IBSCT - Branch Montana, Bulgaria

Address: 6, Aleksandar Stamboliyski Blvd., Montana, Bulgaria

The branch was founded in 2018.

Director: Prof. Alexandre Kostov, Dr. habil., Corresponding Member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Coordinator: Valeri Stoichkov

Main research areas: Socio-economic and cultural development of Northwestern Bulgaria from Antiquity to the present day

Publications of the IBSCT branch in Montana, Bulgaria:

Kostov, Al. (compl.) The Northwest Bulgaria in Europe - history and culture.
Sofia, Tendril Publishing House, 2019. ISBN 978-954-92809-8-2

The collective volume includes ten contributions by researchers from the IBSCT-BAS, the Regional History Museum (RIM) and the State Archives (DA) in Montana. The articles reveal the cultural, social, economic and technological wealth of the city of Montana and the region, starting with the treasure from Yakimovo and reaching the traditions of preserving the cultural heritage today.

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Kostov, Al. (compl.) Bulgarian Northwest: Transport, Communications and People from Antiquity to the Present Day. Sofia, Tendril Publishing House, 2020. ISBN 978-619-91496-2-1

The book is dedicated to the history and present of this region. It includes ten articles written by researchers from the IBSCT-BAS, the Regional History Museum (RIM) and the State Archives (DA) in Montana. The collective volume presents important issues about the development of the region, related to the construction and use of land roads (roadways and railways) and the first telecommunications, following the example of the telegraph. It also investigates the role of the Danube as an important international artery, and last but not least it studies the influence of different communication opportunities on the lives of people from the region from Antiquity to the present day.

The activity of the branch of IBSCT in the city of Montana as well as the preparation of this collective volume has been supported by Mr. Zlatko Zhivkov, Mayor of Montana, by RIM - Montana, DA - Montana, and the Regional Academic Center (RAC) - Montana. The publication became possible thanks to the financial support of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Borislav Velikov - Chairman of the 39th National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

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