Krste Misirkov

Krste Petkov Misirkov (Bulgarian Cyrillic: Кръсте/Кръстю/Кръстьо Петков Мисирков, Macedonian Cyrillic: Крсте Петков Мисирков) (born: 18 November 1874 in Postol (today Pella), Greek Macedonia - died, 26 July 1926 in Sofia, Bulgaria) was a philologist and publicist, mostly known for his work "On the Macedonian Matters". Because of his self-conflicting views expressed in different points of his life, the ethnicity of Misirkov is a matter of dispute. Image File history File links Krste-Misirkov-portrait. ... Image File history File links Krste-Misirkov-portrait. ... Bulgarian ( // , Balgarski ezik) is an Indo-European language, a member of the Southern branch of the Slavic languages. ... The Macedonian language (македонски јазик makedonski jazik) is a language in the Eastern group of South Slavic languages and is the official language of the Republic of Macedonia. ... is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Pella (Greek: ) is a village in Pella Prefecture, Greece. ... For an explanation of terms related to Macedonia, see Macedonia (terminology). ... July 26 is the 207th day of the year (208th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Position of Sofia in Bulgaria Coordinates: Country Bulgaria Province Sofia-City Government  - Mayor Boyko Borisov Area  - City 1,349 km²  (520. ... Philology is the study of ancient texts and languages. ... A publicist is a person whose job is to generate and manage publicity for a public figure, especially a celebrity, or for a work such as a book or movie. ...

Bulgarian view

Misirkov considered himself Bulgarian, even writing, in 1924, "We [the Slavs of Macedonia] are more Bulgarians than those in Bulgaria", and advocated a Greater Bulgaria encompassing territories which belonged to Yugoslavia (today's Republic of Macedonia), and north eastern Greek Macedonia. In a separate publication in the Bulgarian newspaper "Mir" from 1919 he refers to the part of Macedonia occupied by Serbia as a "purely Bulgarian country", since the 6th century. Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in the Latin alphabet, Југославија in Cyrillic; English: Land of the South Slavs) describes three political entities that existed one at a time on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century. ... The 6th century is the period from 501 - 600 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era. ...

Krste Misirkov wrote in "On Macedonian Matters": "...We speak the Bulgarian language and we believed with Bulgarians is our strong power...The future of Macedonia is the spiritual union of the Bulgarians in Macedonia... The Macedonian Slavs are called Bulgarians...The biggest part of the population are called Bulgarians... All spoke that Macedonians are Bulgarians..."

He also wrote in an article in the "20th of July" newspaper in Sofia, 1919: "Whether we call ourselves Bulgarians or Macedonians, we have always maintained a separate, unified, and different nationality from the Serbs, and we have Bulgarian consciousness."

"Who is against Great Bulgaria is against the Slavism. Bulgaria had been given the Cyrillic alphabet and Christianity to the Slavs, weapons against assimilation and tyranny." - Krste Misirkov. In 632, Khan Kubrat united the Bulgars and formed a confederation of tribes, known as Great Bulgaria, or Bulgaria Magna, with a capital at the ancient city of Fanagoria. ... The Cyrillic alphabet (pronounced also called azbuka, from the old name of the first two letters) is actually a family of alphabets, subsets of which are used by a wide variety of Slavic languages—Belarusian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Rusyn, Serbian, and Ukrainian—as well as many other languages of the... Christianity percentage by country, purple is highest, orange is lowest Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch... The Slavic peoples are the most numerous ethnic and linguistic body of peoples in Europe. ...

Front cover of Za Makedonckite Raboti

Bulgarians believe that his writings were significantly altered by the post-WWII Yugoslavian Communist regime to support the notion of a "Macedonian nation", distinct from the Bulgarian nation. They point to significant omissions from the officially published texts, and the addition of specific pro-Serbian statements not found in his original writings. Image File history File links Misirkov-ZaMakedonskiteRaboti. ... Image File history File links Misirkov-ZaMakedonskiteRaboti. ... This article is about communism as a form of society and as a political movement. ...

