Krste Misirkov Quotes

1874–1926

Krste Petkov Misirkov (Bulgarian: Кръсте Петков Мисирков; Macedonian: Крсте Петков Мисирков; 18 November 1874 – 26 July 1926) was a philologist, journalist, historian and ethnographer from the region of Macedonia. He authored the book On Macedonian Matters.

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The Macedonian national feeling and national awareness are as old as the Bulgarian and the Serbian are.

The Path of Reconciliation (1925)

We have hitherto been called Bulgarians, this is what we are called today and what we want to be called in future.

Nationality of the Macedonian People (1924)

From the Macedonian point of view, the unification of all Macedonia with Bulgaria, Serbia or Greece is not desirable, but neither is it particularly frightening.

I am a Macedonian. I write in the central Macedonian dialect, which from now on I shall always consider the Macedonian literary language.

The Macedonian Conflict: Ethnic Nationalism in a Transnational World (1997)

The Macedonian national revival ... is basically the result of the competition between Bulgaria and Serbia over the Macedonian question.

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