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Eric D. Halsey
Aug 30, 20213 min read
143 Politics at its best and worst
As Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia each face the many problems associated with their new independence, they take very different approaches....
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Eric D. Halsey
Jul 26, 20212 min read
142 An Inauspicious Start
In this episode, we dive into the first Bulgarian political factions and the complex political environment into which the young Prince...
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Eric D. Halsey
Jul 23, 20211 min read
141 A Constitution and a Prince
In this episode, Bulgaria's Constituent Assembly begins the work of agreeing on a Constitution and finding a foreign prince. As this...
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Eric D. Halsey
Jun 21, 20213 min read
140: Hope and Despair
Even as the ink on the Treaty of Berlin is drying, Bulgarians are up in arms about its provisions. Soon, new uprisings are planned,...
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Eric D. Halsey
Jun 19, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20217 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20216 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20204 min read
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, 20205 min read
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, 20205 min read
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, 20206 min read
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, 20204 min read
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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