Владимир Викторов-Топоров – несправедливо забравеният руски кореспондент в България по време на Балканските войни
Vladimir Viktorov-Toporov: The Unjustly Forgotten Russian Correspondent in Bulgaria during the Balkan Wars

Summary/Abstract: This article explores the coverage of the Balkan Wars by V. V. Toporov (Viktorov), a correspondent for the Russian newspaper Rech in Sofia. Over fifty of his publications from this period reveal various aspects of military operations, as well as the structure of the country and its army. However, more significant are his reports on pressing issues. Toporov was one of the first to inform the Russian public about the Serbization and Hellenization of the Bulgarian population in Macedonia. Additionally, he defended the honor of the Bulgarian army in a debate with L. D. Trotsky over war crimes. Following the Balkan Wars, Toporov was preparing a book in which he planned to argue that Bulgaria‘s actions in 1913 and 1915 were forced by external circumstances. Using publications from Rech, correspondence between the journalist and the editorial board, as well as P. N. Milyukov’s archives and other documents, the article reconstructs this stage of the journalist’s life connected with Bulgaria and his defense of its interests.

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