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Тютюнджиев, И. (2016). Дневник на Светата Търновска митрополия (1870 – 1871). Велико Търново: „РОВИТА“, 335 стр. ISBN: 978-954-8914-36-9
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Тютюнджиев, И. (2016). Дневник на Светата Търновска митрополия (1870 – 1871). Велико Търново: „РОВИТА“, 335 стр. ISBN: 978-954-8914-36-9
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