The following is from page 87 of the book by Konstantinos Douflias:   THE REVOLUTIONARY DECLARATION OF THE TEMPORARY GOVERNMENT OF ELIMIA (WESTERN MACEDONIA) In the county of Elimia in Western Macedonia (present day Kozani; in Macedonia, Greece), another group of Greek Revolutionaries took up arms in 1878 in the town of Bourino around the same time as their compatriots […]

We have already seen generally the account of Ravenstein about Macedonia in 1877.  Here is a more analytical view from Xiotis. Of course no “ethnic Macedonians” were mentioned in the following journal article which described the different ethnic groups residing in European Turkey during the 19th century. For our friends from FYROM browsing this site: with regards to the new […]

Quote: Modern turkish histories present the idea that the macedonian question was the essential ingredient in understanding the volatile mix of problems that ultimately led to Balkan wars. Because the population of Macedonia was primarily Bulgarian, it was influenced heavily by the events of 1878. It is very likely that the establishment of the greater Bulgaria envisioned by the treaty […]