PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN PORTRAIT OF VASIL LEVSKI FROM THE OTTOMAN ARCHIVE IN INSTANBUL

This article represents a photo of Vasil Levski, which was found in the Turkish Presidency State Archives of the Republic of Turkey – Department of Ottoman Archives in Istanbul in October, 2018. Its presence in exactly this archive, along with other documents...

“TO BE KNOWN”: THE OLD PRINT BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY OF THE MONASTERY OF SAINT JOVAN BIGORSKI

The article analyzes the collection of old-printed books, which are kept in the Monastery of Saint Jovan Bigorski. These books are poorly researched in Macedonian and Bulgarian historiography. The focus is on the brief notes made in the margins of a book. Th...

THE RULE OF MANUEL II PALEOLOGUS (1391 – 1425), THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE AND EUROPE

The period of XIV and XV century is one of the most important for Balkan history. The Ottoman invasions of the Balkans predetermine the destiny of Bulgarians, Ottomans, Greeks, Serbs and a number of other nations, because Ottoman hegemony significantly alters...

THE BRITISH AND FRENCH COLONIAL EXPANSION IN NORTH AMERICA: RISE AND CLASHES, 1748 – 1763

The article discusses the main concepts in the studies of NorthAmerica colonial expansion in the middle of the eighteenth century: the frontier of Frederic Turner and the middle ground of Richard White. A new concept is introduced that measures the diversity a...

FASCISM – NATIONAL SOCIALISM

After the end of the World War One the old political habits were put under a serious test. The tough consequences of the conflict led to new ideologies that offered quick and easy recipes for coming out of the aftermath of the after military crisis. The Italia...

BULGARIAN CULTURAL-HISTORICAL HERITAGE, STORED BY KONSTANTIN KANEV‘S ACTIVITY

The cultural and historical heritage of the state includes, in principle, both material specimens and the facts and interpretations preserved in historical literary works. Rhodope Mountain is one of the picturesque Bulgarian mountains. In the area of Smolyan d...

THE COMMON LAW AND THE CANON OF LEKË DUKAGJINI

This paper contains a summary, chronology and analysis of a specific process that Albania has in general, as it is the specificity of blood feud, which is one of the typical and very current problems of the Albanian people. The implication of the second partie...

CULTURE OF JOURNEY IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE Interdisciplinary Conference organized by section “Cultural History of the Balkan Nations” to the Institute of Balkan Studies with Center for Thracology

INSTITUTIONS AND BULGARIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DURING THE AGES (Veliko Tarnovo University “St. St. Cyril and Methodius” – 28 – 29 September 2018)

A NEW LOOK AT THE MEDIEVAL BALKANS

WHAT IS THE COST OF THE WAR, AND OF THE PEACE? Ferguson, N. (2018). THE CASH NEXUS. Money and Power in the Modern World, 1700 – 2000. Sofia: Riva