European perspective on good neighbourly relations between the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of North Macedonia

Photo: President of the Republic of Bulgaria A national conference "European perspective for good neighbourly relations between the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of North Macedonia" in memory of the Bulgarian revolutionary Gotse Delchev was held on May 4, when we mark 119 years since his death. The forum was organized by the Institute for Historical Studies of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the Macedonian Scientific Institute and was held under the patronage of Bulgarian President Rumen Radev. Participants in the conference were scholars from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the Macedonian Scientific Institute, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", diplomats, journalists, representatives of Macedonian patriotic organisations in Canada and the USA, as well as representatives of the Bulgarian community in the [...]

2022-05-17T11:40:58+03:00Thursday, 5 May 2022|Categories: Cultural-historical Heritage and National Identity|

Bilingual album “Cyril and Methodius. Images. Memory. Identity”

Научно постижение на Кирило–Методиевския научен център за 2021 г. The bilingual album „Кирил и Методий. Образи. Памет. Идентичност”/„Cyril and Methodius. Images. Memory. Identity“ was presented by the Cyrillo-Methodian Research Centre at BAS and the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The presentation is on the occasion of the feast of the Assumption of St. Methodius - 6 April and took place in the "Mission" Gallery. The publication was prepared by Prof. Dr. Veselka Zhelyazkova and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Desislava Naydenova from the Cyrillo-Methodian Research Centre of BAS within the framework of NSP "Cultural and Historical Heritage, National Memory and Social Development". The Cyrillo-Methodian Research Centre has an outstanding scientific production of very high quality, and its scholars make science accessible for generations, noted at the presentation the [...]

2022-04-11T09:40:53+03:00Thursday, 7 April 2022|Categories: Cultural-historical Heritage and National Identity, Selected|

Prof. Kamelia Nikolova with IKAR Award for Critical Text

The book of Prof. DSc Kamelia Nikolova “Directors in the European Theatre” was awarded the IKAR Prize for Critical Text. The nomination was made by the Guild of Repertory Theatre Directors, Dramatists and Critics of the Union of Bulgarian Artists, and the publication - by the Institute of Art Studies of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, “Homo Ludens” Foundation and “Literary House” Association. In her research, Prof. Nikolova examines the development of a director from his appearance in the 1870s to the present day. The historical conditions and aesthetic reasons for his formation are analysed, and then his manifestations and transformations in the main periods of modern European culture are chronologically traced. Each period is represented by its defining theatrical ideas, directorial names and their [...]

2022-03-31T09:22:48+03:00Monday, 28 March 2022|Categories: Cultural-historical Heritage and National Identity|

Martenitsa Celebration with the participation of scientists from IEFSEM

The customs related to the Martenitsa and spring in the different countries were presented by the Ambassadors of Romania and Moldova in Bulgaria. The event took place on 7 March, in cooperation with the National Ethnographic Museum. The meeting was also attended by a representative of the Republic of North Macedonia, and guests included representatives of various diplomatic missions in Bulgaria as well as representatives of the Bulgarian government. The meeting was hosted by the Romanian Embassy in Bulgaria. The participants called for peace and unity, just as the martenitsa unites four countries in the Balkans. […]

2022-03-14T16:30:12+02:00Monday, 7 March 2022|Categories: Cultural-historical Heritage and National Identity|

STATEMENT BY THE BOARD OF THE INSTITUTE FOR HISTORICAL STUDIES ON THE WAR IN UKRAINE

Russia’s military aggression against the sovereign Ukrainian state confronted the world with one of the greatest challenges to the post-World War II international order. The war is once again returning with striking analogies from the past, as if to refute the claim of the “end of history” after the end of communist regimes in Eastern Europe and the Cold War. Preceded by the annexation of Crimea in 2014, the promotion of separatism in the Donbas and a long-running hybrid war, the current direct aggression against Ukraine is the result of imperial ambitions that are justified or disguised by Russia’s security interests and its concern for its compatriots in the neighbouring country. The recent actions of the political regime in Moscow are contrary to the UN [...]

2022-03-07T10:13:06+02:00Monday, 28 February 2022|Categories: Cultural-historical Heritage and National Identity|

Exhibition “Bulgarian Archaeology 2021”

The President of BAS Prof. Julian Revalski, Full Member of the Academy, attended the official opening of the exhibition "Bulgarian Archaeology 2021" in the National Archaeological Museum with Institute. More than 650 exhibits from 40 sites, varying in type and chronology, from Prehistory to the National Revival are presented. This is the fifteenth exhibition that shows the work of archaeologists from all over the country, said the Director of NAIM Prof. Hristo Popov. According to him, science is developing at a rapid pace and is constantly improving, so it is necessary for the state to provide more funds. In 2022, the National Archaeological Museum turns 130 years old. We are optimistic that a dialogue has begun about how important science and culture are to our [...]

2022-02-18T10:18:33+02:00Wednesday, 16 February 2022|Categories: Cultural-historical Heritage and National Identity|
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