In this book there is some interesting information about the socalled Bulgarians* of Macedonia, they call themselves for Macedonians. Thus there is no doubt that those calling themselves for Macedonians are Slavic-speakers.
*Bulgarian was a common term for Christian Slavic speaking peasant in the Ottoman Empire. Reference; Loring M. Danforth 1995, Victor A. Friedman 2000.
Front page:
Page 11:
Page 12:
From the book “The People of Turkey. Twenty years residence among Bulgarians, Greeks, Albanians, Turks, and …” By Fanny Janet Blunt from 1878, page 11-12.
20080317 at 13:37
The text on page 11-12 refers to the Gerkomans, i.e. the Patriarchists. It becomes clear from the text that the others who were Exarchists were calling themselves Bulgarians and used the Bulgarian language - these people were the majority, especially in Central and Northern Macedonia. Followers of the Bulgarian Exarchy were practically all the IMRO/IMORO revolutionaries - Goce Delchev, Dame Gruev, Sandanski, Todor Aleksandrov, Ivan Mihailov…
20080319 at 08:48
Ајде Симеон не мрси муда…
Оди таму на БНД форумот и не мрси тука муда…..
И онака глуп си како геврек….
А што се однесува до оној што го модерира овој блог .
Можам да кажам само едно нешто
ЦАРЕ РАСТУРАШ БРАВО!!
Само напред………со докази ќе ги уништиме сите бугарски и српски скотови…..
Македонија на Македонците.
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20080427 at 02:50
@Simeon,
So, “..where Hellenic blood and features predominate..” is not about Hellenes? Do you really mean that?