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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Eric D. Halsey
- Aug 27, 2020
- 5 min
119 Mutually Assured Excommunication
As the battle between supporters of an independent Bulgarian church and the Patriarchate heats up, the Uniate church becomes an even...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Jul 24, 2020
- 3 min
118 Balkan Smoke and Unifications
Tobacco and coffeehouses are growing in importance as markers of social status and places to plan political change. Meanwhile, two new...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Jul 24, 2020
- 3 min
117 Soft Power
Following Russia's defeat in the Crimean War, it's forced to change its geopolitical strategy in the Balkans. Shut out of the ability to...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Jun 29, 2020
- 1 min
116 In the European Style
As the Crimean War draws to a close, nothing much is changing and yet everything is changing. The war has helped bring even more European...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Jun 8, 2020
- 3 min
115 The Crimean War
With the outbreak of the Crimean War, Bulgarians rush to see how they can aid the Russian cause and appeal to the Tsar for assistance...
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Eric D. Halsey
- May 31, 2020
- 2 min
114 The End of The Concert
As the political fallout from the failed revolutions of 1848 reverberates throughout Europe, its impact finally reached Bulgaria as...
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Eric D. Halsey
- May 16, 2020
- 2 min
113 The Spring of Nations
After the Great Powers of Europe spend the post-Napoleonic decades suppressing revolutionary movements in Ottoman lands, they finally...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Apr 27, 2020
- 1 min
112 Tanzimat
As the young Abdulmejid I takes the throne, he has to immediately contend with the "Eastern Crisis" of 1840. Meanwhile, he launches the...
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Eric D. Halsey
- Apr 26, 2020
- 2 min
111 Rebellions All the Way Down
As the Bulgarian National Revival ramps up with more and more books being published, rebellions break out throughout the Balkans....
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