FIRST STEPS IN THE REGULATION OF BUDGET AND BUDGET PROCESS IN BULGARIA: LAW OF THE BUDGET ACCOUNTABILITY

The historical chronicle of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Bulgaria on the regulatory framework of the budget and the budget process begins with the Law of the Budget Accountability, adopted by the IV Ordinary National Assembly of 17.12.1884 (Promu...

THE BURGRAVES OF NUREMBERG AND THE CRUSADE OF NICOPOLIS (1396)

The Crusade of Nicopolis of 1396 can be seen as a turning point in both the crusading movement as a whole, as well as in the Ottoman conquest of the Balkans. In recent decades, quite a few studies examining different crusading contingents – Burgundians, Hungar...

EARLY MODERN DIPLOMATIC REALITIES: MICHAEL STARZER AND CASPAR GRATIANI IN THE FIRST YEARS OF THEIR ACQUAINTANCE (1610–1614)

Austrian Habsburg resident in Constantinople Michael Starzer (1610 – 1622) and trans-imperial agent, future Ottoman diplomat and Prince of Moldavia Caspar Gratiani met in the Ottoman capital in the early 1610s. Based on the analysis of the Habsburg diplomat’s...

THE GAMES OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD AND THE “OWNERSHIP OF TERRITORIES”

Reminiscing about childhood in the city is often associated with memories of places, spaces and games. In this article I will look at childhood in the context of games in the city and its neighborhoods, spaces and quarters. I use anthropological, historical an...

HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL ROOTS OF TAROT CARDS. ANALYSIS OF ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION

This article explores the origins and historical development of Tarot cards. The main theories of the origins of the Tarot are examined, including those linking it to ancient Egypt, medieval Europe and Renaissance Italy. The role of Tarot cards in various cult...

AN OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION. THE WRITINGS OF THE NINETEENTH-CENTURY FRENCH TRAVELLER DR. AMI BOUÉ ARE NOW AVAILABLE IN A SCHOLARLY EDITION IN BULGARIAN

A NEW RESEARCH ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL AUDIT IN BULGARIA AFTER 1991