When modern Europe rediscovered the Bulgarians. The reflections of the Crimean War (1853-1856) in Bulgarian history
When modern Europe rediscovered the Bulgarians. The reflections of the Crimean War (1853-1856) in Bulgarian history

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the Crimean War (1853-1856) as the event that became the reason for the increased interest of modern Europe in the Bulgarians in the 19th century. It discusses the topics of whether the war caused an economic crisis, how the Bulgarians treat the allies of the Ottoman army (the French and the British) and how the French perceive the Bulgarians. It was over the period of their presence in the eastern Bulgarian lands during the Crimean War that the Western Europeans rediscovered the Bulgarians, became closely acquainted with their way of life and culture, and described them in their memories of the war, published after its end. A conclusion might be drawn that the expansion of scientific knowledge about Bulgarian history must necessarily go through the attraction of new sources, yet unused though, including and above all through the study of foreign archival documents and literature.

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