Word: tsarigrad
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...probably refuse to fight against Russia, they are in a mood to tackle the Turks the moment Hitler says so. In the Grand Hotel, diplomats, students and businessmen gather every noon to discuss the coming attack, pore over maps put out by a local Fascist organization showing Istanbul (called "Tsarigrad-City of the Kings") as part of the new Bulgaria. But Berlin-made propaganda has not impressed everyone. Said the newspaper Zora: "We are struck by the confused psychological conceptions of a small section of our intelligentsia. . . . Their nerves do not quiver if the Allies achieve a victory. There...
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