A Morning in Salonika
Below my balcony, modern Greeks were sitting at small tables on the sidewalk, drinking their early morning coffee, smoking, talking, and reading the newspaper. They were mostly chubby, wearing European clothes, and the traditional...
The Balkans and the Fight for Macedonia
The Balkan countries want Turkey to lose control of Macedonia. If this happened, it could start a war in Europe. Neither Austria nor Russia would let Bulgaria or Greece take control of the region,...
The Cycle of Violence in Macedonia
Bulgarian Christians resort to assassination as a way to fight back. The Turkish government responds by massacring innocent people, including those who were forced into the revolutionary movement. European Christians are horrified by the...
