Без памет за Шарл
Without memory for Charles

The „Charles and Jean“ jobbery and the public image of Racho Petrov in the newspaper archives of Shumen

Summary/Abstract: The paper focuses on the mutual influences between the executive authority and the "fourth estate" in the context of a large corruption scheme taking place in the first decade of the 20th century known as the “Charles and Jean” jobbery. The focus lies on the media coverage of the speculation in the newspaper archives and on the public image of Racho Petrov in the newspapers of his hometown of Shumen. The paper does not claim to be exhaustive. It focuses on the cyclicality of social processes and the analogy with the present events.

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