THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF BULGARIA

Stefan Stambolov (1854–1895) served 1886-1894 first as regent and then key minister for the new ruler, Ferdinand I of Bulgaria (prince 1887–1908, tsar 1908–1918). Stambolov thought that Russia's liberation of Bulgaria from Turkish rule had been an endeavor by Czarist Russia to show Bulgaria into its protectorate. His coverage was characterize