The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia A Challenge to the Macedonism of the Slavs © Marcus A. Templar, 2008.     Abstract and Acknowledgement Chapter 1. What is all about? Regional Stability and Security Chapter 2. Ancient Macedonia and its people Chapter 3. Slavs: New Invaders in Byzantium  Chapter 4. Ilinden Uprising: A "Macedonian" or a Bulgarian Act? Chapter 5. The ...

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Quote: Meanwhile, in Salonica itself, a militant new organization was incubating: in November 1893 the 'Bulgarian MacedoAdrianopolitan Revolutionary Committee' was founded by a group of men reared on the ideas of Russian anarchism, and proclaimed open to any who wished to fight for liberation from the Turks and autonomy for Macedonia. Sofia-based activists regarded it with suspicion ...

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Some really interesting quotes on FYROM, Makedonia, Alexander...etc from Encyclopaedia Britannica 2007 edition. Quote: The people Ethnicity and language Macedonia has inherited a complex ethnic structure. The largest group, calling themselves Macedonians (about two-thirds of the population), are descendants of Slavic tribes that moved into the region between the 6th and 8th centuries AD. Their language is very closely ...

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