MACEDONIA - TRADITION AND CONT

Numerous books have been written about Macedonia. Collected together in an imaginary world library, they would occupy a space which would be awe-striking in its vastness and one could easily lose one's way strolling among the shelves, through the dark corridors of this labyrinth.

Macedonian history has been interpreted in multitudinous different ways, from different aspects and viewpoints. It has been usurped, falsified, supplemented and altered. Frequently written by others, it has been adjusted to their interests. Mysterious cartographers and geographers have broadened and narrowed its borders, counted and recounted, wiped off and added place-names, measured and remeasured its mountains and rivers... The individuality of Macedonian culture has been disputed, the Macedonia word has been banned, and in the years of silence and oblivion things were given different names, difficult to pronounce and yet more difficult to remember. Statues of kings and gods have been demolished, old temples have been ruined, church walls have been smeared with thick layers of mortar and new saints have been painted on them. Old manuscripts have been burnt, the records and inscriptions on graves have bee

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Some common words found in the essay are:
Roman Slavonic, Crnorizec Hrabar, European Asian, Macedonia Collected, Middle Ages, Macedonia Macedonian, Kukulian Cycle, Art Philosophy, Ante Poposki, Gligor Cemerski, macedonian culture, macedonian artists, cultural layers, creative achievements, churches monasteries, cultural heritage, european art, collective memory, churches monasteries built, contemporary myth, attitude towards,
Approximate Word count = 3604
Approximate Pages = 14 (250 words per page double spaced)