Книжовни източници за изграждане на обществено-политическите възгледи на Марко Д. Балабанов
Principal Literary Sources of the Formation of Marko D. Balabanov’s Socio-political Views

Summary/Abstract: Marko D. Balabanov was one of the figures who took an active part in the socio-political struggles of the Bulgarians immediately before Bulgaria’s Liberation and at the same time was one of the founders of the new Bulgarian state. He joined the national church movement as early as the 1860s as a student at the theological college on the island of Chalcis, and later edited the newspaper “Vek” (“Century”). After the April Uprising together with Dragan Tsankov he left on a diplomatic tour in Europe to defend Bulgaria’s national interests. Balabanov was one of the authors of the Turnovo Constitution, and in the following years took a number of ministerial and diplomatic posts and engaged in vigorous political and literary activity. On the basis of published and unpublished sources, historiography and mainly the preserved personal library, the article examines the principal sources which played a major role in shaping M.Balabanov’s social and political views. An attempt has been made to establish the sequence in the acquisition of the books in the personal library, following up the evolution of the interests of this figure of the Bulgarian National Revival and the change in his orientation from Greek to French and finally to Bulgarian books: from theological to secular literature. The place is accurately determined of the works of the Renaissance, the Enlightenment and the Romantic Movement in the sale of M.Balabanov’s interests. Stress is laid on the great language, thematic and stylistic variety of authors and works that have influenced the formation of his views. M.Balabanov’s constant adherence to the liberal views and his great love, preserved until the end of his life, of Bulgaria and his emotional involvement in its successes and failures are also emphasized.

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