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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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On June 2, 2023, a conference was held in Montana, Bulgaria organized under the scholarly leadership of the Institute of Balkan Studies and Centre of Tracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IBSCT-BAS) Branch in the city, which was established 5 years ago. Co-organizers of the conference are the Municipality of Montana, the Regional Academic Center of the BAS - Montana and the Regional Historical Museum - Montana.

The topic of this year's forum is: "The Bulgarian Northwest: Education and Culture". It is dedicated to the anniversary of the founding of the National Community Center "Razum 1883" in the former Golyama Kutlovitsa (now Montana). 21 researchers from institutes of the BAS and cultural institutions from the region - Montana, Vidin, Oryahovo, Chiprovtsi, Beogradchik and Georgi Damyanovo - participated in the conference. Their reports and discussions examined the main aspects of the creation, development and activity of educational and cultural institutions in Northwestern Bulgaria during the last two centuries.

The participants in the conference were greeted by the coordinator of Regional Academic Center - Montana, Mr. Valeri Georgiev, the head of the IBSCT-BAS Branch in Montana, Prof. Alexandre Kostov, Dr. habil., Corresponding Member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the Mayor of the Municipality of Montana Mr. Zlatko Zhivkov, the member of the board of the BAS and Chairman of the 39th National Assembly Assoc. Prof. Borislav Velikov.

The conference is part of the festive program on the occasion of the celebration in the city of Montana "Holy Spirit". The event was met with great interest by the public in the city and was widely covered in the central and local media.

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The Institute of Balkan Studies and Centre of Tracology "Prof. Alexander Fol" at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences organizes an international scholarly conference "Ethno-religious problems in the Balkans: Theory, practice and policies". Partners of the upcoming event are Harvard University (USA), the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for the research on consequences of war (Austria), the Regional Administration - Plovdiv and the Regional Administration - Haskovo. Both established scholars and young specialists, doctoral students from Bulgarian and foreign scholarly institutes and universities, as well as experts from state administration will participate in the scholarly forum. The problems of preserving the ethnic and religious diversity, cultural and linguistic wealth of the Balkans in the context of modern processes in the region will engage the attention of scholars and specialists on the topic from Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, USA, Serbia, Hungary, Croatia, Montenegro, etc.

The conference will be held on May 29 and 30, 2023 in Sofia. The event is organized under 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.

The official opening will take place on May 29, 2023 at 10:00 in the Hall of the Institute of Balkan Studies and Centre of Tracology at Moskovska Street No. 45.

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On May 19, 2023, in the Ivan Evstr. Geshov Hall in the central building of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, as well as online, the international conference "Historical Bulgarian Studies outside Bulgaria: State-of-the-art and Perspectives" was held. The conference is organized by the Council for Foreign Bulgarian Studies, the Institute for Balkan Studies and Centre of Tracology and the Institute for Historical Studies at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in implementation of the National Scientific Program "Development and Promotion of Bulgarian Studies Abroad". The conference was opened by Prof. Alexandre Kostov, Dr. habil., Corresponding Member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences – Chairman of the Council for Foreign Bulgarian Studies. Assoc. Prof. Elka Traikova, PhD - scientific secretary of the BAS gave a welcome speech.

The conference was held in a hybrid format. Bulgarian and foreign scholars from sixteen countries participated with reports.

The first session, chaired by Prof. Roumiana Preshlenova, PhD (Institute of Balkan Studies and Centre of Tracologyat the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences), was dedicated to the development of Bulgarian studies in Poland, Hungary and Greece. Bulgarian studies in India, Ukraine, China and Japan were presented in the second session of the conference, chaired by Prof. Alexandre Kostov, Dr. habil., Corresponding Member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The third session of the conference, moderated by Prof. Penka Peykovska (Institute for Historical Studies - BAS), was dedicated to the state of Bulgarian studies in Germany, Spain, Belgium and Italy. The last session of the conference, cahired by Prof. Lyubka Lipcheva-Prandzheva (Plovdiv University "Paisiy Hilendarski"), was dedicated to Bulgarian studies in the Russian Federation and Moldova.

