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The
paper Triptych On The Macedonian Identity by Professor Nade Proeva is
sub-titled Views on Macedonian Self-Awareness from the Middle to the
Modern Age. The paper looks at the denial of the Macedonian Identity,
and includes numerous historical documents from 1690 through to the
modern era that refer to Macedonia and Macedonians. The author refutes
Bulgarian propaganda that Macedonians are Bulgarians. An example "is
the so called Kresna Uprising of 1878, which Bulgarian historians named
after the locality (centre of the uprising), in aim to avoid the name
Macedonia... However, the lead seal that survived, clearly bears the
inscription "makedonsko vostanie 1878" (Macedonian uprising 1878) and
the rules set by the Macedonian Uprising Committee constantly use the
terms ‘Macedonian uprising,' ‘Macedonian army', and the ‘Liberation
of the Macedonians', clearly indicating that the uprising, as well as
other subsequent "Bulgarian" uprisings, were organized by Macedonians
and not by Bulgarians!" The paper also discusses modern national myths
in Europe, particularly those of the Greeks, Bulgarians, Albanians and
Serbians. The paper is 
The
Greek Government's media policy lacks measures for community media and
access to media for minorities, and recommends that policy-makers give
attention to the access by minority populations to media platforms and
content, says a EU funded report by the Centre for Media Pluralism and
Media Freedom. The Media Pluralism Monitor 2016 - Monitoring Risks for
Media Pluralism in the EU and Beyond: Country Report: Greece makes four
conclusions about the Greek media in Greece. There is a clear need to
facilitate and strengthen media ownership scrutiny and transparency
to ensure that the Greek public knows who effectively owns the media.
Public disclosure of the ultimate owners of traditional and online media
should be required. Mechanisms are needed that protect and promote editorial
independence from political and commercial influence and owner interference.
State owed media should be insulated from Government interference. And
minority population should have access to media platforms and content.
The report, written by Anna Kandyla and Evangelia Psychogiopoulou, is
The
Free Ebooks Library has added four reports on the lack of human rights
for Macedonians in Greece published by Greek Helsinki Monitor/ Minority
Rights Group - Greece. These are: 
The
book Guilty Without Guilt is the English version of the book Bez Vina
Vinovni by Stojan Kochov. It is also a shortened version of 283 pages
as the original is over 1,800 pages. The book is about the huge role
played by Macedonians in the Greek Civil War, how these Macedonians
were controlled and manipulated by the Greek Communist Party and Western
Powers, and the tragedy of the child refugees. Mr Kochov was a fighter
in the war. He says "That is one reason why I have dedicated my entire
life to earnestly document all possible events that took place during
the Greek Civil War and tell our side of the story and the genocide
perpetrated against the Macedonian people in Greek occupied Macedonia."
He says the Macedonian people have endured, to a point of genocide,
in silence for over seventy years with no one to speak for them. The
book has a contribution by author Spiro Mavrovski. The book was translated
and edited by Risto Stefov. The English version is 
In
his paper The Invention of the "Slavic" Fairytale, Macedonian academic
Basil Chulev heavily criticizes and ridicules the idea that slavic tribes
migrated to the Balkans and overtook the existing populations. "This
migration fairytale pertains that: "a tribe," which was unrecorded before
the 6th century, "appeared from behind the Carpathian Mountains" to
become the largest ethno-linguistic group in Europe "replacing all the
previous recorded populations." He says the "Slavic ethnic" identity
and its terminology were heavily politicized as they were used to support
outdated 19th century territorial ambitions. Among his numerous and
interesting evidence, he give examples of similarities between the Macedonian,
Thracian and Phrygian languages. Chulev says that from the time when
they were created, "Slavs" became subject to humiliation, discrimination
and persecutions by most of the regimes in Europe. He argues that migration
was from the south to north and not north to south. The paper is 
In
My Father's Village & Other Freedom Stories is a collection of 12 short
stories by Australian-Macedonian writer, Tamara Lazaroff. Her stories
and personal essays have been published in well known literary journals
and magazines in Australia, New Zealand and UK, and have won and been
short-listed in a number of writing competitions. The stories are about
hidden histories, being Macedonian, the migrant experience, queer and
feminist themes, oral storytelling traditions, and belonging and social
connectedness. The stories are well-written, easy to read, entertaining
and thoughtful. The book is 
Prespanka
Razglednitsa by Slave Katin is a major 442 page book about the Lake
Prespa region that covers Macedonia, Greece and Albania. The author
is a native of Prespa and the book is a collection of about 70 essays
and articles about his visits and experiences, the region's history,
geography, towns and villages, churches and monasteries, cultural events
and famous people. The discussions include the lakes and the upper and
lower Prespa regions, the development of Christianity in the area, the
Ilinden Uprising, and the child refugees and the exodus of many Macedonians.
There are many beautiful photographs. The book is in Macedonian. It
can be downloaded 
The
book The Macedonian Diaspora - Key to the Development of the Republic
of Macedonia by Dr Zlatko Nikoloski is printed in both English and Macedonian
in the one edition. Published in 2013, it is the first book to discuss
the importance and the potential of the Macedonian diaspora for the
development of the Republic of Macedonia. The book discusses the historical
aspects and the geographical distribution of the Macedonian people around
the world, the Macedonian diaspora and its role in strengthening the
relationship with Macedonia. It also examines the experiences of other
countries as examples of cooperation between diasporas and their country
of origin and how these can assist the relationship between the Macedonian
diaspora and the Republic of Macedonia. The 450 page book can be purchased
A
reminder that Canadian Macedonian Books has a great selection of Macedonian
books in English from around the world. These include non-fiction, fiction,
children's and cook books. Canadian Macedonian Books is run by Virginia
Evans, a former co-president of the Canadian Macedonian Historical Society
and founder of the Macedonian Film Festival in Toronto. Canadian Macedonian
Books is
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