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Originally Posted by Bulair
Bulgaria was split in two major administrative parts (if we don't count Macedonia) - Rumelia and Moesia, but there is no written evidence that the people in these districts called themselves Rumelians or Moesians.Bulgarians were Bulgarians, Serbs were Serbs etc.Same thing with Macedonia.
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Actually, Bulair, in those days the majority of the people would call themselves "Greek Orthodox", "Roum" or just "Christian" unless they were educated. That's how the Ottomans classified them for centuries, and when the nationalistic movements did reach those parts it was solely for the literate minority to understand what it was all about.