"Balkanology"

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With the term Balkanology, (Balkanology), it is generally characterized by the collective study of history, geography, archaeology, language, ethnography, literature, arts and customs of the peoples of the so-called Balkan peninsula, or Amos peninsula, which in the 19th century evolved into a special science.

However, several of the so-called Balkanologists were not limited to scientific research for the sake of truth but were more involved in the service of propaganda purposes and in particular during the transitional period of the new political configuration of the space that followed after the Greek Revolution of 1821, aiming at selfish benefits. And the national struggle of the Balkan peoples has not yet ended by maintaining some outbreaks or issues that continue to be questioned, despite what is said and written on the contrary.

At times some "strange" Institutes appear, self-characterized as Balkanology, in order, with a scientifically obvious character, to serve expediency. Such a typical institute was also the founded in Leipzig Institute of Gustave Weigand (G. Weigand) where in the authorities he had been in favour of Romanian propaganda and then in favour of Bulgarian, even when the above was sent in May 1917 by Kaiser of Germany, a continuation of the under-Bulgarian occupation of Macedonia, as in collaboration with Bulgarian teachers and teachers collected ethnographic evidence and authored a study in favour of the Bulgarianity of Macedonia. This mission was indeed performed a product of which was the relevant publication under the title "Ethnographie von Makedonien" (= Ethnography of Macedonians) - Leipzig 1924, where the author quoting, of course, not archaeological finds or ancient texts, but some words and phrases of Slavic linguistic idioms tried to prove that all Macedonians are native Bulgarians.

Vaigant's claims were redeveloped with scientific arguments by Greek professor G. N. Hatzidakis in a study published in German geographical journal "Pefermaann's Mitteilungen", (= Free Step), on 16, 17, 18 and 19 March 1925 as well as N. Muschopoulos in the magazine "Messager d'Athènes" on 10 January 1925. Of course, very previous Austrian writer S. Gopcevic, (S. Gopcevitch) known from his many Balkan works, in his book on Albania published in German, under the title "Das F "... professor who only Romanian language knows can't express linguistic crises on South-Slavish language issues".

In addition to those mentioned for the region of Macedonia, however, there are also many other areas of smaller geographical area, mainly border regions, among Balkan countries, such as Northern Epirus, Eastern Rumelia, Silistria, Baljik, Mavrovou