Покръстването на българите в „Кратка българска история, свързана с византийската“ от Григор Пърличев (в контекста на възрожденската историография)
The Conversion of the Bulgarians in Grigor Parlichev’s “Short Bulgarian History Connected with the Byzantine” (in the Context of Revival-Era Historiography)

Summary/Abstract: The Conversion of the Bulgarians in A Short Bulgarian History Connected with the Byzantine History by Grigor Parlichev is presented as the outcome of a logical and natural process. The work addresses key questions such as: Who are the Bulgarians? What was their pagan faith? When did their ruler Boris convert to Christianity? What events did this act set in motion? And when and how was the entire nation baptized? In terms of the pagan faith of the Bulgarians, his work has no parallels in the Bulgarian historiographic tradition. However, this is not the case with the other aspects of the Christianization process. Despite the fact that it is written in Greek and is “connected with the Byzantine”, Grigor Parlichev’s History presents the Conversion of the Bulgarians in the traditions and plots of Bulgarian National Revival historiography. Regardless of the author’s declaration that he mainly used information from foreign writers, it can be argued with a high degree of probability that Parlichev also knew and used Bulgarian historical works (e.g. G. Rakovski and D. Tsankov), from which he drew facts, ideas and chronology. The identification of specific sources and historiographical references is a subject for future research.

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