FYROM’s academic historiography has traditionally embraced the extreme nationalist view which characterised Slavomacedonian historians since 40’s. In fact today we can state safely that Stefan Troebst’s description in his “Die bulgarisch-jugoslawische Kontroverse um Makedonien” not only is still applying, but it has became worst during the last years. Troebst had wrote in 1983 :

 “Historical research in the SR [Socialist Republic of] Macedonia is not a humanist, civilizing end in itself, but is direct political action.“

Tirana Tema, 23 Sep 09, p 10
Commentary by Niuton Mulleti: “Gruevski Government’s Blind Alley”
 
The publication of the “Encyclopedia” by the [FYR]Macedonian Academy of Science and Arts is yet another indication of the returning wave of nationalism in this country.  What makes its publication even more scandalous is that the Encyclopedia was funded by the [FYR]Macedonian Government, that

“Encyclopedia? Macedonia Was Unknown in the 15th Century” by Alma Mile.
 
Take from Panorama (Tirana 20 Sep 09 p 5).  “

“This sort of encyclopedia is an expression of deep despair.“  This is the view of Dritan Egro, a historian of Albania under

Η ατζέντα των εκλογών έχει περιοριστεί σε “ζητήματα της καθημερινότητας“. Υπάρχει τίποτε βασικότερο από το καλάθι της νοικοκυράς; Την εργασιακή ανασφάλεια; Διαφωνεί κάποιος; Δεν είναι άνευ σημασίας πια τα εθνικά θέματα; Δεν πρέπει να κλείσουμε επιτέλους τα ανοιχτά μέτωπα;

Εξαρτάται. Σε τι είδους πατρίδα θέλουμε να γεμίσουμε το καλάθι μας;

Το μεγαλύτερο ποσοστό του περιεχομένου που δημιουργούν τα ελληνικά παραδοσιακά ΜΜΕ, δεν στηρίζεται σε πρωτογενές υλικό. Ένα τυπικό… ***READ MORE***

Alexander Mania Grips FYROM

Another alarming event of the anti-Greek Hysteria and Fanaticism prevailing currently in  FYROM took place. A group of Greek tourists who were at that time in the centre of the city of Ohrid, were attacked by a group numbering about 20 persons, mainly of young ages.

According to E-Tipos, this group of Nationalists initially wrote with red paint Anti-Greek mottos on the  Greek Bus which… ***READ MORE***

http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/76844

Dr. George Voskopoulos
July 22, 2008

The name dispute between Greece and FYROM has been seen primarily as a conflict between Greece and FYROM. Yet historically the third factor of the dispute was Bulgarian policy and its aim to annex Yugoslav and Greek Macedonia. This very aim gave Belgrade a powerful motive in creating and cementing a distinct, artificial “Macedonian” identity in order to deal with Bulgarophilia… ***READ MORE***

It appears that expressions of Irredentist claims in FYROM has became an almost daily phenomenon to the point it doesnt surprise anyone anymore. This irredentist mentality of FYROM Slavs against neighboring states appears sadly to become stronger and stronger every day, while it constitutes a main problem both for FYROM’s relations with neighbouring States like Greece and certainly the main reason why the doors of EU and NATO will close impenetratably for FYROM followed by all the negative aspects for… ***READ MORE***