GANDETO a Macedonian Warrior - Македонски борец

by Andrew Rossos

Excerpt:

For a half century Macedonian nationalism existed illegally. It was recognized neither by the theocratic Ottoman state nor by the two established Orthodox churches in the empire: the Patriarchist (Greek) and, after its establishment in 1870, the Exarchist (Bulgarian). Moreover neighboring Balkan nationalists-Bulgarian, Greek, Serbian-who had already achieved independence with the aid of one or more of the Great Powers, chose to deny the existence of a separate Macedonian identity; indeed they claimed Macedonia and the Macedonians as their own. They fought for Macedonia with propaganda and force, against each other and the nascent Macedonian nationalists. A prolonged struggle culminated in 1913 with the forceful partition of Macedonia after the Second Balkan or Inter-Allied War between Bulgaria, on one side, and allied Greece and Serbia, on the other.

Each of these three states consolidated their control over their respective parts of Macedonia, and throughout the inter-war years inaugurated and implemented policies intended to destroy any manifestations of Macedonian nationalism, patriotism or particularism- Consequently, until World War II, unlike the other nationalisms in the Balkans or in eastern Europe more generally, Macedonian nationalism developed with-out the aid of legal political, church, educational or cultural institutions. Macedonian movements not only lacked any legal infrastructure, they also were without the international sympathy, cultural aid and, most importantly, benefits of open and direct diplomatic and military support accorded other Balkan nationalisms.

Indeed, for an entire century Macedonian nationalism, illegal at home and illegitimate internationally, waged a precarious struggle for survival against overwhelming odds: in appearance against the Turks and the Ottoman Empire before 1913 but in actual fact, both before and after that date, against the three expansionist Balkan states and their respective patrons among the Great Powers.

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[medlosko]

Find your own hero. What about superman or spiderman. Find on YouTube the vdeo of your ex- and first president Gligorov who says in your own language that you have nothing to do with Alexander the Great and that you are a slavic rase.

[boban451]

that was all true brother without our history and heritige greeks got nuthn left holding ther name so they lie cheat bride to keep it stolen from us macedonians but we macedonians we will get our land back and in its rightful owners i promise uz that 1 thing

[MacedonKing]

@jolympos Lol, Dorians were actually not even common ancestry with the city states! In some theories of Balkan scholars even Dorians are considered to be related to Venetians, Brygyans , white people indigenous who spoke proto-slavic!

Get over with Macedonians are indigenous on the Balkans. You're just jealous of the Macedonian cultural rich historical heritage we nourish and care about!

[jolympos]

Ancient Macedonians were Greeks. Today's CopyDonians are NOT!!