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Crown of Thorns

Crown of Thorns

An informative, entertaining biography of Boris III of Bulgaria, by Stephane Grueff, the son of a close advisor to the King. Originally published in 1987. [...more]

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The New Penguin Atlas of Medieval History

The New Penguin Atlas of Medieval History

Colin McEvedy's New Penguin Atlas of Medieval History is a useful tool for understanding Bulgarian history in a broader geographical context. [...more]

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Alexander Stamboliiski

Alexander Stamboliiski

R.J. Crampton offers an adept short treatment describing Alexander Stamboliiski and the impact of Agrarianism in Bulgaria during the 20th century. [...more]

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The Aspirations of Bulgaria

The Aspirations of Bulgaria

The Aspirations of Bulgaria is a contemporaneous volume shining light on Bulgarian military and political actions during the early 2oth century. [...more]

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A Short History of Bulgaria

A Short History of Bulgaria

A Short History of Bulgaria is a communist era history published in 1963 by the foreign language press of the Georgi Dimitrov State Printing House. [...more]

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Who Owns the Past? : The Politics of Time in a ‘Model’ Bulgarian Village

Who Owns the Past? : The Politics of Time in a ‘Model’ Bulgarian Village

In Who Owns the Past? : The Politics of Time in a ‘Model’ Bulgaria Village, Deema Kaneff produces a useful study of politics and community life in rural Bulgaria. [...more]

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Bulgaria, the Making of a Satellite

Bulgaria, the Making of a Satellite

Professor Nicola Dolapchiev’s Bulgaria, the Making of a Satellite won the competition and was released in 1971. The book is a historical study of the first ten years under Communist control. [...more]

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What’s On Around Bulgaria (August 2009)

What’s On Around Bulgaria (August 2009)

August is the month to escape from our regular routine, and there are events scattered all over the country to help us take our minds off of work. [...more]

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The Balkan Wars

The Balkan Wars

In The Balkan Wars: Conquest, Revolution and Retribution from the Ottoman Era to the Twentieth Century and Beyond, André Gerolymatos attempts to draw out the historical attitudes, positions and loyalties that have come to define the region and its people. [...more]

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Reluctant Icon: Gladstone, Bulgaria and the Working Classes 1856-1878

Reluctant Icon: Gladstone, Bulgaria and the Working Classes 1856-1878

An academic study, the purpose of the book is to investigate the impact of the Bulgarian Agitation of 1876-78 as a social protest movement on both domestic policy in England and foreign policy abroad. [...more]

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