The Institute of Balkan Studies & Centre of Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IBSCT-BAS) is pleased to invite you to the public academic lecture of Assoc. Prof. Georgi Dimov, PhD Silk production and trade in the Balkans (11th-12th centuries). The event is organized in pursuance to Art. 18 (17) of the Annex to the Regulations of the Scientific Council of the IBSCT-BAS regarding terms and conditions for acquiring scientific degrees and for holding academic positions.

The event is organised under the initiative Every Second Tuesday and will be held on July 11, 2023 (Tuesday) at 17:00 at the IBSCT-BAS (Moskovska Street No. 45).

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The Institute of Balkan Studies and Centre of Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in collaboration with the National Archaeological Institute with Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences will be hosting a conference with international participation themed "Modern technologies and interdisciplinary approach to cultural heritage". The event will take place at NIA Pliska and is scheduled for June 29-30, 2023.

The purpose of the conference is to enhance understanding of the role that technology play in the advancement of historical knowledge. Secondly, it would address the need to popularize emerging interdisciplinary methods for studying the past. Special emphasis will be placed on topics such as paleogenetic studies, the application of new technologies to significant historical objects, and the creation and operation of modern scientific eco-systems that bring together scholars from different organizations and countries.

The possibility of remote participation via Zoom platform is provided: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83030137728

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On June 15, 2023, a conference "The War in Ukraine and the Balkans" was held at the Institute of Balkan Studies and Centre of Tracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IBSCT-BAS). The event was co-organized by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.

Distinguished scientists and young scholars from the  IBSCT-BAS, as well as representatives of the University of National and World Economy, the Institute of Economics and International Relations and the Bulgarian Geopolitical Society took part in the scientific forum.

The participants were greeted by Prof. Alexandre Kostov, Dr. habil., Coressponding Member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Chairman of the IBSCT Scientific Council and Mr. Jacques Paparo - Director of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung office in Bulgaria.

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The Institute of Balkan Studies & Centre of Tracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IBSCT-BAS) is pleased to invite you to the public lecture of PhD student Milen Petrov (IBSCT-BAS) entitled "The Battle of Nicopolis (1396) in 15th Century Bavarian Literature".

The event will be held on June 27, 2023 (Tuesday) at 17:30 in the building of the IBSCT-BAS (Moskovska Street No. 45) and online: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86513444853

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This lecture is organized by the project "Going Through War: The Medieval Military Experience in the Balkans and Its Social Implications", funded by the Bulgarian National Science Fund, contract No. KП-06-М70-3/15.12.2022

On June 13, 2023, at the Institute of Balkan Studies and Centre of Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, a seminar was held on the topic "Journey to the land of archives: Through the history of bilateral relations between the People's Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Austria".

The event is organized under the project "Austrian-Bulgarian relations during the Cold War" funded by the Bulgarian National Science Fund of the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy through the Austrian Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research. Special guest was H.E. Andrea Ikić-Böhm, Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to Bulgaria .

On June 12, 2023, another meeting of the "Unknown Balkans" Discussion Club was held. Leading discussants were Assist. Prof. Samuil Kamburov, PhD (IBSCT-BAS) and PhD student Todor Todorov (Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", IBSCT-BAS). They presented issues related to the topic "Foreign military contingents and troops in the Balkans in the period 9th - 11th centuries". Supported by the guest discussants Assist. Prof. Mario Filipov (IBSCT-BAS) and PhD student Nikolay Zhelev (IBSCT-BAS) they started a heated discussion on armaments and military affairs of the foreign military contingents in the Balkans during the period under review. Special attention was paid to two groups of foreign troops - mercenaries and invaders from Northern Europe (Varyangs) and late nomads (Magyars, Pechenegs and Uzis). Issues related to the political, social and economic reasons for appearance of foreign armies and contingents in the Balkans, as well as their relations with the population in the First Bulgarian Kingdom, were also touched upon. Details regarding the foreign naval operations towards the Balkans and Byzantium were discussed too. Prof. Alexandre Kostov, Dr. habil., Corresponding Member of the BAS, Assoc. Prof. Zlatomira Gerdzhikova, Snezhana Goryanova, PhD student Eli Filipova, as well as all those present participated in the discussion with questions and comments.

The "Unknown Balkans" Discussion Club is organized under the project Building a supreme achievements centre "Heritage BG".

