"The Macedonian language exists and it is tightly connected to the Macedonian culture, the name of the country and it can not be denied. But despite that, the language is endangered, which is now an additional problem for the country, considering that now Greece and Bulgaria are playing on the same side, with increased intensity and more openly".
These are the words of Stefan Vlahov Micov, a professor from Bulgaria, with which he addressed the participants of the eleventh International PEN Conference in Ohrid, Macedonia. One of the topics of this year's conference is "freedom and fear".
"Unfortunately, in the Balkans, not only in Greece, the intellectual potential is tightly related to the state politics." - he concluded.
This is what I call "national science" and one of the best places to see it is by opening any Wikipedia article that talks about issues in the Balkans.
This national science is exactly what we don't need anymore in the Balkans. Getting rid of our politically-influenced sciences (i.e. "scientific propaganda") will help us exorcise our nationalistic demons from the past and start building tolerance and respect. This time for real.
I believe that Macedonia, as the country which is youngest among its neighbors (and that is, trust me, A BIG DEAL in the Balkans), currently pays the largest part of this price. That is why we are most interested in getting the lies out and reconciling the many "national truths" into one, common Balkan scientific truth. The truth shall set us free. Will the others follow?
These are the words of Stefan Vlahov Micov, a professor from Bulgaria, with which he addressed the participants of the eleventh International PEN Conference in Ohrid, Macedonia. One of the topics of this year's conference is "freedom and fear".
"Unfortunately, in the Balkans, not only in Greece, the intellectual potential is tightly related to the state politics." - he concluded.
This is what I call "national science" and one of the best places to see it is by opening any Wikipedia article that talks about issues in the Balkans.
This national science is exactly what we don't need anymore in the Balkans. Getting rid of our politically-influenced sciences (i.e. "scientific propaganda") will help us exorcise our nationalistic demons from the past and start building tolerance and respect. This time for real.
I believe that Macedonia, as the country which is youngest among its neighbors (and that is, trust me, A BIG DEAL in the Balkans), currently pays the largest part of this price. That is why we are most interested in getting the lies out and reconciling the many "national truths" into one, common Balkan scientific truth. The truth shall set us free. Will the others follow?
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