The Bulgarian Factor in Russia’s Revolutionary Era, 1917–23

Bibliographic Data

ID10073950
AuthorsMary C Neuburger (0000-0002-0221-3507, The University of Texas at Austin, corresponding author), Mary Neuburger (University of Texas at Austin, USA)
Year2017
Volume52
Issue4
Pages874-891
Publication date2017-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Contemporary History (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-0094 • E-ISSN: 1461-7250
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0022009417722398
OpenAlexW2763384878
LanguageEN
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In this article, I delve into the multifaceted roles and remarkable significance of the Bulgarian left in the Russian Revolutions of 1917 and the tumultuous period that followed. In particular, I look at the ‘special relationship’ of the Bulgarian and Russian left and the concrete ways in which people, materials, and ideas were exchanged via various channels, in particular across the Black Sea. The loyalties, ties, and contributions of the Bulgarian left to the Russian (and global) revolutionary project were considerable and in many respects out of proportion to Bulgaria’s size and international significance. Here I offer a window onto the different ways in which Bulgarians participated in and read the revolution through their own lens, but also reveal the story of the importance of the Bulgarian or, perhaps more accurately, Balkan factor in the series of events in which the Bolsheviks established, consolidated, and spread their power

Ancient history · Black sea · Bulgarian · Economic history · Linguistics · Political science · Power (physics · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · Geology · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics · History · Philosophy · Soviet and Russian History

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