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Bobchev and Bulgaria (1853–1940)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2017

James F. Clarke
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For Bulgarians the decade preceding the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 was a period of feverish activity along two principal lines. One, centering in Constantinople, was primarily cultural: its object the wresting of ecclesiastical independence from a reluctant Porte and a still more reluctant Greek Patriarch, together with a far-reaching program of intellectual and educational propaganda in preparation for political independence. The other school of thought and action, focused in Bucharest with branches in other Bulgarian emigré centers such as Odessa and Belgrad, was impatient and scornful of the cautious Constantinopolitans; its avowed object was immediate political liberation, to be achieved through revolutionary risings in Bulgaria, with or without outside help. The seeming docility and “loyalty” of the evolutionists exasperated the followers of Rakovski, Karavelov, and Levski. On the other hand, the rashness of the revolutionists shocked the party led by Slaveikov, Tsankov, and Burmov, who were in a better position to appreciate the risks and the need for solid preliminary groundwork.

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Slavonic and East European Review American Series , Volume 2 , March 1943 , pp. 188 - 193
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Copyright © Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies 1943

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References

1 The several wings of the two principal movements are left out of consideration here.

2 “Zaslugi na Carigradskija pečat v osvoboditelnoto delo s ogled kŭm slavjanskata ideja,” Proslava na osvoboditelnata voina 1877–1878 g. (Sofia, 1929), 94–115.

3 Bobčev, “Elensko prez vreme na turskoto vladičestvo,” Elenski Sbornik, II (Sofia, 1938).

4 Bobčev “Kopneži idei i dela na buditeli i vŭzroditeli v Carigrad,” Naučen Pregled, VI (1934), 1–16.

5 Sŭkratena Osmanska Islorija (Constantinople, 1871); Životŭi na Franklina (1874); Pŭlavane okolo sveta (1873). The two offending pages were cut out by the Turkish censor.

6 Until the facilities of the press were needed for printing the 5 v. of Materiali dija izučenija Bolgarii for the Russian civilian administration.

7 Rusko-Turskata Voina (Bucharest, 1877; enl. eds., Ruse, 1879; Plovdiv, 1898; Sofia, 1928).

8 Bobčev, “M. M. Kovajevski,” Spisanic na Bŭdgarskata Akademija na Naukite, XXII (1921), 1–52. A year older than Bobchev, Kovalevski came to teach at the Universitv the same year Bobchev came to study.

9 For the administrative organization of Eastern Rumelia sec Bobčev, “Iztočna Rumelija. Istoričeski pogled, ustroistvo, zakonodatelstvo i pravosŭdie,” Godišnik na Sojiskija Universitet. Juridičeski Fakullet, XIX (1924), 1–224.

10 Described by him in Jubileen Sbornik na Ivan Vazov, H. Cankov, ed. (Sofia, 1920).

11 See Stranici iz mojata diplomatičeska misija v Petrograd (1912–1913) (Sofia, 1940), published a month before his death.

12 For this occasion Bobchev wrote a brief history of Bulgarian periodicals, “Pregled na Bŭlgarskija periodičeski pečat ot 1844–1894” Jubileen sbornik po slučai 50 godišninata na bŭlgarskata žurnalistika (Sofia, 1894), 1–116.

13 With him were two brothers, Nikola and Ilija, both active writers and publicists. After the war only the Juridičeski Pregled was revived.

14 Sbornik na bŭlgarski juridičeski običai (Plovdiv, 1897; Sofia, 1902, 1915, 1917, 1927); also “Našeto narodno pravo v juridičeskite ni poslovici,” God. Jur. Fak., XXVII (1934), and other collections and studies of customs and proverbs. His first contribution to the subject was made while a student in Moscow in 1879.

15 Islorija na starobŭlgarskoto pravo (Sofia, 1910), based on the comparative historical jnethod of KovaJevski. Bobchev also published his lectures on civil and canon law, and history, and an edition of old Bulgarian legal texts.

16 “O probratimstve i posestrimstve,” Zivaja Slarjna, II (1892); “Agŭrlŭk (prid) i Proizhoždenie na prikjata,” Periodičesko Spisanie, LXIV (1903); “Bŭlgarskata čeljadna zadruga v segašno i minalo vreme,” Sbornik za Narodni Umotvorenija, XXII-XXIII (1907), 1- 207; “Narodno bračno pravo v juridičeskite ni poslovici,” God. Jur. Fak., XVIII (1923), etc.

17 “Rimsko i vizantiisko pravo v starovremska Bŭlgarija,” God. Jur. Fak., XX (1925); “Krumovo zakonodatelstvo,” Izvestija na Istoričeskolo Družeslvo, II (1907); “Simeonova Bŭlgarija ot dŭržavno-pravno gledište,” God. Jur. Fak., XXIII (1928); English trans. “Bulgaria under Tsar Simeon,” Slavonic Review, VII (1929), 621–633; VIII (1930), 99–119; “Dŭrzavno-pravnija i obštestven stroi v Bŭlgarija prez vreme na osmanskoto vladičestvo,” Godišnik na Svobodnija Universitet, VIII (1936), also in Kniga o Balkanu, I (Belgrad, 1936); “Novi prinosi i osvetlenija za bŭlgarskoto vŭzrazdane,” G.S.U., XVII (1937), etc.

18 For a complete bibliography of Bobchev's publications to 1921, see Cankov, H., ed., Sbornik v čest na Stefan S. Bobčev 1871–1921 (Sofia, 1921), 141–252 Google Scholar.

19 1929–1936, after which it was combined with the Godišnik na Svobodnija Universitet.

20 His last work, dated Sept. 1, 1940, is a critical study of the Kizilbash Turks in Bulgaria: “Beležki za osnovnija plemenen harakter na bŭlgarite,” Slavjanski Kalendar, XXXI (1941), 12–23.