Boj Karla Durmana s ruskou ideologickou hegemonií — Ztracené iluze. Ruská politika vůči Bulharsku v letech 1877–1887. Pozvánka k (demytologizační) četbě

Abstract

This paper provides a Czech translation of the introductory chapter of Lost Illusions. Russian Policies towards Bulgaria in 1877–1887 (1988) by the Czech historian Karel Durman, who lived in exile in Uppsala, Sweden, since 1980. The translation is preceded by a commentary written by the translator, which introduces the reader to the most important moments in Durman’s life and work and the historical background of the text and its contemporary reception.

Keywords

• karel durman
• bulgaria
• russia
• balkans
• ideology
• hegemony