Aromanians in the representation of Russian society of the second half of the 19th — early 20th centuries

The milestones in the formation of the image of Aromanians (Kutsovlakhs, Tsintsars) in the consciousness of the Russian public in ethnocultural, religious and political terms are considered. The gradual introduction of this topic into the agenda of pan-Slavic and Slavophile-minded diplomats, journal...

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Main Author: Maksim Medovarov
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Language:Russian
Published: St. Tikhon's Orthodox University 2025-12-01
Series:Вестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Серия ИИ. История, история Русской Православной Церкви
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description The milestones in the formation of the image of Aromanians (Kutsovlakhs, Tsintsars) in the consciousness of the Russian public in ethnocultural, religious and political terms are considered. The gradual introduction of this topic into the agenda of pan-Slavic and Slavophile-minded diplomats, journalists, ethnographers is demonstrated, as well as attempts by foreign authors to influence public opinion in Russia in this regard. The sources include materials from periodicals (“Slavyanskie Izvestia”, “Novoe Vremya”, “Moskovskie Vedomosti”, etc.), ethnographic studies (A.S. Ionin, A.F. Rittich), travel essays (A.V. Amphiteatrov, P.A. Rittich, J. Lavrin, etc.). The works of Bulgarian and Serbian authors about the Aromanians published in Russia (S. Bobchev, S. Gopсeviс, S. Verkoviс, J. Cvijiс) are taken into account. The article examines ideas about the ethnogenesis of the Aromanians that existed in Russia at the end of the 19th – beginning of the 20th centuries, assessments of their way of life and national character, their relationships with the Greeks, Albanians, Slavs, and the Turkish authorities. A gradual shift has been noted from ideas about deeply Hellenized Vlachs to interest in their national awakening and the beginning of their struggle against the Patriarchate of Constantinople for church and linguistic autonomy in the Ottoman Empire. The reaction of Russian publicists to the Greek-Romanian conflict of the mid-1900s, its causes and consequences, to the further aggravation of the Aromanian issue under the rule of the Young Turks is analyzed. Attention is paid to the perception in Russia of the role of the Vlachs in the Balkan Wars and the Bulgarian-Romanian conflict of 1913, which changed the international status of the Aromanian question.
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spelling doaj-art-a766db92b2694c1d87f8dca00a8638452025-08-20T03:27:56ZrusSt. Tikhon's Orthodox UniversityВестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Серия ИИ. История, история Русской Православной Церкви1991-64342409-48112025-12-011221226385http://dx.doi.org/10.15382/sturII2025122.63-852Aromanians in the representation of Russian society of the second half of the 19th — early 20th centuriesMaksim Medovarov0Lobachevsky Nizhny Novgorod State University; 23 Prospekt Gagarina, Nizny Novgorod 603950, Russian FederationThe milestones in the formation of the image of Aromanians (Kutsovlakhs, Tsintsars) in the consciousness of the Russian public in ethnocultural, religious and political terms are considered. The gradual introduction of this topic into the agenda of pan-Slavic and Slavophile-minded diplomats, journalists, ethnographers is demonstrated, as well as attempts by foreign authors to influence public opinion in Russia in this regard. The sources include materials from periodicals (“Slavyanskie Izvestia”, “Novoe Vremya”, “Moskovskie Vedomosti”, etc.), ethnographic studies (A.S. Ionin, A.F. Rittich), travel essays (A.V. Amphiteatrov, P.A. Rittich, J. Lavrin, etc.). The works of Bulgarian and Serbian authors about the Aromanians published in Russia (S. Bobchev, S. Gopсeviс, S. Verkoviс, J. Cvijiс) are taken into account. The article examines ideas about the ethnogenesis of the Aromanians that existed in Russia at the end of the 19th – beginning of the 20th centuries, assessments of their way of life and national character, their relationships with the Greeks, Albanians, Slavs, and the Turkish authorities. A gradual shift has been noted from ideas about deeply Hellenized Vlachs to interest in their national awakening and the beginning of their struggle against the Patriarchate of Constantinople for church and linguistic autonomy in the Ottoman Empire. The reaction of Russian publicists to the Greek-Romanian conflict of the mid-1900s, its causes and consequences, to the further aggravation of the Aromanian issue under the rule of the Young Turks is analyzed. Attention is paid to the perception in Russia of the role of the Vlachs in the Balkan Wars and the Bulgarian-Romanian conflict of 1913, which changed the international status of the Aromanian question.https://periodical.pstgu.ru/ru/pdf/article/8628aromanians vlachs koutsovlachs tsintsars macedonian question russian public opinion russian periodicalsарумыны влахи куцовлахи цинцары македонский вопрос русское общественное мнение русская периодическая печать
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Aromanians in the representation of Russian society of the second half of the 19th — early 20th centuries
Вестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Серия ИИ. История, история Русской Православной Церкви
aromanians
vlachs
koutsovlachs
tsintsars
macedonian question
russian public opinion
russian periodicals
арумыны
влахи
куцовлахи
цинцары
македонский вопрос
русское общественное мнение
русская периодическая печать
title Aromanians in the representation of Russian society of the second half of the 19th — early 20th centuries
title_full Aromanians in the representation of Russian society of the second half of the 19th — early 20th centuries
title_fullStr Aromanians in the representation of Russian society of the second half of the 19th — early 20th centuries
title_full_unstemmed Aromanians in the representation of Russian society of the second half of the 19th — early 20th centuries
title_short Aromanians in the representation of Russian society of the second half of the 19th — early 20th centuries
title_sort aromanians in the representation of russian society of the second half of the 19th early 20th centuries
topic aromanians
vlachs
koutsovlachs
tsintsars
macedonian question
russian public opinion
russian periodicals
арумыны
влахи
куцовлахи
цинцары
македонский вопрос
русское общественное мнение
русская периодическая печать
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