Publication details
Bulhaři v Brně. Proměny profesní a etnické minority
| Title in English | Bulgarians in Brno. Transformations of Professional and Ethnic Minority |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2006 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Český lid: Etnologický časopis - Ethnological Journal |
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| Field | Archaeology, anthropology, ethnology |
| Keywords | Bulgarians; ethnic Minority; folk Culture; Brno |
| Description | In Brno there live about 500 Bulgarians, in most cases university-educated specialists, descendants of gardeners and students. Ethnic identity is being preserved in privacy. Czech majority considers them Czechs, only friends and colleagues know their ethnic origin. Seasonal migrations of gardeners reached peak in the 1930s, when the Bulgarian minority in Brno constituted the most numerous community in Bohemia. Through the contacts with Bulgarians, Czechs constructed the image of modest, hard-working, efficient Bulgarian workes and professionals. Bulgarinans were respected and welcomed. They represented the most emancipated sector of Bulgarian population. They contributed to their home country as well as to Europe, they constituted part of European cultural history. Czech majority nowaday had already forgotten their activities and their results accepts as regular part of their life. Ignored is the educational contribution of Bulgarian graduates of technical institure and madical faculty in Brno. |