The Bulgarian-Yugoslav Dispute over the Macedonian Question as a Reflection of the Soviet-Yugoslav Controversy (1968–1980)
Abstract
During the Cold War, relations between Bulgaria and Yugoslavia were marred by the Macedonian Question. Bulgaria challenged the historical roots of the Macedonian nation, whereas Yugoslavia insisted that Bulgaria should recognize the rights of the Macedonian minority within her borders. The Soviet Union capitalized on its influence over Bulgaria to impair Yugoslavia's international position. Bulgaria launched an anti-Yugoslav campaign questioning not only the Yugoslav approach to Socialism, but also the Yugoslav solution of the Macedonian Question. This antipathy became evident in 1968, in the wake of the events in Czechoslovakia. In the years 1978/9 the developments in Indochina gave a new impetus to the old Bulgarian-Yugoslav conflict.
Keywords:
Macedonian Question / Brezhnev's doctrine / Macedonian minorities / Soviet-Yugoslav relations / Bulgarian-Yugoslav relations / Zhivkov / Tito / Gromyko / Dragoicheva / IndochinaSource:
Balcanica, 2012, XLIII, 241-271Publisher:
- Belgrade : Institute for Balkan Studies, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Funding / projects:
- History of Political Ideas and Institutions in the Balkans in the 19th and 20th Centuries (RS-177011)
Institution/Community
Балканолошки институт САНУ / Institute for Balkan Studies SASATY - JOUR AU - Sfetas, Spyridon PY - 2012 UR - https://dais.sanu.ac.rs/123456789/4343 AB - During the Cold War, relations between Bulgaria and Yugoslavia were marred by the Macedonian Question. Bulgaria challenged the historical roots of the Macedonian nation, whereas Yugoslavia insisted that Bulgaria should recognize the rights of the Macedonian minority within her borders. The Soviet Union capitalized on its influence over Bulgaria to impair Yugoslavia's international position. Bulgaria launched an anti-Yugoslav campaign questioning not only the Yugoslav approach to Socialism, but also the Yugoslav solution of the Macedonian Question. This antipathy became evident in 1968, in the wake of the events in Czechoslovakia. In the years 1978/9 the developments in Indochina gave a new impetus to the old Bulgarian-Yugoslav conflict. PB - Belgrade : Institute for Balkan Studies, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts T2 - Balcanica T1 - The Bulgarian-Yugoslav Dispute over the Macedonian Question as a Reflection of the Soviet-Yugoslav Controversy (1968–1980) SP - 241 EP - 271 IS - XLIII DO - 10.2298/BALC1243241S UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_4343 ER -
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Sfetas, S.. (2012). The Bulgarian-Yugoslav Dispute over the Macedonian Question as a Reflection of the Soviet-Yugoslav Controversy (1968–1980). in Balcanica Belgrade : Institute for Balkan Studies, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.(XLIII), 241-271. https://doi.org/10.2298/BALC1243241S https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_4343
Sfetas S. The Bulgarian-Yugoslav Dispute over the Macedonian Question as a Reflection of the Soviet-Yugoslav Controversy (1968–1980). in Balcanica. 2012;(XLIII):241-271. doi:10.2298/BALC1243241S https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_4343 .
Sfetas, Spyridon, "The Bulgarian-Yugoslav Dispute over the Macedonian Question as a Reflection of the Soviet-Yugoslav Controversy (1968–1980)" in Balcanica, no. XLIII (2012):241-271, https://doi.org/10.2298/BALC1243241S ., https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_4343 .