139 Looking Back on Bulgarian Awakening, Part 2
This episode completes the recap of Season 6 by covering the years 1862-1878. In that time, reforms brought some greater prosperity to...
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Eric D. Halsey
- May 30, 2021
- 1 min
138 Looking Back on Bulgarian Awakening, Part 1
In this episode, we recap the years 1807 to 1862 as a series of wars and uprisings rapidly diminish Ottoman power and holdings in the...
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Eric D. Halsey
- May 25, 2021
- 2 min
137 The Congress of Berlin
After the San Stefano treaty provoked outrage in the capitals of Europe and a series of secret agreements for adjusting it were...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Apr 28, 2021
- 4 min
136 The Russo-Turkish War, Part 3
It's already clear who's going to win the war. What remains to be seen is who will win the peace. As Russian and Bulgarian troops rapidly...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Apr 27, 2021
- 7 min
135 The Russo-Turkish War, Part 2
After crossing the Danube to invade Ottoman Bulgaria, the Russian army makes rapid gains before being bogged down in intense fighting at...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Mar 29, 2021
- 5 min
134 The Russo-Turkish War, Part 1
It's 1877 and the Ottomans are victorious against the Serbs, however the Great Powers have gathered to decide what should become of...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Mar 23, 2021
- 3 min
133 Aftermath
As the last fighters of the April Uprising meet their sad fates, news of its horrors spreads throughout the world and begins to shift the...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Feb 27, 2021
- 3 min
132 Botev and Batak
As the April Uprising draws to a close, Botev crosses the Danube to continue the fight. Meanwhile, we delve into the horrors of the...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Feb 27, 2021
- 6 min
131 The April Uprising
Despite the failure of the Stara Zagora uprising, Bulgarian revolutionaries see an opportunity to finally throw off Ottoman rule in the...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Jan 30, 2021
- 3 min
130 Prelude
As the Bosnia and Herzegovina break out into open revolt against the Ottomans, some BRCC members see their golden opportunity to free...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Jan 23, 2021
- 3 min
129 Disaster and Depression
As financial panic descends on the world, the BRCC works to overcome its setbacks and internal divisions as the Ottoman police work...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Dec 31, 2020
- 4 min
128 The Apostle
This episode covers the momentous and tragic events of 1872 and early 1873 as the Bulgarian Central Revolutionary Committee attempts to...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Dec 30, 2020
- 5 min
127 The Exarch
While more focus is generally put on published writings, we discuss the role of theater in Bulgarian culture during the mid 19th century....
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Eric D. Halsey
- Nov 30, 2020
- 5 min
126 An Exarchate and An Empire
Even as the Ottoman government finally steps in to grant Bulgarians their own church, the issue remains far from resolved. Meanwhile, war...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Nov 26, 2020
- 6 min
125 Bloody Buzludzha
As an experienced and well led band of cheta revolutionaries enters Bulgaria, what will they find? In this episode Bulgaria's...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Oct 27, 2020
- 4 min
124 Time of The Cheti
After years of writing, planning, and organizing, it's finally time for Georgi Rakovski to send bands of cheti into Bulgaria to begin...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Oct 26, 2020
- 3 min
123 Alliances, Confederations, and Empires
As Bulgarian revolutionaries prepare for greater action against the Ottomans, the Austro-Prussian War sends Europe into a tailspin,...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Sep 24, 2020
- 2 min
122 The "Model" Vilayet
As Midhat Pasha takes over the newly formed Danube Vilayet intent on modernizing and transforming it into a model for the Empire, far off...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Sep 24, 2020
- 1 min
121 Travel in 19th Century Bulgaria
This special episode is based on Marco Sholler's new book “This Unknown Land, how Geographers, Pharmacists, Novelists, Plant Hunters, War...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Aug 31, 2020
- 4 min
120 Drawing Lines
As Russia tries to position itself to set up a final agreement between advocates for an independent Bulgarian church and the...
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