This article aims to argue that new, significant research on the history of the April Uprising of 1876 can be conducted only if previously unknown archival documents from foreign archives are sought out and made available. Of particular importance among these is the Ottoman Archive in Istanbul (T. C. Cumhurbaşkanlığı Devlet Arşivleri Başkanlığı Osmanlı Arşivi / BOA), which, unlike in the past, is now accessible to Bulgarian historians. It contains valuable documents on the course of the uprising, its suppression, and its aftermath. The article provides a general description of some of these documents, with the most detailed presentation being a petition by 137 citizens of Islimie (Sliven) dated May 30, 1876. In all likelihood, the original was written in Bulgarian or Ottoman Turkish, and this is a French translation of it, intended for the Sublime Porte, specifically for the “Press Directorate” of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The petition is presented in its entirety, followed by comments and analyses of its content. The document provides a basis for assessing the role of a segment of the Ottoman administration (in this case, the Sliven provincial governor, Haydar Bey), which sought to protect the Bulgarian population from killings, looting, and pogroms. Senior administrators such as Haydar Bey belonged to the second generation of Tanzimat rulers, who understood well that without the implementation of a European legal system, the Ottoman Empire had no chance of survival. For them, the lives and property of the state’s Bulgarian subjects were just as important as those of the Muslims, and maintaining peace within the state was a top priority. The documents presented in the article also reveal something else, namely that the large-scale pogroms against the Bulgarian population in the spring of 1876 were carried out by the Bashibazouks and the Circassians, while the regular Ottoman army was primarily tasked with maintaining order and safeguarding the lives and property of the Bulgarian population, as evident from Saadoulah Bey’s account of the work of the commission charged with rebuilding the burned villages in the Plovdiv Sanjak, also presented in the article. In conclusion, it is evident that the discovery and incorporation into scholarly research of new, previously unknown archival documents regarding the April Uprising of 1876 can provide answers to important questions – answers that historical scholarship, contemporary education, and Bulgarian society need.

This study investigates the effect of integrating argument maps into Biology and Health Education instruction on the development of basic argumentation skills among 10th-grade students (N = 90). A single-condition formative experiment with a pre-test/post-test design was conducted. The analysis of empirical data indicates the most substantial improvement in students’ ability to generate arguments and counterarguments, followed by gains in evaluating arguments, counterarguments, and rebuttals. Overall, the findings demonstrate that the use of argument maps in biology education is an effective instructional strategy that supports the development of both the productive and evaluative dimensions of argumentation.

The article examines Lilyana Minkova’s scholarly contribution to the study of translation literature during the Bulgarian National Revival, with particular emphasis on the relationship between translation theory and translation practice. Her scholarly work extends beyond the boundaries of literary historiography and addresses a number of issues that are today associated with the understanding of translation as a process of cultural mediation. Particular attention is paid to her studies of the Bulgarian reception of Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe, in which she reconstructs the development of translation strategies, adaptation practices, and readers‘ expectations during the Bulgarian Revival. The article also discusses her analysis of the linguistic features of the early Bulgarian translations of the novel, highlighting her meticulous archival research and critical reassessment of established scholarly views. Finally, the article demonstrates that, in Minkova’s scholarly work, the theoretical reflection on translation and her own translation practice develop as complementary dimensions of a coherent conception of literary translation.

The phenomenon of associative interference in teaching and learning conference interpreting from/into Slavic languages has been studied significantly less frequently than other types of interference. The aim of the study is to contribute to the definition of this phenomenon in the field of interpreting, to illustrate it with examples and to present a hypothesis for possible reasons that cause it. The article focuses on two explicit examples of associative interference, which are excerpted from student interpretations during classes in conference interpreting from/into Slavic languages of fifth-year undergraduates of the Slavic Philology major at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”. Examples related to current topics such as the full-scale invasion of Russia into Ukraine and the introduction of the euro as the official currency in Bulgaria are discussed.

The intersection of assumptive worlds and artificial intelligence (AI) presents a dynamic landscape where human cognition and digital technologies converge. The assumptive worlds, as defined in psychological theories, reflect the stable set of beliefs and mental schemas which allow individuals to organize their experiences according to relatively-enduring expectations about the reality. Conversely, AI technologies increasingly influence and alter these belief systems by generating information and perspectives that users may uncritically adopt, thus reshaping their assumptive worlds. Thus, it is worthy to examine how AI can simultaneously pose challenges and offer opportunities for reshaping assumptive worlds while adhering to ethical standards (Firnando & Wahyudi, 2024; Borgwardt et al., 2019).