Serbian Textbook:
- Macedonians are the oldest Slavs in the region, and perhaps even in Europe.
- Bulgarians and Serbs are newcomers in the Balkans, compared to the indigenous Macedonians.
Translation of the title page: Geography for High Schools, prepared by Dragasevic. Reviewed and approved by the school commission -- Belgrade, 1871
Page 114 relevant translation: Natives in these lands, were in ancient times some Slavs, whose names we do not know ... these are modern Macedonians.
Page 127:
Slavs encompass: Serbs, Croatians, Macedonians, Bulgarians and Russians.
There are 3620000 Serbs, 500000 Croatians, 1300000 Macedonians, etc...
Further down on page 127, the beginning of the highlighted part: Macedonians are the oldest Slavs in these Illyrian lands, perhaps even in Europe...
Page 128: Bulgarians are newcomers to this peninsula (when compared to the native/indigenous Macedonians) as are the Serbs...
- Macedonians are the oldest Slavs in the region, and perhaps even in Europe.
- Bulgarians and Serbs are newcomers in the Balkans, compared to the indigenous Macedonians.
Translation of the title page: Geography for High Schools, prepared by Dragasevic. Reviewed and approved by the school commission -- Belgrade, 1871
Page 114 relevant translation: Natives in these lands, were in ancient times some Slavs, whose names we do not know ... these are modern Macedonians.
Page 127:
Slavs encompass: Serbs, Croatians, Macedonians, Bulgarians and Russians.
There are 3620000 Serbs, 500000 Croatians, 1300000 Macedonians, etc...
Further down on page 127, the beginning of the highlighted part: Macedonians are the oldest Slavs in these Illyrian lands, perhaps even in Europe...
Page 128: Bulgarians are newcomers to this peninsula (when compared to the native/indigenous Macedonians) as are the Serbs...
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