This research has been carried out as part of the RomaInterbellum Project which studies the Roma civic emancipation between World War I and World War II. Trawling through the Bulgarian archival documents on Roma in this time period, a reader cannot help but begin to form a certain image about the Tsigani, the term with which Roma have been popularly referred to in the archives. Unsurprisingly, this image does not seem to differ much from the one of today—that of the uneducated, dirty, foreign, and that pose a threat not only to the prosperity and well-being of the Bulgarian population and culture at large but also to the state and the economy. The research is based on archived files, letters of complaints from Bulgarian citizens and other documents sourced from Bulgarian state archives. The article analyses the words and language employed in the archived documents, the connotations they bear and the images they build. It also tries to show how, in the interwar period, this dominant language was utilised by Roma individuals and leaders in order to react, counter and protect their image and future. More importantly, they sought ways to build a better integrated Roma society through the establishment of own organisations and associations. Understanding this historical narrative from the interwar period is essential in advancing knowledge of many major issues surrounding the Roma today, such as housing, health and their social inclusion.

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通过保加利亚国家档案馆的语言对罗姆人的印象

这项研究是RomaInterbellum项目的一部分，该项目研究了第一次世界大战和第二次世界大战之间的罗姆人的公民解放。在这段时间里浏览保加利亚关于罗姆人的档案文件时，读者不禁开始对Tsigani形成一定的印象，在档案中Roma被广泛使用。毫不奇怪，这种形象似乎与今天的形象没有太大不同，即没有受过教育，肮脏，外国的形象，不仅对保加利亚人口和文化的繁荣与福祉构成威胁，而且对保加利亚的繁荣和福祉也构成了威胁。国家和经济。这项研究基于存档的文件，保加利亚公民的申诉信以及来自保加利亚国家档案馆的其他文件。本文分析了存档文档中使用的单词和语言，它们所包含的含义以及所生成的图像。它还试图表明，在两次世界大战期间，罗姆人和领导人如何利用这种主要语言来做出反应，反击和保护他们的形象和未来。更重要的是，他们寻求通过建立自己的组织和协会来建立更好的罗姆人一体化社会的方法。从战际时期了解这一历史叙事对于增进对当今罗姆人周围许多重大问题的了解至关重要，例如住房，保健及其社会融合。罗姆人和领导人利用这种主要语言来做出反应，抵制并保护他们的形象和未来。更重要的是，他们寻求通过建立自己的组织和协会来建立更好的罗姆人一体化社会的方法。从战际时期了解这一历史叙事对于增进对当今罗姆人周围许多重大问题的了解至关重要，例如住房，保健及其社会融合。罗姆人和领导人利用这种主要语言来做出反应，抵制并保护他们的形象和未来。更重要的是，他们寻求通过建立自己的组织和协会来建立更好的罗姆人一体化社会的方法。从战际时期了解这一历史叙事对于增进对当今罗姆人周围许多重大问题的了解至关重要，例如住房，保健及其社会融合。