THE GREEK MEGALI IDEA AND OTTOMAN MACEDONIA: APPEARANCE, DILEMMS AND FLUCTUATIONS Cover Image

ГРЧКАТА МЕГАЛИ ИДЕЈА И ОСМАНЛИСКА МАКЕДОНИЈА: ПОЈАВА, ДИЛЕМИ И ФЛУКТУАЦИИ
THE GREEK MEGALI IDEA AND OTTOMAN MACEDONIA: APPEARANCE, DILEMMS AND FLUCTUATIONS

Author(s): Dimitar Ljorovski
Subject(s): Local History / Microhistory, Political history, Nationalism Studies
Published by: Институт за национална историја
Keywords: Greece; Megali Idea; Ottoman Macedonia; Macedonian question; nationalism; irredentism

Summary/Abstract: The concept of national development of Greece and their foreign politics in the end of nineteen and first half of twentieth century, cannot be explained without understanding the essence of the Megali Idea. In general, the Idea represented national program which is the core of Greek foreign politics, and also the constitution of the Greek nationalism. The greek national program was build on the actions in ottoman Macedonia, the politics of other Balkan nation-states and the interests of Great powers on the East Mediteranian in general. The Megali Idea is the main final goal of the Greek nationalism with tendency of territorial expansion of the state. The means and the methods used in realization were in relations with the circumstances in ottoman Macedonia, the national factors in Greece and Greek propaganda institutions inside the Ottoman Empire.

  • Issue Year: 56/2012
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 71-88
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Macedonian