Проблеми на политическата история на България през втората половина на XIV век
Problems of the Political History of Bulgaria during the Second Half of the 14th Century

Summary/Abstract: The article suggests a detailed analysis of the foreign political relationships of the Bulgarian kingdom on the eve of the Ottoman conquest. The author, on the basis of the work of some home and foreign (Greek, Italian, Turkish and Hungarian) sources, reaches the following conclusions: 1. The Balkan ruling classes do not adequately appreciate the situation arose after the invasion of the infidel conqueror. The Ottomans are looked upon as an aggressor of a transitional importance, not concerning the ambitions for a lasting colonization on the peninsula. 2. The underlined anti-West politics of tsar Joan Alexander leads to an international isolation of the kingdom, helped by the concluded Bulgaro-Turkish unity during the 60s of the century. 3. The anti-catholic mood of the aristocracy and the clergy spoils the attempts for creation of a big anti-Turkish coalition, whose organizer and inspirer at that moment could only be the Magyar state.

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