Polog and its Bulgarian Population
 First edition cover (1929) | |
| Author | Afanasiy Selishchev |
|---|---|
| Original title | Полог и его болгарское население |
| Language | Russian |
| Genre | History, Ethnography, Linguistics |
| Publisher | Macedonian Scientific Institute |
| Publication date | 1929 |
| Publication place | Bulgaria |
| Pages | 439 |
| OCLC | 181145100 |
Polog and its Bulgarian Population (Russian: Полог и его болгарское население, Polog i ego bolgarskoye naseleniye) is a scientific book by the prominent Russian linguist Afanasiy Selishchev, published in Russian in 1929 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Overview
The work, subtitled Historical, Ethnographic, and Dialectological Sketches of Northwestern Macedonia, is considered a fundamental study of the Polog region. Selishchev began collecting materials for the book in 1914. His research covers a wide range of topics, including the history, geography, and natural environment of the region, as well as the daily life, spiritual culture, and dialects of the local population.[1]
The book includes a detailed ethnographic map of Polog and provides extensive data on the Slavic dialects of the area, which Selishchev identifies as Bulgarian.
Significance
According to later evaluations, such as by Bulgarian linguist Yordan Zaimov, Selishchev's work remains an unsurpassed source of information for the historical and linguistic development of Northwestern Macedonia.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Selishchev, Afanasiy (1929). Polog i ego bolgarskoye naseleniye. Istoricheskiye, etnograficheskiye i dialektologicheskiye ocherki severo-zapadnoy Makedonii. Sofia: Edition of the Macedonian Scientific Institute. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ Selishchev, Afanasiy (1981). Polog i ego bolgarskoye naseleniye. Reprint edition. Introduction by Yordan Zaimov. Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo. Retrieved 2 May 2026.