Krater Makedonski wrote:
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> Krater Makedonski wrote:
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>> Here is another EVIDENCE for the EXISTENCE of "the
>> non-existent-Macedonians-prior-to-1945" (according to bulgar and greek
>> propagandists). This one is from the 1700's.
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http://makedonika.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/macedonians-found-in-the-memoirs-of-baron-de-tott-1786/
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> THe Baron De Tott was a fascinating individual, a spy, a mercenary, an
> Hungarian noble from France. He made his way in the world for sure.
> I'm somewhat fascinated by finding out what is an auvergnat since he had
> 1,500 Macedonian ones to help him clear rock. I know what an auvergnant
> is, a tanner of skins, but this is a different word. He seems rather
> to be enamored of Macedonians. This is the English translation of
> Francois Baron De Tott's French *Mémoires du Baron de Tott, sur les
> Turcs et Les Tartares*. The entire book is on Goggle books here:
> http://tinyurl.com/698zx7
This is a revision of the original
> translation. It would be interesting to get the French text and take a
> look at city names, country names and peoples' names. You can buy the
> original for 750 dollars if you are rich enough from one American
> antiquarian and then go around an sell it for 650 Euros to the European
> market.:
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> To the best of my knowledge the Baron had been invited to Turkey, by the
> Sultan, to build some buildings for him in Istanbul. What is not known
> very well outside of Macedonia, is, that there were renowned Macedonian
> master builders during those times. Even now the builders from Vevchani,
> Smilevo, for example, are renowned master craftsmen of their trade not
> only in Macedonia but much, much further afield. He was "enamoured" of
> the Macedonians because, as he describes, they were very hard, fearless
> workers and most likely master craftsmen amongst them.
Delusions abound in the land of FYROM.
I'd like to know what the renowned master craftsmen from FYROMland
actually built.
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