119 Mutually Assured Excommunication
As the battle between supporters of an independent Bulgarian church and the Patriarchate heats up, the Uniate church becomes an even...
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Eric D. Halsey
Jul 24, 20203 min read
118 Balkan Smoke and Unifications
Tobacco and coffeehouses are growing in importance as markers of social status and places to plan political change. Meanwhile, two new...
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Eric D. Halsey
Jul 24, 20203 min read
117 Soft Power
Following Russia's defeat in the Crimean War, it's forced to change its geopolitical strategy in the Balkans. Shut out of the ability to...
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Eric D. Halsey
Jun 29, 20201 min read
116 In the European Style
As the Crimean War draws to a close, nothing much is changing and yet everything is changing. The war has helped bring even more European...
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Eric D. Halsey
Jun 8, 20203 min read
115 The Crimean War
With the outbreak of the Crimean War, Bulgarians rush to see how they can aid the Russian cause and appeal to the Tsar for assistance...
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Eric D. Halsey
May 31, 20202 min read
114 The End of The Concert
As the political fallout from the failed revolutions of 1848 reverberates throughout Europe, its impact finally reached Bulgaria as...
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Eric D. Halsey
May 16, 20202 min read
113 The Spring of Nations
After the Great Powers of Europe spend the post-Napoleonic decades suppressing revolutionary movements in Ottoman lands, they finally...
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Eric D. Halsey
Apr 27, 20201 min read
112 Tanzimat
As the young Abdulmejid I takes the throne, he has to immediately contend with the "Eastern Crisis" of 1840. Meanwhile, he launches the...
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Eric D. Halsey
Apr 26, 20202 min read
111 Rebellions All the Way Down
As the Bulgarian National Revival ramps up with more and more books being published, rebellions break out throughout the Balkans....
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Eric D. Halsey
Mar 10, 20201 min read
110 “The start of the Balkan tragedy”
In the aftermath of the fighting over Greece's independence, we take a moment to reflect on the stage being set for Bulgaria in the 19th...
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Eric D. Halsey
Mar 3, 20201 min read
109 The Auspicious Incident
As the Greek situation in their war of independence looks worse and worse, Sultan Mahmud II finally executes his masterstroke to begin...
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Eric D. Halsey
Feb 27, 20201 min read
108 The Greek War of Independence
Following Serbia's successful revolt, the Greeks no see whether they can overcome the Ottoman military and Europe's newfound...
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Eric D. Halsey
Feb 20, 20201 min read
107 The Congress of Vienna
With the end of the Napoleonic Wars, the European powers are defining a new way to relate to one another. Alongside this new "concert of...
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Eric D. Halsey
Jan 16, 20201 min read
106 Karađorđe
As the Serbian Uprising and the Napoleonic Wars rage, shifting alliances create new geopolitical realities before anyone can adapt....
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