PERIODIZATION OF THE BULGARIAN MEDIEVAL HISTORY

The article presents for the first time theoretical argumentation for the periodization of Bulgarian medieval history. The attempts for such periodization, which are reflected in the content and structure of the summarized scientific publications on the histor...

CONDITIONS FOR THE EMERGENCE OF THE ENTREPRENEURIAL CLASS IN SOPOT, KARLOVO AND KALOFER DURING THE BULGARIAN NATIONAL REVIVAL PERIOD

The purpose of this article is revealing the conditions and prerequisites for the “birth” of the entrepreneurial class in Sopot, Karlovo and Kalofer during the 18th-19th centuries. The main conclusion is that the combination of a favorable external environment...

TOWARDS THE EARLY HISTORY OF A BULGARIAN LITERARY CENTRE: EMERGENCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF ADZHAR ACCORDING TO OTTOMAN TAX DOCUMENTS FROM THE XVII CENTURY

An attempt to throw light on the early history of Adzhar village, today’s Svezhen, based mainly on four unpublished Ottoman tax registers, is made in the article. The author claims that the earliest documents discovered so far about the existence of Adzhar as...

A LABYRINTH AND A CHOICE IN THE CREATIVE SEARCHES OF CHRISTO POPKONSTANTINOV – A FAMOUS RHODOPIAN AND A PUBLIC MAN

In this article, we aim to reveal some of Hristo Popkonstantinov's rich literary heritage, as well as biographical details about him. We study archival materials and information in literary resources. The scientific methods used are: the historical-chronologic...

“THRACIAN DANCES” BY PETKO STAYNOV – FROM HISTORICAL ARCHIVES TO CONTEMPORARY MUSIC TEXTBOOKS IN SECONDARY SCHOOL

Тhe article presents an exploration of the “life” of one of the 20th century's symbolic symphonic works in Bulgarian musical culture – composer Petko Staynov’s “Thracian Dances” suite. The starting point of this study is research into some of the archival docu...

A NEW LOOK AT THE BULGARIAN ELITE

“DIPLOMACY OF MEDIEVAL RUS’ (X – XVI CENTURIES)”, X INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE IN THE “COLLOQUIA RUSSICA” SERIES

SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE “MARKETS, SOCIETY, POWER”