The Institute of Balkan Studies & Centre of Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IBSCT-BAS) and the East-West Publishing House are pleased to invite you to a conversation about the memory of totalitarianism in literature. The occasion for the discussion is the premiere of the book "Suffering and Freedom. The Memory of Totalitarianism in the Literatures of Southeast Europe" by Assoc. Prof. Lyudmila Mindova from IBSCT-BAS. The event will be attended by Prof. Kiril Topalov, Prof. Albert Benbasat and Mitko Novkov.

We look forward to welcoming you on June 9, 2026 (Tuesday) at 17:00 in the "Prof. Marin Drinov" Hall of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (1, 15 November Str., Sofia).