DISCUSSIONS
About The Day Of Birth Of Vasil Levski
Abstract. The article concerns the recently published study by Plamen Mitev and Grigor Boykov about the year of birth of the Bulgarian national hero Vasil Levski. The authors firmly established 1840 instead of hitherto accepted 1837. The new evidences about the birth year of Levski require also a revision of the birth day. The article proposes that the Apostle of Freedom was born on 9/21 of July 1840.
Keywords: Vasil Levski; Day of birth; Bulgarian pre-wedding rites
Dr. Vidin Sukarev
Plovdiv Regional Historical Museum
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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VIEW OVER THE BALKAN PENINSULA
New evidences about the builders who worked in Koprivshtitsa during XIX century
Abstract. The article introduce poorly researched or completely unknown documents, revealing many unknown data about the builders of public buildings in Koprivshtitsa in the period 1817 – 1858. The obscurity of the information contained in this rich source material, creates a great void in our knowledge and sometimes leads to repeated inaccurate or unreliable information, based on uncertain memoirs. The article present the data from the documents containing the names of the people who created wonderful examples of the Bulgarian Revival architecture in Koprivshtitsa in the XIX century.
Keywords: Koprivshtitsa; builders; public buildings; Bulgarian revival architecture
Svetlana Muhova
House-Museum “Georgi Benkovski” – Koprivshtitsa
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Adroke&Alsait Factory – Passemanterie Industry Founder In Bulgaria
Abstract. History of Passemanterie industry in Bulgaria is little-known yet. This kind of industry has not a big influence in Bulgarian branch economy. Nor it is of vital importence in individual and social life as well. These are the reasons for comparatively lack of researches in the specified sphere. This article is aiming to deny some commonly adopted views about this kind of industry, including it’s subject activity, investment amount and economic significance.
Keywords: Bulgaria; industry; trade; passemanterie; factory
Yordanka Krivoshieva
Plovdiv Regional Historical Museum
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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GUARDIANS OF THE MEMORY
Archives As A Scientific Laboratory And A Challenge For Researchers In The Digital Society
Abstract. The article presents the problem of archives as a scientific laboratory and a challenge for researchers in the digital society. In terms of content there are two thematic focuses of the study: digital transformation of archives and their information resources; the researcher like a user of retrospective documentary information in a digital environment. Analysis of the problems and challenges, that the archival institutions and modern researchers face in the era of digital civilization, is made.
Keywords: archives; information resources; historians; analysis of historical sources.
Dr. Rusalena Pendzhekova-Hristeva, Assoc. Prof.
University of Plovdiv Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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CIVILIZATION BOUNDARIES
Bulgarian-American Relations In The Field Of Education And Science After The End Of The Cold War
Abstract. The article aims to analyze the history of Bulgarian-American relationship after the end of the Cold War with an emphasis on the changes that occur in the scientific and educational contacts between the two countries. The study is based on unpublished documents from the Scientific Archive of the Bulgarian Academy of Science (BAS), Diplomatic Archive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the „Commission for Disclosure of Documents and Announcing Affiliation of Bulgarian Citizens with the State Security and the Intelligence Services of the Bulgarian National Armed Forces“, official documents and published data of American educational and research institutions, as well as the research of leading authors and participants in the events. The analysis of the changes in the bilateral cooperation after the end of the Cold War found the educational exchange programs of the U.S. Nongovernmental Organizations to be incapable of rapid transformation in line with the new political realities. Their place was taken by the American universities, which proved to be far more “flexible” and able to respond to the changing needs of time.
Keywords: USA; Bulgaria; American University in Bulgaria; American College in Sofia; Fulbright, educational exchange programs
Dr. Simona Samuilova
Institute for Historical Studies
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Sofia, Bulgaria
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Formation Of Economic Literacy And Perceptions Of Economic Development In The 5Th-Grade School Students Through The New Programme And The Textbooks In History And Civilizations
Abstract. This article aims to explain how the textbooks for the subject History and Civilizations in the 5th grade influence the formation of the initial economic literacy of the school students. By studying prehistory and the ancient world they learn about the economic life in the past and acquire some important economic concepts. This article examines, analizes and compares the textbooks with regard to the above purpose. Good examples in the relevant textbooks are shown, which to the biggest extent contribute to the formation of the school students' initial economic literacy. It is an important part of the formation of their civic culture. The topic about young people's knowledge of economic development and their economic culture is important for their successful future participation in the economic life of the present-day Bulgarian society.
Keywords: history and civic education; economic literacy; economic life in the Antiquity; economic concepts; civic education in schools
Dr. Georgy Yakimov, Assoc. Prof.
Sofia University „St. Kliment Ohridski“
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REVIEWS AND ANNOTATIONS
Traveling In Southeast Europe – Historical And Cultural Perspectives
Culture of Travel in the European Southeast.
Compiler and editor: Antoaneta Balcheva. Editorial Board: Elena Supur, Croatia Hrvojka Mihanović - Salopek, Hristina Marcu.
Sofia: ed. of IBSCT, 2020, 536 pages, ISBN: 978-619-7179-13-2.
Dr. Antoinette Balcheva, Assoc. Prof.
Institute of Balkan Studies and Centre of Tracology
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
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EVENTS
The World In Crisis: Policies And Media Coverage
Interdisciplinary Conference organized by Center for New Media and Digital Cultures – South-West University “Neofit Rilski”
Mr. Kristiyan Kovachev, PhD student
South-West University Blagoevgrad (Bulgaria)
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Scientific Conference “The Entrepreneurship In A Historical Perspective”
Prof. Ivan Rusev
University of Economics – Varna
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