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The Institute of Balkan Studies & Professor Alexander Fol Centre of Thracology of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS), with the support of the INFRAMAT Project and with the cooperation of the National Archaeological Institute with Museum of BAS, the Regional History of Sofia Museum, the Regional Archaeological Museum in Plovdiv and the Ministry of Culture are pleased to show the exhibition Cinnabar – the Royal Colour in Thracian and Roman Culture in the Bulgarian Lands, 2-16 March 2021, in the Sredets Art Gallery, 17, Alexander Stamboliyski Blvd. in Sofia. Numerous sacral buildings with colour decoration have been examined.
The pigments used for very few of them have been tested. They follow entirely the pattern of the Mediterranean context for decoration of monumental constructions. Cinnabar is extremely precious and is charged with definite meanings and functions that can be revealed more comprehensively only through complex research that is predetermined by its qualities. The exhibition presents some of the most impressive sacral sites of Thracian and Roman culture in the Bulgarian lands, where the use of cinnabar has been documented or tests of the pigments used have been planned.
On February 19, 2021 a virtual scholarly workshop The concept of bilingual word indices to the Constantine of Preslav's Uchitel'noe evangelie ('Didactic Gospel') in the context of historical lexicography will be held. It is organised under the project The Vocabulary of Constantine of Preslav's Uchitel'noe evangelie ('Didactic Gospel'): Old Bulgarian-Greek and Greek-Old Bulgarian Word Indices, funded by the BNSF under the contract KP-06-H50.
Free access to the workshop is available via ZOOM: https://zoom.us/j/97785965057
We are pleased to announce that the latest book of Assoc. Prof. Dr. habil. Bisser Petrov Diplomacy and Diversion in the Balkans: British Policy Towards Albania during and after World War II (Sofia: Gutenberg Publishing House, 2020, ISBN 978-619-176-178-4, 306 p.) has been published.
We are pleased to announce that the book of Assist. Prof. Dr. Alexandra Milanova From Constantinople to Ioannina. Everyday Life in the Balkans through the Eyes of François Pouqueville (Sofia: IBSCT-BAS, 2020, ISBN 978-619-7179-16-3, 402 p.) has been published.
The book is available at the IBSCT-BAS (Moskovska Street No. 45).
We are pleased to invite you to the lecture of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vladislav Ivanov The Order of Saint John and the Balkans, 11th - 13th Century.
The event will be held on January 18, 2021 (Monday) at 17h00 at the following link: https://zoom.us/j/96082802549
We are looking forward to welcoming you!
2020 marks the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Bulgarian Exarchate. On this occasion, IBSCT–BAS presents a virtual exhibition “Restoration of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church”.
The exhibition is available here (audio and video).
Във финалната фаза на проекта екипът представи основни резултати от извършените дейностите през 2020 г. Представянето беше проведено под формата на онлайн събитие, което може да се види в канала на ИБЦТ в популярна платформа за видео споделяне. В рамките на проекта „Дигитален архив на столичния кмет инж. Иван Иванов“ се дигитализират и популяризират оригинални документи на един от най-успешните кметове на столицата с цел да се допринесе за по-доброто познаване на наследството на инж. Иванов и да се обогати знанието за историческото развитие на столицата. Проектът е с водеща организация ИБЦТ към БАН и е финансиран от Програма „Култура“ на Столична община. Представянето може да бъде видяно на следния линк.
On the occasion of the Day of the City of Montana (December 2), the main city of the district of the same name, the collective volume Bulgarian Northwest: Transport, Communications and People from Antiquity to the Present Day (Tendril Publishing House) has been published. Compiler of the edition is Prof. Alexandre Kostov, Dr. habil, Corresponding Member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
The book is another significant edition of the branch of the Institute of Balkan Studies & Centre of Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IBSCT-BAS) in the city of Montana, 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.
We are pleased to announce that the book Balkan studies is my life. The (un)known Vasilka Tapkova-Zaimova has been published. Complier and editor Raia Zaimova, Sofia: IBSCT-BAS, 2020, 310 p. (Studia balcanica 34) ISBN 978-619-00-1209-2.
The book is available at the IBSCT-BAS (Moskovska Street No. 45).
We are pleased to announce that the new, ninth issue of the peer-review journal Balkans has been published. Balkans is a peer-review journal published by the Institute of Balkan Studies & Centre of Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The topic of the latest issue is The Balkans and the sea.
Dear colleagues,
On November 6, 2020 a round table will be organized on the occasion of the 120th anniversary of the birth of Prof. Veselin Beshevliev. Due to the epidemic situation in the country, the event will be held remotely at the following link: https://meet.nasledstvo.bg/ThracicaetProtobulgaricaKruglaMasa120godiniVesselinBeshevliev
Registration is not required. To join the round table it is necessary to follow the above-mentioned link on November 6, 2020 at 10h00.
We are looking forward to welcoming you!
On the eve of the National Awakeners' Day - November 1, the Management Board of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences awarded distinguished scientists from the BAS for individual and collective contribution to the formation of the H-index of the Academy, as well as for significant monographs of national importance.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. habil. Yura Konstantinova from the Institute of Balkan Studies & Centre of Thracology was awarded a diploma for the book The Bulgarians in the Ottoman Salonica (IBSCT, 2020).
Assoc. Prof. Konstantinova's monograph is the first comprehensive study of the participation of Bulgarians in the political, economic and social life of Salonica during the Ottoman period. The e-book is available on the website of the project Thessaloniki and the Bulgarians: History, Memory, Present, funded by the Bulgarian Science Fund.