title: The Theory of the Hun Origin in Contemporary Bulgaria
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metadata.value: Koloskov, Evgenii A.
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2021-02-09T18:12:57Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.available
metadata.value: 2021-02-09T18:12:57Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2020-12
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metadata.name: dc.identifier.citation
metadata.value: Koloskov E. A. The Theory of the Hun Origin in Contemporary Bulgaria. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. History, 2020, vol. 65, issue 4, рp. 1245–1258.
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/11701/spbu02.2020.414
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/23688
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metadata.name: dc.description.abstract
metadata.value: The article is devoted to the history of the formation and transformation of the theory of the
  Huns in contemporary Bulgaria through the prism of the political history of the country from
  the beginning of the debate about the origin of Bulgarians up to present day. The article examines
  how political reality impacted the processes of shaping scholarly and educational images,
  i.e. constructing a “convenient” usable past by the Bulgarian academic and non-academic circles.
  The main aspect in the study is related to the question of various interpretations of the
  ethnic origin of the Bulgars, the Huns and the role of the Slavic factor in the ethnogenesis of
  the contemporary Bulgarians. The milestones of the difficult history of Bulgaria and changes
  in political regimes have become the reasons for rejecting “Slavic” origin or, in some case,
  returning to it depending on external and internal circumstances. Today the Hun theory in all
  its variations and interpretations lies outside the professional scope of academic circles but is
  becoming the domain for various marginals. However, increasing activity of the right and the
  far-right in the politics of Europe capitalizing on the 2015 refugee crisis might return to the
  mainstream of official academic discourse the theory of the Hun The upcoming challenges of
  foreign policy (Euro-skepticism, ambitious projects outside the EU framework) and internal
  political issues (the question of national minorities) may also have a significant impact on this
  issue.
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.language.iso
metadata.value: en
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. History;Volume 65; Issue 4
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: theory of the Hun
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Bulgaria
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: origin
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: ethnogenesis
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: identity
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: mobilized Middle Ages
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: The Theory of the Hun Origin in Contemporary Bulgaria
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: Article
metadata.lang: en_GB
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