The crisis phenomena in the recent history of Eastern Europe are the subject of discussion in scientific forums organised by the Institute for Historical Studies - BAS. At the round table on "Crises and Challenges in Eastern Europe - the 50s-90s of XX c", held within the framework of the bilateral project with the Institute of History of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, thematic fields marking turning points in political history during this period were discussed. Analysed were the relations between the allies of the Anti-Hitlerist coalition during the Second World War (Teodoritschka Gotovska-Henze); the influence that the Hungarian events of autumn 1956 had on the authority, internal political and internal party situation of the Western European communist parties (Nadezhda Yankovska). The contradictions in Yugoslav [...]

On 16 and 17 May 2022, in the framework of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, an international forum Evaluation of Social Sciences and Humanities in Europe took place in Paris. Discussions were attended by scientists from twelve different countries of the European Union, as well as representatives from a number of European institutions and organisations such as the European Commission (Research and Innovation); the Scientific Committee of the European Cooperation Programme on Science and Technology (COST); and the European Alliance for Social Sciences and Humanities (EASSH); Pan-European Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities (DARIAH-EU); Academia Europaea; European Network for Research Evaluation in the Social Sciences and Humanities (ENRESSH); Institute for Advanced Study (IEA), Paris; High Council for the [...]

Russia's hybrid and conventional war against Ukraine (2014-2022) is invariably present in the media, in the commentaries of politicians and political analysts, in national discourses and world politics, historical knowledge and analysis make it possible to identify the roots, causes and preconditions of the conflict, as well as to look for analogies in history that would contribute to the closest to reality interpretation of what is happening before our eyes today. This topical issue was the subject of discussion at a round table "The Russian-Ukrainian War and Bulgaria through the Eyes of Historians", organized by the Institute for Historical Studies at BAS. The forum was attended by Prof. Mikhail Stanchev and Assoc. Prof. Sergey Strashnyuk from the Kharkiv National University "Vasily Karazin", Prof. Anatoliy Kruglashov [...]

Fifty years since the establishment of the Institute of Thracology were solemnly celebrated in "Prof. Marin Drinov" Hall of BAS. The Institute was transformed into the Centre of Thracology "Prof. Alexander Fol" at the Institute of Balkan Studies (IBSCT-BAS). The Director of IBSCT-BAS, Prof. Dr. Roumiana Preshlenova, opened the celebration and recalled that for 50 years more than 50 outstanding scholars have worked in the structure. In her words, the research of the great Bulgarian scientists Ivan Velkov, Hristo Danov, Gavril Katsarov, Georgi Mihailov and many others created the foundation on which Prof. Alexander Fol to set the beginning of the independent institutional development of this science at BAS. The Vice-President of BAS Corr.-Mem. Stefan Hadjitodorov congratulated the scientists and presented the Director of IBSCT, [...]

On 15 May 2022, in the building of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences was opened the International Jubilee Conference of the Institute for Bulgarian Language "Prof. Lyubomir Andreichin", dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Institute. Official guests were the Vice President of the Republic of Bulgaria Mrs. Iliana Iotova, His Excellency Mr. Maciej Szymański, Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Bulgaria. Alsao present were Corr. Mem.  Evdokia Pasheva, Vice-President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Elka Traykova, Scientific Secretary of Division “Cultural and Historical Heritage and National Identity”, Directors of Institutes of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the Director of "Az-Buki” National Publishing House for Education and Science, representatives of the Local Office of DG “Translation” of [...]