IVAN TODOROV PULIEV (GORAN) BETWEEN HISTORIOGRAPHICAL INSUFFICIENCY, UNDERESTIMATION, AND STIGMA

This article aims to present Ivan Todorov Puliev (Goran)’s personality and especially his mercantile activities. The problem of his relations with Evlogi Georgiev and his brother Nicholas T. Puliev is also concerned. The analyzed sources concerning the activi...

THE BULGARIAN GROUP IN MOSCOW

The article presents the activity of the so-called Bulgarian group in Moscow, founded by some Bulgarian students in the end of 50’s of XIX century. On the basis of available documents and biographical information about the Bulgarian students in Moscow are clar...

THE ARCHITECTURAL COMPLEX AT THE GOLDEN HORN AS A CONSTRUCTIVE IDEA

The aim of the study is to analyze the St Stephen Church in Istanbul from an architectural and artistic standpoint and prove that it was conceived as part of an architectural complex. Each constructive decision of the large working team is interpreted in the c...

THE INDUSTRY AND MUSEUM SPACE (A VISION ON THE CONTEMPORARY MUSEUM)

The article presents Industry Museum in Gabrovo as an example for innovations in contemporary museum space and museum conceptions. The historical perspective in town development is presented through the focus of industry. The author searches for wider conclus...

THE BULGARIAN COMMUNITIES IN NORTH AMERICA TRADITION AND MODERNITY

The article examines the processes of the development of the Bulgarian communities in North America. The main focus is on the history and the current state of the Bulgarian organizations, schools, media contributing to the preservation of the Bulgarian cultur...

THE DECLINE OF MEDIEVAL BULGARIA

AN OVERVIEW OF THE HISTORY OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE FROM THE END OF THE 16TH AND THE FIRST HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY

THE REFLECTION OF THE BULGARIAN REFUGEE TRAGEDY

ANNUAL KYUSTENDIL READINGS 2016