Editing Nationalism (section)

====Bulgaria====

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[[Bulgarians|Bulgarian]] modern nationalism emerged [[Ottoman Bulgaria|under Ottoman rule]] in the late 18th and early 19th century, under the influence of western ideas such as liberalism and nationalism, which trickled into the country after the French Revolution.

The Bulgarian national revival started with the work of [[Saint Paisius of Hilendar]], who opposed [[Greece|Greek]] domination of Bulgaria's culture and religion. His work ''[[Istoriya Slavyanobolgarskaya]]'' ("History of the Slav-Bulgarians"), which appeared in 1762, was the first work of Bulgarian historiography. It is considered Paisius' greatest work and one of the greatest pieces of Bulgarian literature. In it, Paisius interpreted Bulgarian medieval history with the goal of reviving the spirit of his nation.

His successor was Saint [[Sophronius of Vratsa]], who started the struggle for an independent Bulgarian church. An autonomous [[Bulgarian Exarchate]] was established in 1870/1872 for the Bulgarian diocese wherein at least two-thirds of Orthodox Christians were willing to join it.

In 1869 the [[Internal Revolutionary Organization]] was initiated.

The [[April Uprising of 1876]] indirectly resulted in the [[Liberation of Bulgaria|re-establishment of Bulgaria in 1878]].