Гръцката пропаганда в Одринска Тракия (1878–1893)
Greek Propaganda in Adrianople Thrace (1878–1893)

Summary/Abstract: Greek propaganda began to operate for preserving and expanding Greek influence among the Bulgarian, Albanian and Turkish Christian populations in Adrianople Thrace at the end of the 1860s. Its main attention focused up to the end of the period under review on activity in the educational field. This activity was directed by the learned societies, mostly those in Athens and Constantinople. Up to about 1887 the principal role in this respect was played by the “Educational and Philanthropic Brotherhood” in the Ottoman capital, behind which stood the Patriarchate. Later, however, it was displaced by the “Committee for Assisting the Greek Church and Education” in Athens which was backed by the Greek government. The differences existing between the two centres of Graecism – Athens and Constantinople – were unessential in comparison with that which linked them in the common propaganda cause.The practical work on implementing this goal on the spot was carried out by the metropolitans, their assistants, teacher and others. As a result of the collision between the Bulgarian national movement which slowly and painfully gathered strength and Greek propaganda a complicated and contradictory picture emerged of a difficult driving out of the Greek influence also in the areas situated more to the south of Adrianople Thrace and of the gradual consolidation of the national awareness in an ever growing number of Bulgarians.

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