Little Sofia

Little Sofia (Bulgarian: Малка София, Malka Sofia or Мала София, Mala Sofia; Greek: Μικρή Σόφια, Mikri Sofia) is a designation applied to localities outside the modern borders of Bulgaria; it is used to emphasize the population's strong Bulgarian national identity. The term most often refers to villages in what are today the Republic of North Macedonia (Vardar Macedonia) and Greek Macedonia (Aegean Macedonia). In the context of Macedonia, such villages often lie in otherwise Grecoman and Serboman areas.

Bulgarian volunteers leave their native Gorno Brodi (today's Ano Vrontou), one of the villages nicknamed "Little Sofia", to join the Bulgarian Army's Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Volunteer Corps during the Balkan Wars (1912–1913)

The name Little Sofia was used pejoratively by the Grecoman and Serboman population as well as Serbia and Greece's armed propaganda and later those nations' authorities in parts of the region. For the local Bulgarian-identifying population, the name came to be a symbol of ethnic pride.

Villages nicknamed Little Sofia

Akir, Israel (for its Jewish Bulgarian population)[1]
Ano Vrontou (Горно Броди, Gorno Brodi), Serres regional unit, Greece.[2]
Dračevo (Драчево), Kisela Voda municipality, North Macedonia
Lokvica (Локвица), Makedonski Brod municipality, North Macedonia
Raotince (Раотинце), Jegunovce municipality, North Macedonia
Vasileiada (Загоричани, Zagorichani), Kastoria regional unit, Greece[3][4][5]
Velgošti (Велгощи, Velgoshti), Ohrid municipality, North Macedonia[6]
Vevi (Баница, Banitsa), Florina regional unit, Greece[7]
Xino Nero (Екши Су, Ekshi Su), Florina regional unit, Greece[8]
Ydroussa (Долно Котори, Dolno Kotori), Florina regional unit, Greece[9]

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References

"It Belongs To US", Time, March 28, 1949.
Георги Баждаров. Горно Броди, С., 1929.
Report on the Macedonian Movement in Area Florina 1944 Archived 2009-07-26 at the Wayback Machine. (By Capt. P. H. Evans, Force 133).
Благой Шклифов. „Костурският говор“. София, 1973, ср. 149–150.
Νικόλαος Δημ. Σιώκης, Ο Μακεδονομάχος ιατρός Ιωάννης Αργυρόπουλος (1852-1920), 209.
"Божидар Димитров. „Десетте Лаги на Македонизмот", 2004". Archived from the original on 2004-11-15. Retrieved 2008-12-26.
Георги Младеновъ. Единъ гласъ от Пекингъ. Македоно-Български прегледъ „Вардаръ“., брой 3, 2005
"Добрин Мичев. Българското национално дело в Югозападна Македония (1941 – 1944 г.)". Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2008-12-26.
Доклад на Димитриос Кабурас от февруари 1932 г. Централен партиен архив, ф.214, оп.1, а.е.573, л.116. Цитирано по: Георги Даскалов. „Българите в Егейска Македония — мит или реалност“. София, 1996, стр.197.

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[1] "It Belongs To US", Time, March 28, 1949.

[2] Георги Баждаров. Горно Броди, С., 1929.

[3] Report on the Macedonian Movement in Area Florina 1944 Archived 2009-07-26 at the Wayback Machine. (By Capt. P. H. Evans, Force 133).

[4] Благой Шклифов. „Костурският говор“. София, 1973, ср. 149–150.

[5] Νικόλαος Δημ. Σιώκης, Ο Μακεδονομάχος ιατρός Ιωάννης Αργυρόπουλος (1852-1920), 209.

[6] "Божидар Димитров. „Десетте Лаги на Македонизмот", 2004". Archived from the original on 2004-11-15. Retrieved 2008-12-26.

[7] Георги Младеновъ. Единъ гласъ от Пекингъ. Македоно-Български прегледъ „Вардаръ“., брой 3, 2005

[8] "Добрин Мичев. Българското национално дело в Югозападна Македония (1941 – 1944 г.)". Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2008-12-26.

[9] Доклад на Димитриос Кабурас от февруари 1932 г. Централен партиен архив, ф.214, оп.1, а.е.573, л.116. Цитирано по: Георги Даскалов. „Българите в Егейска Македония — мит или реалност“. София, 1996, стр.197.