Bocharova, Zoya Sergeevna. Legal status of Russian refugees in Bulgaria in the 1920s – early 1930s

Bocharova, Zoya Sergeevna — Dr. Sc. in History, Professor, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Orc ID 0000-0002-1739-1197, Scopus ID 57211602171, Researcher ID AAF-7445-2019, SPIN-code 8046-9713, Author ID 279590; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

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