Migration periods in Macedonian history (XX century)

Cackov, Oliver and Pasterk, Olivera (2021) Migration periods in Macedonian history (XX century). Knowleage international journal, 45 (5). pp. 992-996. ISSN 1857-923X

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Abstract

А brief chronological overview of the three relevant waves of emigration in Macedonian history (20 century) will be presented with a special emphasis on emigration to the United States of America. When discussing the waves of migration, the most common reasons for Macedonians to leave their county will be included, as well as how the political, economic, and social climate of the land influenced their decisions to emigrate to a land culturally different from their own.
Macedonia is a country located in the Southern part of the Balkan Peninsula. It is bordered by Bulgaria to the East, Albania to the West, Serbia to the North and Greece to the South. Dating back to prehistoric times, Macedonians were a distinct nation, linguistically, ethnically, culturally different from their neighboring countries, but they only attained independence and sovereignty in 1991.

Macedonia’s history has always been characterized by external and internal migration, similar to other European Union countries. The reasons for this intensive migration can be divided into three major factors: the degree of economic development, the political aspect, and the conditions of war. At first, the waves of migration in this region had been reported to be occurring only to neighboring countries like Serbia, Bulgaria and Greece; whereas later it extended to European and overseas countries such as the USA, Can

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Humanities > History and archaeology
Divisions:	Faculty of Educational Science
Depositing User:	Oliver Cackov
Date Deposited:	11 May 2021 09:23
Last Modified:	11 May 2021 09:23
URI:	https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/28061

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