Emissaries of the State’s Independence: The Bulgarian Diplomatic Representatives in Constantinople (End of 19th – Beginning of 20th Century) Cover Image
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Посланици на държавната независимост: българските дипломатически представители в Цариград (края на XIX – началото на ХХ век)
Emissaries of the State’s Independence: The Bulgarian Diplomatic Representatives in Constantinople (End of 19th – Beginning of 20th Century)

Author(s): Aleka Strezova
Subject(s): History, Diplomatic history, Recent History (1900 till today), Special Historiographies:, 19th Century, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Between Berlin Congress and WW I
Published by: Институт за исторически изследвания - Българска академия на науките
Keywords: Bulgarian diplomats; Constantinople; vassalage; suzerainty; emancipation; independence; end of 19th - beginning of 20th century

Summary/Abstract: The paper focuses on the diplomatic activity of the Bulgarian representatives in Constantinople in the end of 19th – beginning of 20th century. During that time Bulgaria was vassal to the Ottoman Empire but was resolutely striving to emancipate from the suzerain. The text emphasizes the personal efforts of the Bulgarian representatives for rejecting the Ottoman suzerainty after the official recognition of Prince Ferdinand in 1896 till the declaration of the Bulgarian independence in 1908. It is clearly seen that they are not only blind executors of their governmental foreign policy but have their own contribution walking the way of emancipation in respect to the Ottoman empire.

  • Issue Year: 34/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 300-319
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Bulgarian