"Finally, many people will point out that our greatest misfortune is that we have no local Macedonian patriotism. If there were patriotism in Macedonia, we would think and work only for Macedonia. But now some of us still consider ourselves Bulgarian and link our interests with those of Bulgaria instead of studying our own country, Macedonia ..."
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Region, Regional Identity and Regionalism in Southeastern Europe: Part I (2008), p. 138 and On Macedonian Matters, translated by Alan McConnell (1974), p. 146
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Krste Misirkov
Krste Petkov Misirkov (Bulgarian: Кръсте Петков Мисирков; Macedonian: Крсте Петков Мисирков; 18 November 1874 – 26 July 1926) was a philologist, journalist, historian and ethnographer from the region of Macedonia. He authored the book On Macedonian Matters.
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