WHAT IS THE EASTERN ORTHODOX MONASTIC CULTURE AND WHAT ARE ITS ELEMENTS. LOOK AT MEDIEVAL BULGARIA. PART 1

The research examines the characteristics of monastic life and attempts to define the term “Orthodox monastic culture.“ The author concludes that monasticism is an emanation of Orthodoxy and the peak of human effort for assimilation of God by His grace. Expres...

PROBLEMS OF BYZANTINE SILVER COINAGE. THE APPEARANCE OF BASILIKON DURING THE REIGN OF ANDRONICUS II PALAEOLOGUS /1282-1328/

The paper presents the reasons for the appearance of Byzantine silver coin (basilikon) during the first half of the XIV century. The basilicon coin was introduced shortly before 1304 by Emperor Andronikos in direct imitation of the Venetian silver ducat (gro...

RUSSIAN COLONISATION OF CAUCASUS DURING THE RULE OF GENERAL ALEKSEY PETROVICH ERMOLOV (1816-1827)

This article considers the activities of General A.P.Ermolov as a High Commissioner of the Caucasus which lay the foundations and the tendencies of the Russian colonisation of the region. The article discusses general’s innovatory methods and conception for th...

DIGITAL MEMORY. PROBLEMS OF DIGITALIZATION

The paper deals with the problem of storage options and the capabilities of permanently preservation of the intellectual resources of our times through digitalization, mobility and migration and draws attention to a new resource – information that is kept in s...

“THE CHILDREN OF ADAM AND EVE“ – WOMEN AND MEN IN HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION TEXTBOOKS FOR 8TH GRADE

The paper reviews the new manuals in History and Civilization for 8th grade, published in 2010, while attempting to answer the questions if they manage to accommodate the the shaping of the socio-gender identity of the young Bulgarians, what representations of...

MACEDONIA 2011 – WHAT FUTURE LIES AHEAD?

In 2011 the Republic of Macedonia headed to early parliamentary elections for the second time in three years. The stakes were huge and numerous issues which were to determine the future direction of the country were on the agenda. Macedonian politicians appre...

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