Политиката на Букурещ в Македония по арумънския въпрос през 1878–1913 г.
Bucharest’s Policy in Macedonia on the Aromanian Question in 1878–1913

Summary/Abstract: After the Russo-Turkish War of Liberation (1877–1878) the Romanian government took an interest in the small ethnic group of the Aromanians who lived in Macedonia and Epirus. The Bucharest government pursued its Balkan policy by good relations with the Ottoman and Belgrade governments and strove to reach agreement with Greece on the disputed issues in Macedonia. The ruling circles in the Romanian capital were of the opinion that Romania should preserve its dominant position in the Balkans and feared, therefore lest Bulgaria should expand and become a stronger state. With respect to the Aromanians, the Romanian side worked for their cultural upsurge with a view to drawing them to Romania. When in 1905–1908 Greek armed units subjected the Aromanians to extermination, the government in Bucharest did practically nothing in their defence. Together with the Bulgarians, the Aromainians tried to protect themselves from the Greeks. In their midst emerged such leaders as Pito Goulev, Mitre Vlacha, Alexander Koshka, Georgi Mouchitano-Kassapcheto, Apostol Loulenitsa and others. After the Balkan Wars (1912–1913) the Aromanians from Macedonia fell under the rule of Serbia which closed the Aromanian schools and churches. The descendants of the Aromanians kept their memory, expressed in folksongs, of the heroes who had fought for freedom shoulder to shoulder with their Bulgarian brothers.

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