Re: Francis Seymour Stevenson, 1914, pages 144-145

"S_N" <baba_ginka@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Krater Makedonski" <jordan.apost@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "S_N" <baba_ginka@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> The material shown does not say that the word "Macedonians" was used
in 
>>> 1711. The mention of "Macedonians" here is by the author Francis
Seymour 
>>> Stevenson and the date is 1914.
>>>
>>> SN
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>> Correct, but the author says that in 1711 "proclamations" were sent to 
>> the Macedonians, Albanians, ...., as opposed to "Bulgar(ian)s", Greeks 
>> ....
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> Nothing "opposed" - It is clear that Stevenson was using the notions of 
> his day when writing about events from the 18th c.

"Clear"? The only thing that is clear here is your "notion" (read "bulgar"

bias).

> And yes, in 1914, the term "Macedonians" has been used to describe all
the 
> inhabitants of what then was called Macedonia:
> have you ever heard of IMRO ?

IMRO stands for Internal MACEDONIAN Revolutionary Organisation. Have you 
read the interview of Niola Karev, by a greek journalist in May 2003? :-)