On January 24, 2023 Assist. Prof. Georgi Dimov, PhD will give a lecture Climate changes and cataclysms during the Middle Ages. The event is part of the cycle Climate and Geographical Features of the Balkans, organized by the Laboratory for the Study of Late Antiquity in the Balkans.

The lecture will be held in person at 17:00 at the IBSCT-BAS (Moskovska Street No. 45). You can also join via Zoom -https://zoom.us/j/93415907103 No pre-registration is required.

The Institute of Balkan Studies & Centre of Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IBSCT-BAS) is pleased to invite you to the lecture of Assoc. Prof. Kalin Yordanov A new look at the genealogy of despot Alexius Slav and the genesis of his principality. 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 lecture will be held on January 18, 2023 (Wednesday) at 16:00 at the IBSCT-BAS (Moskovska Street No. 45).

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The Institute of Balkan Studies & Centre of Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IBSCT-BAS) is pleased to invite you to the lecture of Prof. Yura Konstantinova, Dr. habil. 100 shades of blue: Bulgarian ideas about Greece and the Greeks.

The event is organized in pursuance to Art. 19 (19) 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 lecture will be held on January 31, 2023 (Tuesday) at 17:00 at the IBSCT-BAS (Moskovska Street No. 45) and will be broadcasted in Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81161695251

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The Institute of Balkan Studies & Centre of Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences is pleased to invite you to the lecture of Assist. Prof. Petar Parvanov, PhD (National Archaeological Institue with Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, ELTE Budapest) Medieval necropolitics in the archeology of the Balkans.

The event is organised under the initiative Every Second Tuesday and will be held on January 10, 2023 (Tuesday) at 17h00 at the IBSCT-BAS (Moskovska Street No. 45).

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On December 19, 2022, Todor Chobanov, PhD and Svetoslav Stamov, both affiliated with the Institute of Balkan Studies & Centre of Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences were guests in the program "History.BG" on the Bulgarian National Television. The topic of this edition was "The genes of the Bulgarians".

A full recording of the show is available here.

The Institute of Balkan Studies & Centre of Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IBSCT-BAS) is pleased to invite you to the lecture of Assoc. Prof. Nikolay Todorov, PhD (Regional History Museum - Silistra) The Shepherd Aristocracy.

The event is organized in pursuance to Art. 18. (17) of the Annex to the Regulations of the Scientific Council of the IBSCT-BAS. It will be held on December 15, 2022 (Thursday) at 17:00 in Zoom.

Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83797687342
Meeting ID: 837 9768 7342

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The Institute of Balkan Studies & Centre of Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences is pleased to invite you to the lecture of Prof. Roumen Daskalov, D. Sc. Tsar Samuel in the Bulgarian-Serbian-Macedonian historiographic disputes.

The event is organised under the initiative Every Second Tuesday and will be held on December 13, 2022 (Tuesday) at 16h00 at the IBSCT-BAS (Moskovska Street No. 45).

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On December 2, 2022, in the exhibition hall of the Regional History Museum in Montana Assist. Prof. Samuil Kamburov, PhD affiliated with the IBSCT-BAS gave the lecture Military affairs in the Balkans and in the lands of the First Bulgarian Kingdom. Data on melee weapons in written sources (6th-11th centuries). The lecture was prepared and presented within the "Unknown Balkans" project, part of the "Creation and Development of a Centre of Excellence "Heritage.BG".

The main focus of the lecture was review and analysis of data related to the development of warfare and cold wedge weapons (swords, sabers and daggers) in the Balkans in the period 6th-11th centuries, according to written sources. Particular attention is paid to some narratives that provide direct or indirect information about the development of the early medieval military work and armament of Byzantium and the First Bulgarian Kingdom that arose on its original territories. The presentation was attended by the Mayor of the city of Montana Mr. Zlatko Zhivkov as well as representatives of the Municipal Council, the management of the Regional History Museum and citizens of Montana.

On December 2, 2022, in the Exhibition Hall of the Regional History Museum in the city of Montana, as compiler and editor, Prof. Alexandre Kostov, PhD, Corresponding Member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, presented the latest book The Bulgarian Northwest: Past and present (Sofia, Tendril Publishing House, 2022, 400 p.). The book is the fourth edition of the branch of the Institute of Balkan Studies & Centre of Tracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IBSCT-BAS) in the city of Montana, opened in 2018. The edition includes the results of studies presented during the scholarly conference held on June 10, 2022 in the city of Montana. The event was organized by the branch of the IBSCT-BAS and the Regional Centre at the BAS in cooperation with the Municipality of Montana, the Regional History Museum and the State Archives - Montana. The new book includes 23 articles dedicated to the history of the Northwest from Antiquity to the beginning of the 21st century, containing scholarly contributions in the fields of history, archaeology, literary studies, ethnology and anthropology. Among the authors are researchers affiliated with the BAS as well as with archives, museums and other institutions from Northwestern Bulgaria - from Montana, Vidin, Vratsa and Lom. The presentation was attended by representatives of cultural institutions in the city. The Mayor of the Municipality of Montana, Mr. Zlatko Zhivkov, and Associate Professor Vanya Ivanova, PhD, Director of the Regional History Museum - Montana, welcomed the attendees.

On December 6, 2022 (Tuesday) at 17:00, Eli Filipova, PhD student at the Institute of Balkan Studies & Centre of Tracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IBSCT-BAS), will give a lecture on the topic "Climatic features in Thrace in the 1st millennium BC". This is the first of three lectures of the seminar Climate and Geographic Features of the Balkans, organized by the Laboratory for the Study of Late Antiquity in the Balkans. You can find more about the upcoming events on the website: https://labalkans.org/en/activities/lectures

The event will be held in person at the IBSCT-BAS (Moskovska Street No. 45). You can also join via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/93415907103. No pre-registration is required.

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On November 19, 2022, Marian Karagyozov, political analyst affiliated with the Institute of Balkan Studies & Centre of Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, was a guest in the program "Saturday 150" on the Bulgaria National radio. He discussed the attack in Turkey and its political consequences for the country and the region.

A full recording of the show is available here.

On November 16, 2022 (Wednesday) from 9h30 to 18h00 in "Prof. Marin Drinov" Hall at the central building of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (15 November Street No. 1, 1040 Sofia) will be held an Open Day of the Electronic Infrastructure for the Bulgarian Linguistic and Cultural Heritage KLaDA-BG, in which IBSCT-BAS has a key role.

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