 | Debating the Past: Modern Bulgarian Historiography—From Stambolov to Zhivkov Subjects: Bulgaria -- History -- 1878-1944; Bulgaria -- Politics and government -- 1878-1944; Bulgaria -- History -- 1944-1990; Bulgaria -- Politics and government -- 1944-1990; Historiography -- Bulgaria -- History; Stambolov Stefan 1854-1895; Stamboliiski Alek; The book is comprised of the four major debates on modern Bulgarian history from Independence in 1878 to the fall of communism in 1989. The debates are on the Bulgarian-Russian/Soviet relations, on the relations between Agrarians and Communists, on Bulgarian Fascism, and on Communism. They are associated with the rule of key political personalities in Bulgarian history: Stambolov (1887-1894), Stamboliiski (1919-1923), Tsar Boris III (1918-1943), and the communist leaders Georgi Dimitrov and Todor Zhivkov (1956-1989). The debates are traced through their various articulations and dramatic turns from their beginnings to the present day. Daskalov Roumen : Roumen Daskalov is Professor at the New Bulgarian University, Sofia and Recurrent Visiting Professor at Central European University, Budapest. |
