The atrocities in Bulgaria also outrage public…
1876 CE
The atrocities in Bulgaria also outrage public opinion in Europe, where they became known as the Bulgarian Horrors, a name given currency by the British politician William Ewart Gladstone.
Gladstone, currently in opposition and contemplating retirement from the leadership of the Liberal Party, is moved by reports of the atrocities to write his pamphlet “The Bulgarian Horrors and the Question of the East” (1876).
He campaigns vigorously against the foreign policy of the Conservative prime minister, Benjamin Disraeli, which favors supporting the Ottoman Empire as a counterweight to Russia.
Publicity given to the atrocities serves to arouse public sympathy in Europe for the Bulgarians and other southern Slavs attempting to gain independence from the Ottoman Empire.
Despite widespread public indignation, the European powers do little to alleviate the situation.
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