Bulgarians also note that Misirkov was Bulgarian deputy in Bessarabia, choose Bulgarian citizenship, lived and died in Bulgaria and worked there for Greater Bulgaria until his death in 1926. 1927 map of Bessarabia from Charles Upson Clarks book Bessarabia (Basarabia in Romanian, Бесарабія in Ukrainian, Бессарабия in Russian, Бесарабия in Bulgarian, Besarabya in Turkish) is a historical term for the geographic entity in Eastern Europe bounded by the Dniester River on the East and the Prut River on the West. ... Borders of Bulgaria according to the Treaty of San Stefano Greater Bulgaria territory would include the plain between the Danube and the Balkan mountain range (Stara Planina), Northern and Southern Dobruja, the region of Sofia, Pirot and Vranje in the Morava valley, Northern Thrace, parts of Eastern Thrace and nearly... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In his recently discovered 381 page diary, written in 1913 while he resided in Odessa, Misirkov identified as "Macedonian Bulgarian".^[1] For other uses, see Odessa (disambiguation). ...

His Bulgarian identity is shown too in his tree latest articles before his death: "Bulgarian school" - "Mir", XXXI,7457, 2 Mаy 1925 [2], "School and Socialism" - "Мir", XXXI,7476,26 May 1925 [3], "Church and school" - "Мir" XXXII,7541,13 August 1925[4].

Republic of Macedonia's view

Misirkov was the most prominent Macedonian publicist, philologist and linguist who set the principles of the Macedonian literary language in the late 19th century. He clearly identified the population of Macedonia as belonging to the Slavic populations, expressing the need for "we Slav peoples [...] to unite our own Macedonian Slav population". A publicist is a person whose job is to generate and manage publicity for a public figure, especially a celebrity, or for a work such as a book or movie. ... Philology is the study of ancient texts and languages. ... Linguistics is the scientific study of language, which can be theoretical or applied. ... The Macedonian language (македонски јазик makedonski jazik) is a language in the Eastern group of South Slavic languages and is the official language of the Republic of Macedonia. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

His opinions on the political and national issues of his time express the struggle of Macedonian intellectuals and their contribution to the fight for the liberation of the Macedonians from the Ottomans and the creation of an independent Macedonian state. In 1903, while in Sofia, he published the book Za Makedonckite Raboti (On Macedonian Matters) in which he laid down the principles of the modern Macedonian language. According to this book, the Macedonian language should be based on dialects around Veles. He also used those dialects in the book itself. Misirkov's principles played a crucial role in the future codification of the Macedonian language, right after World War II. 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

While he often declared himself a Bulgarian until two years before his death, he seemed to have returned to Macedonian positions towards the end of his life. His ethnic Macedonian identity is clearly shown in one of his last articles before his death: "The awareness and the feeling that I am Macedonian should stand higher than everything else in the world. Macedonians should not let themselves been assimilated and to lose their individuality living among Bulgarians and Serbs. We can acknowledge the closeness of the Serb, Bulgarians and Macedonian interests, but we need to evaluate them from the Macedonian stand point of view. "K. Misirkov: The self-determination of Macedonians, “Mir”, 7427, 25. III 1925, 1.[5]

Misirkov's diary

Misirkov's diary was discovered in late 2006 in a Bulgarian antiquity shop. It is going to jointly be published by Macedonian and Bulgarian State Archives in Bulgaria, Macedonia and Russia. Its authenticity has been confirmed by Bulgarian and Macedonian experts. [6] [7] [8]

External links

• Biography of Krste Misirkov
• Complete text of the book "On Macedonian Matters"
• "Krste Misirkov and on Bulgarian Matters in Macedonia" (in bulgarian)
• Signature of Krste Misirkov in his diary. "Macedonian Bulgarian" is visible