138 Looking Back on Bulgarian Awakening, Part 1
In this episode, we recap the years 1807 to 1862 as a series of wars and uprisings rapidly diminish Ottoman power and holdings in the...
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Eric D. Halsey
May 25, 20212 min read
137 The Congress of Berlin
After the San Stefano treaty provoked outrage in the capitals of Europe and a series of secret agreements for adjusting it were...
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Eric D. Halsey
Apr 28, 20214 min read
136 The Russo-Turkish War, Part 3
It's already clear who's going to win the war. What remains to be seen is who will win the peace. As Russian and Bulgarian troops rapidly...
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Eric D. Halsey
Apr 27, 20217 min read
135 The Russo-Turkish War, Part 2
After crossing the Danube to invade Ottoman Bulgaria, the Russian army makes rapid gains before being bogged down in intense fighting at...
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Eric D. Halsey
Mar 29, 20215 min read
134 The Russo-Turkish War, Part 1
It's 1877 and the Ottomans are victorious against the Serbs, however the Great Powers have gathered to decide what should become of...
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Eric D. Halsey
Mar 23, 20213 min read
133 Aftermath
As the last fighters of the April Uprising meet their sad fates, news of its horrors spreads throughout the world and begins to shift the...
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Eric D. Halsey
Feb 27, 20213 min read
132 Botev and Batak
As the April Uprising draws to a close, Botev crosses the Danube to continue the fight. Meanwhile, we delve into the horrors of the...
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Eric D. Halsey
Feb 27, 20216 min read
131 The April Uprising
Despite the failure of the Stara Zagora uprising, Bulgarian revolutionaries see an opportunity to finally throw off Ottoman rule in the...
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Eric D. Halsey
Jan 30, 20213 min read
130 Prelude
As the Bosnia and Herzegovina break out into open revolt against the Ottomans, some BRCC members see their golden opportunity to free...
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Eric D. Halsey
Jan 23, 20213 min read
129 Disaster and Depression
As financial panic descends on the world, the BRCC works to overcome its setbacks and internal divisions as the Ottoman police work...
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Eric D. Halsey
Dec 31, 20204 min read
128 The Apostle
This episode covers the momentous and tragic events of 1872 and early 1873 as the Bulgarian Central Revolutionary Committee attempts to...
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Eric D. Halsey
Dec 30, 20205 min read
127 The Exarch
While more focus is generally put on published writings, we discuss the role of theater in Bulgarian culture during the mid 19th century....
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Eric D. Halsey
Nov 30, 20205 min read
126 An Exarchate and An Empire
Even as the Ottoman government finally steps in to grant Bulgarians their own church, the issue remains far from resolved. Meanwhile, war...
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Eric D. Halsey
Nov 26, 20206 min read
125 Bloody Buzludzha
As an experienced and well led band of cheta revolutionaries enters Bulgaria, what will they find? In this episode Bulgaria's...
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Eric D. Halsey
Oct 27, 20204 min read
124 Time of The Cheti
After years of writing, planning, and organizing, it's finally time for Georgi Rakovski to send bands of cheti into Bulgaria to begin...
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Eric D. Halsey
Oct 26, 20203 min read
123 Alliances, Confederations, and Empires
As Bulgarian revolutionaries prepare for greater action against the Ottomans, the Austro-Prussian War sends Europe into a tailspin,...
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Eric D. Halsey
Sep 24, 20202 min read
122 The "Model" Vilayet
As Midhat Pasha takes over the newly formed Danube Vilayet intent on modernizing and transforming it into a model for the Empire, far off...
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Eric D. Halsey
Sep 24, 20201 min read
121 Travel in 19th Century Bulgaria
This special episode is based on Marco Sholler's new book “This Unknown Land, how Geographers, Pharmacists, Novelists, Plant Hunters, War...
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Eric D. Halsey
Aug 31, 20204 min read
120 Drawing Lines
As Russia tries to position itself to set up a final agreement between advocates for an independent Bulgarian church and the...
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Eric D. Halsey
Aug 27, 20205 min read
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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