Село (и мудирлук) Никодим у српско-бугарским односима од краја 19. века до хуријета 1908. године
Village (and the Area Governed by Local Governor) Nikodim in Serbo-Bulgarian Relations from the End of XIX Century until Young Turk Revolution in 1908

Summary/Abstract: There was a multi-year combat led in the beginning of the twentieth century with regard to a large, wealthy and strategically important village of Nikodim amongst Serbian and Bulgarian armed troops. The village was situated in the tripoint amongst the Veles, Prilep and Tikves cantons. Historical background related to these battles has been shown thoroughly in the paper in line with archive and memoir documentation unknown until present times. The said documentation relates primarily to Serbo-Bulgarian relations generally in Macedonia, but also to the general circumstances in which yonder locals lived as well as to the Ottoman administration of that time. The cause and general consequences lay in the fact that all 136 local households abandoned the Exarchate and joined the Patriarchate with the request according to which locals should be officially acknowl edged the status of “patriarchate-Serbian citizens” as of that date – 10 June 1903. It was not only the Exarchate that reacted strongly against this attitude of “Serbomen” but it was also the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (known as VMRO) from Veles and Prilep, which led to bloody events that were supposed to make the village and villagers abandon their “Serbomen” commitment. However, this attempt did not yield fruit. Described situation lasted until the breakout of young Turk revolution in the beginning of summer 1908 when Turks over powered “Bulgarian” committee armed troops and regained order in the entire surroundings of Nikodim.

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