Alexander Stoyanov
@Al_Stoyanov
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This murial of Gilgamesh and Enkidu is a whole new level of awesome.
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St. Peter asks a newcomer: .- Born?.- Austro-Hungary. - Went to school?.- Czechoslovakia.- Married in? .- Hungary.- Kids born in?.- The Third Reich.- And your grandchildren?.- USSR. - Where did you die?.- Ukraine. - Man, you traveled a lot!.- Nonsense, I never left Mukachevo.
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- Boys, do you know where Siberia is?.- No. - Kick the seat one more time, and you'll find out.
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St. Peter asks a newcomer: .- Born?.- Austro-Hungary. - Went to school?.- Czechoslovakia.- Married in? .- Hungary.- Kids born in?.- The Third Reich.- And your grandchildren?.- USSR. - Where did you die?.- Ukraine. - Man, you traveled a lot!.- Nonsense, I never left Mukachevo.
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Turkey celebrating Bulgaria's Liberation day (liberating from. Turkey) - both nice and surreal at the same time.
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Well well well, seams we conquered Romania, while all eyes are on Ukraine.
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How big was Medieval Bulgaria according to Bulgarians
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Russia's ambassador to Bulgaria hints that Russia's tourists will not be visiting Bulgaria after Sofia closes it's space for Rusian aircraft. I think we will do just fine with Ukrainian tourists, thank you very much.
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Indoeuropeans were probably the greatest conquerors in human history and that had a lot to do with their social structure and their approach to war as a founding element for their states and societies.
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The Russian embassy in Sofia tonight . Via Spas Spasov, FB
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The "Old World" and the Ottoman empire in its greatest extent c. 1590.
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Number of cities existing constantly for over 3000 years per country in Europe.
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An Ottoman, German, Bulgarian and an Austro-Hungarian officer pose together, probably on some Romanian roof, 1916.
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Probably the best administrative map of the Ottoman empire as of 1590. Full size:
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Ethnic expansions of the Old world - Indo-European (orange), Turkic (green) and Arab (blue)
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A Bulgarian, German and an Ottoman soldier patrolling the streets somewhere in Romania, 1917.
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Ottoman army advance vs actual conquest. Success rate was in the proximity of 80%
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Bulgarian horsemen taking down Arabs in a pitched battle, 717/18 AD. During the Arab campaign against Constantinople (717/18), the Bulgars defeated the Arabs forces in three consecutive open battles. Furthermore, Bulgar raiding parties troubled Arab logistics throughout winter.
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Balkan people: We have nothing in common with one another. Also Balkan people:
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Europe in 814. Imperial borders of the Franks and Bulgars are more related to the spheres of influence rather than actual territorial control.
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2 years of work and 380 pages later, the manuscript of the "Ottoman-Hapsburg wars 1500-1791" is done. The first study in history to cover all the conflicts between the two great dynasties, based on sources from 15 different languages, and over 200 books, sources and articles.
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1st August 1936. During the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics, Bulgarian king Boris III is the only person among the official delegations not to respond to the Nazi salute, doing it while standing right next to Hitler.
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So it seams that the "Tree Seas initiative" is actually based on a solid foundation.
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Pax Romana and it's legions' advances. Roman conquest to campaign success rate is nearly 90%
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Тези дето гласуват за "Възраждане" от Австралия, САЩ и прочие - защо не избягахте навремето в Русия, д@ **@ ваша т€п@ м@йка да **@?.
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This is how the decline of the Ottoman empire began.
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A muezzin calling from a D.I.Y. minaret in a Bulgarian village, 1912
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An amazing map of the Roman Empire and its limes, courtesy of National Geographic.
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The Ottomans' final assault on the walls of Constantinople, as painted by Daniel Louis Cabrera Pena
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The nine different ethnic groups of Bukovina region, (Austria-Hungary), 1902; From top left: Hutsul, Hungarian, Rom (Romani or Gypsy), Lipovan, Jew, Pole, Schwab, Romanian, Rusyn
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The Balkans following the death of Stefan IV Dushan and the advent of Ottoman forces in Galipoli in 1356. Following the Black Death, the Balkans were ravaged and fragmented with over 40 states and semi-states scattered across the lands, making it an easy prey for the Crescent.
