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Revision as of 09:56, 14 May 2008 by 119.11.47.158 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) For often confusing terms related to Macedonia, see Macedonia (terminology).The Ten Lies of Macedonism (Bulgarian: Десетте лъжи на македонизма, or Desette lazhi na makedonizma; Macedonian: Десетте лаги на македонизмот or Desette lagi na makedonizmot) is a book authored by Bulgarian historian and director of the Bulgarian National Historical Museum Dr. Bozhidar Dimitrov in 2003. The book was published in Bulgarian by "St. Clement of Ohrid", Sofia, Bulgaria and in Macedonian by the publishing house "Blaže Koneski", Strumica, Republic of Macedonia. The book describes ten major alleged lies of Macedonism from the perspective of Bulgarian historical science, as formulated by the author:
- One of the TEN Big Lies Macedonians are Bulgarians
The book has attracted a significant amount of criticism from the government of the Republic of Macedonia. According to Dimitrov himself, it has sold approximately 18,000 copies in the Republic of Macedonia and about 10,000 copies in Bulgaria as of 2003. . The Macedonian language version is also freely available online.
See also
- Macedonism
- Ancient Macedonians
- Kuber
- Clement of Ohrid
- Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria
- Bulgarian Archbishopric of Ohrid
- Bulgarian Exarchate
- Miladinov Brothers
- Krste Misirkov
- Kresna-Razlog Uprising
- IMARO
- Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising
- National Liberation War of Macedonia
External links
- Complete text (Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3) Template:Mk icon
- Georgi Radule: Who falsifies history?, criticizing The Ten Lies of Macedonism. Template:Bg icon
- Vision of a Greater Macedonia