaissance, II. The Cultural Revival and the Creation of the Modern Bulgarian State
- 4 The Tŭrnovo Constitution and the Reign of Prince Alexander, 1878–1886
- 5 Stefan Stambolov, Prince Ferdinand, and the Quest for Recognition, 1887–1896
- 6 Prince Ferdinand’s Personal Rule, 1896–1912
- 7 Bulgaria at War, 1912–1918
- 8 Between Two Wars, 1919–1941
- 9 Bulgaria and the Second World War, 1941–1944
- 10 Social and Economic Factors, 1878–1944
- 11 The Communist Acquisition of Power, 1944–1948
- 12. The Communists in Power, I. The Rule of Terror, the Reign of Vŭlko Chervenkov, and the Rise of Todor Zhivkov, 1948–1965
- 13 The Communists in Power, II. The Rule of Todor Zhivkov, 1965–1989
- 14 Post-Communist Bulgaria, 1989–2005
- 15 The Minority and Demographic Questions
- Epilogue: Bulgaria between East and West
- APPENDIX Bulgarian Political Parties, 1878–1934<sup>1</sup>
- Bibliographical Notes
- Index
