Bulgarian citizenship after World War I (1915–1918) and has declared as Bulgarian Macedonian in 1913, which is against the claims of the Macedonian historians and linguists. On the other hand according to PhD Vlado Popovski, Misirkov's usage of the term "Macedonian Bulgarian" was only a tactic as a consequence of the Balkan wars and the Bucharest Agreement, he believed that when already it isn't allowed Macedonia to be a separate state than it is better for it to remain whole and be given to one state than to be divided. In that sense he favors Bulgaria because of the historical and cultural closeness. In 1914 and many times after that, he repeated his views about the Macedonian national existence. See also History of the Macedonian language Institute for Macedonian language "Krste Misirkov" Macedonian nationalism Macedonian studies Notes External links Works Krste Misirkov – Misirkov's work on the Macedonian Wikisource. Complete text of his book, magazine and articles. Magazine "Vardar" on Wikisource. "On Macedonian matters" – complete text on Wikisource. "On Macedonian matters" – scan of the original book. "On Macedonian Matters" – complete text. Project: Krste Misirkov – on line interactive site about Misirkov's life and work. "On Macedonian Matters" – complete text. Misirkov's diary – downloadable link. General Biography of Krste Misirkov "Krste Misirkov also on the Bulgarian matters in Macedonia" by Veselin Trajkov Signature of Krste Misirkov in his diary. A letter by Kole Nedelkovski to Sergej Misirkov regarding Krste Misirkov and his work. 1874 births 1926 deaths People from Pella People from Salonica vilayet Bulgarians from Aegean Macedonia Moldovan MPs 1917–1918 Bulgarian educators Bulgarian writers Macedonian writers Bulgarian philologists Early Macedonists Slavists Bulgarian expatriates in Russia Bulgarian expatriates in Moldova People extradited to Bulgaria University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy alumni Bulgarian people of the Balkan Wars War correspondents of the Balkan Wars Burials at Central Sofia Cemetery Macedonian Scientific and Literary Society