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Bulgarians bringing the Balkan crazy to a whole new level.
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"Here lies Petko Liskovski b. 1882 - d. 1970 - Ottoman soldier (1910-12), Serbian soldier (1914-15), Bulgarian soldier (1916-18), a last gift from his grandchildren".Early XX century Balkan history in a nutshell.
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Bulgarian scholars discover a previously unknown Ottoman firman, allowing for a church in Viden village (then Karagitli), near Stara Zagora to be rebuilt. The sultan's order stipulates the size and structure, as well as forbids local authorities to tax the population additionally
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Sofia in 23 years - 1999 and 2022 - Obelya district
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An awesome depiction of how katafraktaroi did their "suit up"
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The Old World in 1403 following the Battle of Ankara and the demise of Bayazid I
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The unfinished Central Post office in Shumen Bulgaria. I expect Saruman to show at the top floor ordering Uruk Hi against Helm's deep.
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The Balkans in 1356 following the break up of the Dushan empire.
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The Old world in 1403, following the Battle of Ankara and the start of the Ottoman Civil War.
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I'd add a few more like "Getting drunk like a Cossack"
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Bulgarian Social media has made a lot of memes since Macedonia lost to Austria. Yet the painful truth is best captured here:
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Major ethno-linguistic groups on the Balkans c. 700 AD. While the Carpathian Vlachs and the Balkan Vlachs were indeed related genetically, they differed in language, since Balkan Vlachs were Hellenized, while Carpathian Vlachs were Latinized.
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Малко суха статистика.Брой трудови злополуки 1986 г. - 484; 2022 г. - 84;.Брой аборти: 1974: 144 509; 2022 г. - 18 821.Брой МПС - 1985 г. - 1 900 000; 2023 г. - 4 030 487.БВП на глава от населението:.1981 г.: 2234$; 2023г.: 15 797$.Когато цифрите говорят, копейките мълчат.
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Today, #Bulgaria celebrates its Liberation day. After five centuries of Ottoman rule, on 3.3.1878 our nation once again emerged to forge its own destiny .
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Ethnic composition of Austria-Hungary according to the 1910 census
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An interesting map of Byzantium's manpower in 840. The thing is that Tagmatic forces were reformed under Constantine V, so 840 would be a bit to early for them. The given figures are more suitable for the 860-s
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1902 - The nine different ethnic groups of the Bukovina region (Austria-Hungary).From top left: Hutsul, Hungarian, Romani, Lipovan, Jew, Pole, Schwab, Romanian, Rusyn
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Ukrainian Semen Novikov wins first Gold medal for #Bulgaria in the #OlympicGames Geroyam slava!
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Bulgar warriors preparing to ambush the Byzantine forces on the night of 25th July, 811. After being defeated by the Byzantines two weeks earlier, Bulgar ruler Krum reassembles his forces in the Hemus mountain to cut off emperor Nicephoros' supply lines. Bulgar forces are small
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In Red: Modern countries the territories of which have fully or partially been under Habsburg Rule at a given point of History.
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Today, Bulgaria celebrates 145 years from it's Liberation from the Ottoman empire. #HappyLiberationDay to all of my compatriots!
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French conquests under Napoleon as compared to army/navy advances and politically subjugated territories. In terms of overall military conquest, France was successful at c. 85%
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Ok, so I got really hipped on this 1700 GDP stuff so I did a little digging and came up with a map that combines Total GDP and Percapita GDP for the year 1700. Since both differ, I've colored the states in terms of political borders and not in terms of well-being. 🧵
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Ethno-linguistic groups in the South-East of Europe c. 500 BC
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On 24th May #Bulgaria celebrates the day of its alphabet - the Bulgarian alphabet. It is known as Cyrillic but was developed in Great Preslav in the 880s-890s and became the official Bulgarian script in the early 900s. Since then many nations have adopted it, but the root is BG.
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