185 Back to Reality
In the aftermath of Bulgaria's declaration of independence, the new state works to establish its place on the European stage. Meanwhile a...
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Eric D. Halsey
- 6 days ago
- 2 min
184 The Death of a Principality and Birth of a Kingdom
In the aftermath of the Young Turk Revolution, everyone from the Great Powers to the former right and left-wing factions of the MRO have...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Apr 9
- 1 min
183 Stamboliiski and the Young Turks
One MRO faction sentences the other to death while the other embraces a revolution in the Ottoman Empire. Meanwhile the first elections...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Apr 8
- 2 min
182 Snowballs, Bullets, and Wedding Bells
An assassins bullet rocks Bulgarian politics, Ferdinand and his government attempt to further crack down on political organization, and...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Mar 29
- 2 min
181 The Final Rupture
A newspaper scandal brings down Prime Minister Petrov, allowing the actual leader of the governing party to finally take charge....
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Eric D. Halsey
- Mar 27
- 2 min
180 Massacres on Land and at Sea
As the Russo-Japanese War reaches its climax, its conclusion has dramatic implications for Bulgaria and the Balkans. It also triggers a...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Feb 28
- 2 min
179 The Year of Congresses
As the MRO continues to reckon with its recent bloody failure in Macedonia, Greece and Serbia step into the vacuum to expand their power...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Feb 22
- 2 min
178 The World Shakes
War breaks out between Japan and Russia, the strongest recorded earthquake to ever hit the Balkans rocks Macedonia, and the fallout of...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Jan 30
- 2 min
177 The Ilinden Uprising
Uprisings have begun in both Macedonia and Thrace, but whether the MRO can succeed where the Supremecists failed remains to be seen....
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Eric D. Halsey
- Jan 29
- 2 min
176 The Boatmen of Thessaloniki
In the aftermath of the bloody Gorna Dzumaya Uprising, yet more violence comes to Macedonia in the form of the Boatmen. As terrorist...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Dec 31, 2022
- 1 min
175 The Gorna Dzumaya Uprising
As the Supremacists rush towards a new uprising in Macedonia, the MRO, Ottomans, and Bulgarian government alike all try to stop them....
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Eric D. Halsey
- Dec 30, 2022
- 2 min
174 A Government Without Options
Between the deaths of several major political figures and a shift in electoral politics, the Bulgarian political landscape is shifting....
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Eric D. Halsey
- Nov 29, 2022
- 2 min
173 The Miss Stone Affair
Bulgaria experiences its most free election in decades, the Agrarians finally get what they've been demanding, and the Macedonian...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Nov 28, 2022
- 2 min
172 A Violent Start to a Violent Century
The world's wealthiest Bulgarian dies, triggering a wave of controversy over the fate of his fortune. Meanwhile, violence over the 10%...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Oct 31, 2022
- 2 min
171 The Agrarians Arrive
A series of bad decisions forces the Conservative government of Stoilov to implement harsh new taxes, triggering substantial backlash....
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Eric D. Halsey
- Oct 23, 2022
- 3 min
170 A New Balkan War
Seeing an opportunity, Greece attempts to size Crete from the Ottomans, triggering full scale war. Meanwhile, the Supremecists and MRO...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Sep 20, 2022
- 1 min
169 The Cusp of a New Era
With Stambolov gone and Ferdinand recognized, Bulgarian politics enters a new age. This episode covers the general situation entering...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Sep 6, 2022
- 1 min
168 Muslims in Late 19th Century Bulgaria
In this special episode finishing off season 7, we cover the unique challenges faced by Bulgaria's Muslim population following the 1878-9...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Aug 30, 2022
- 1 min
167 Looking Back on Independence, Part 2
This episode covers the second half of Season 7, roughly from 1886 until 1895. In that time, Stefan Stambolov ran Bulgaria with near...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Aug 23, 2022
- 1 min
166 Looking Back on Independence, Part 1
This episode covers the first half of Season 7, roughly 1879 until 1886. In that time, Bulgaria drafted its first constitution, found...
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