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The Macedonian Question and Instability in the Balkans by Professor Andrew Rossos On March 9, 2003, Andrew Rossos, Professor of History, University of Toronto, spoke on The Macedonian Question and Instability in the Balkans. Professor Rossos' main...
In this landmark 1993 lecture, Dr. Andrew Rossos provides a scholarly examination of the 150-year evolution of Macedonian nationalism, emphasizing its unique development within a hostile environment of competing Balkan interests and Ottoman theocratic constraints. He outlines four critical stages of national awakening—from the initial resistance against Greek ecclesiastical hegemony to the formal establishment of a Macedonian state post-WWII—while highlighting the "institutional homelessness" caused by the lack of an independent church. Central to his thesis is the concept of "Nashism," a grassroots peasant ideology that preserved a distinct Macedonian identity through folk traditions and shared speech, effectively insulating the population from foreign assimilation efforts. Ultimately, Rossos refutes claims that Macedonia is an artificial 20th-century creation, asserting instead that its sovereignty is the hard-won result of a persistent, organic struggle for self-determination and international recognition.