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The Institute of Balkan Studies and Centre of Tracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IBSCT-BAS) and St. Kliment Ohridski University Press are pleased to invite you to the presentation of the book of Assist. Prof. Georgi Dimov, PhD "The Balkan World in the Age of the Komnenian Dynasty (1081–1185)".

The event will be held on June 20, 2023 (Tuesday) at 17h00 at the IBSCT-BAS (Moskovska Street No. 45).

We are looking forward to welcoming you!

On June 15, 2023 (Thursday), the Institute of Balkan Studies and Centre of Tracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IBSCT-BAS) is organizing a conference "The War in Ukraine and the Balkans". The co-organizer of the event is the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.

The conference will be held from 9:00 to 14:00 at the IBSCT-BAS (Moskovska Street No. 45).

We are looking forward to welcoming you!

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The Institute of Balkan Studies & Centre of Tracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences is pleased to invite you to the next meeting of the "Unknown Balkans" Discussion Club, which will be held on June 12, 2023. Assist. Prof. Samuil Kamburov, PhD and Todor Todorov, PhD Student, will discuss the topic "Foreign military contingents and troops in the Balkans in the 9th-11th centuries".

The event will be held on June 12, 2023 at 16:00 at the Institute of Balkan Studies & Centre of Tracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Moskovska Street No 45. The discussion is open to everyone.

The "Unknown Balkans" Discussion Club is organized under the project Building a supreme achievements centre "Heritage BG".

On June 13, 2023, at 17:00, at the Institute of Balkan Studies and Centre of Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Moskovska Street No. 45, a seminar will be held on the topic "Journey to the land of archives: Through the history of bilateral relations between the People's Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Austria".

The event is organized under the project "Austrian-Bulgarian relations during the Cold War" funded by the Bulgarian National Science Fund of the Ministry of Education and Culture. Results of the latest research on the subject in the archives of both countries will be presented during the seminar.

The Institute of Balkan Studies & Centre of Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IBSCT-BAS) is pleased to invite you to the public lecture of Assist. Prof. Evlogi Stanchev, PhD (IBSCT-BAS) Violent Extremism in North Macedonia: Factors, Trends, Prevention Steps.

The event is organised under the initiative Every Second Tuesday and will be held on June 13, 2023 (Tuesday) at 15:00 at the IBSCT-BAS (Moskovska Street No. 45) and online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89489470402.

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On May 29 and 30, 2023, at the Institute of Balkan Studies and Centre of Tracology "Prof. Alexander Fol" at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IBSCT-BAS), an international scholarly conference "Ethno-religious problems in the Balkans: Theory, practice and policies" was held. Partners of the event were the Cold War Center at Harvard University (USA), the Andrei Sakharov Human Rights Program at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University (USA), the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for the research on consequences of war (Austria) and Haskovo District Administration. The conference is part of the project funded by internal sources "Ethnic, religious and minority problems in the Balkans in the 20th and 21st centuries" led by Prof. Nadia Boyadzhieva, LL. D. A total of 38 established scholars, young researchers, doctoral students from Bulgarian and foreign academic institutes and universities, as well as experts from state institutions participated in the scholarly forum. The program included eight sessions in which theoretical aspects of the topic, current state of research, successful practices and policies of preserving the ethnic and religious diversity, cultural and linguistic richness of the Balkans in the context of the global processes in the region were subject of analysis and discussion.

The scholarly forum was opened by the Chairman of the Organizing Committee, Prof. Nadia Boyadzhieva, LL. D. who emphasized the importance of the research project for science, public interest and the state, and highlighted the main tasks in the work of the two-day scholarly conference.

A solemn address to the participants and guests was given by the Chairman of the Scientific Council of IBSCT-BAS, Prof. Alexandre Kostov, Dr. habil., Corresponding Member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, who stressed the relevance and importance of the event in the context of modern dynamic international environment in the world, in Europe and in the Balkans. Support and satisfaction with the organized academic forum was expressed in the congratulatory address on behalf of the Ombudsman of the Republic of Bulgaria, Prof. Diana Kovacheva, PhD. The Chairman of the State Agency "Archives" of the Republic of Bulgaria - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mihail Gruev, Prof. Dr. Mark Kramer, Director of the Cold War Center at Harvard University (USA) and Prof. Dr. Peter Ruggenthaler, Deputy Director of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for the research on consequences of war (Austria) welcomed the participants. Congratulatory letters were sent by the Governor of Haskovo District Administration and by the Governor of the Plovdiv District Administration. Representatives of their leadership, as well as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Ministry of Economy and Industry were among the special guests of the event.

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