  This paper seeks to bridge the gap between archival text analysis and network
analysis by applying network clustering methods to analyze the coverage of
Bulgaria in 123 issues of the newspaper Osservatore Romano published between
January and May 1877. Utilizing optical character recognition and generalized
homogeneity blockmodeling, the study constructs networks of relevant keywords.
Those including the sets Bulgaria and Russia are rather isomorphic and they
largely overlap with those for Germany, Britain, and War. In structural terms,
the blockmodel of the two networks exhibits a clear
core-semiperiphery-periphery structure that reflects relations between concepts
in the newpaper's coverage. The newspaper's lexical choices effectively
delegitimised the Bulgarian national revival, highlighting the influence of the
Holy See on the newspaper's editorial line.
