„Cítím se býti v Orientu“. Pohled Čechů na život v bulharských městech na konci 19. století.
Czechs' view of life in Bulgarian towns at the end of the 19th century

Author(s): Pavel Zeman
Subject(s): Cultural history, Social history, Culture and social structure , 19th Century
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Bulgarian city; 19th century; modern Bulgarian state; Czechs in Bulgaria;
Summary/Abstract: Pavel Zeman depicts the reality of the Bulgarian city in the late 19th century, as perceived by the Czech intelligentsia. After 1878, when the Bulgarian Principality was liberated and the modern Bulgarian state was founded, a large number of Czechs came to live and work in Bulgaria and East Rumelia for several reasons, and were active in a variety of fields. The most visible presence was that of Czech teachers, lawyers, engineers, architects, artists, and musicians, that is, the members of the contemporary intelligentsia. The author reconstructs for us life in that era in Bulgaria’s cities using a travelogue, memoirs, and correspondence of Konstantin Jireček, Antonín Šourek, Josef Voráček, Hermenegild Škorpil, Rudolf Thurn-Taxis, Antonín Brožka, and Jan Mrkvička. He also outlines the main traits of society at that time as described by these Czechs, who spent a part of their liveson the Balkan peninsula.

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