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On June 2, 2023, in Montana, Bulgaria will be held the next conference organized under the scholarly leadership of the Branch of the Institute of Balkan Studies and Centre of Tracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, which was established 5 years ago. The topic of this year's forum is: "The Bulgarian Northwest: Education and Culture". The reason for choosing this topic is the anniversary of the founding of the National Community Centre "Razum 1883" in the former Golyama Kutlovitsa (the today city of Montana). 21 researchers from institutes at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and cultural institutions from the region - Montana, Vidin, Oryahovo, Chiprovtsi, Beogradchik and Georgi Damyanovo - will take part in the conference. Their reports are dedicated to two main themes:

• Creation, development and activity of educational and cultural institutions in Northwestern Bulgaria.
• Contribution and role of prominent personalities in educational and cultural activities in the region - teachers, community centre workers, museum workers, artists, etc.

The event marks the beginning of the festive program on the occasion of the Holy Spirit feast in Montana, which this year falls on June 5.

The organizers of the conference are the Municipality of Montana, the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences,the Institute of Balkan Studies and Centre of Tracology - Branch Montana, Bulgaria, the Regional Academic Centre - Montana, the Regional History Museum - Montana.

Venue: Regional History Museum - Montana, Exhibition Hall, "Graf Ignatiev" Street No. 3, start - 9h00.

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The Institute of Balkan Studies and Centre of Tracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in cooperation with Shalom Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria are organizing an international scholarly conference “Bulgarian Civil Society against the Holocaust during the Second World War”. The program includes reports by specialists on the topic from Israel, Austria, Romania, France, Slovenia and Bulgaria.

The conference will be held in Sofia on May 26 and 27, 2023. The event is part of the National Program to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the rescue of Bulgarian Jews during the Second World War and the Sofia Municipality Calendar of Cultural Events.

The official opening of the conference will take place on 26th of May 2023 at 10:00 in the hall of Serdika Ancient Cultural and Communication Complex, Largo area.

The event is organized with the support of the Ministry of Culture.

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On May 19, 2023, in the "Ivan Evstr. Geshov" Hall of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) an international conference "Historical Bulgarian Studies outside Bulgaria: State-of-the-art and Perspectives" will be held. This is the latest scholarly forum organized by the Bulgarian Studies Council at the BAS and is dedicated to the Day of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius, of the Bulgarian Alphabet, Education and Culture, and of Slavic Literature. Co-organizers are the Institute of Balkan Studies and Centre of Tracology and the Institute for Historical Studies at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences under the National Scientific Programme "Development and Promotion of Bulgarian Studies Abroad". 23 scholars from Bulgaria and abroad will take part in the conference. Their reports and speeches will address the state-of-the-art of historical Bulgarian studies in 14 countries in Europe and Asia.

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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 May 22, 2023. Assoc. Prof. Ivo Topalilov, PhD and Assoc. Prof. Zlatomira Gerdzhikova, PhD will discuss the topic "Christianity - religion, politics and society in Late Antiquity".

The event will be held on May 22, 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".

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 Assist. Prof. Samuil Kamburov, PhD (IBSCT-BAS) entitled "Data on cold weapons in written sources (6th - 9th centuries)".

The event will be held on May 17, 2023 (Wednesday) at 17h00 in the building of the IBSCT-BAS (Moskovska Street No. 45) and online: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86513444853

We look forward to your attendance!

This lecture is organized under 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 May 11 and 12, 2023, in the Ivan Ev. Geshov Hall of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the First National Trachology Conference "Geopolitics and Society in Ancient Thrace" was held. The event was organized by the Institute of Balkan Studies and Centre of Trachology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The conference was attended by 40 scholars from 13 scientific and cultural institutions (IBSCT-BAS, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", South-West University "Neofit Rilski", National Science Club - UNESCO, University of Library Studies and Information Technologies, University of Veliko Turnovo St. St. Cyril and Methodius, National Archaeological Institute with Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Regional Archaeological Museum - Plovdiv, Trident Technical College, Regional History Museum - Yambol,Regional History Museum - Sliven, Institute of Solid State Physics at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, History Museum - Perushtitsa). They presented reports or posters on various topics from prehistory to the late antique era in the Bulgarian lands in two main areas - political development of the Thracian states and development of Thracian society and culture.

A side event of the conference was the opening of the exhibition "The pedestrian...and his companions. 90 years since the birth of Prof. Alexander Fol", dedicated to the founder of the Institute of Tracology, today Centre of Tracology "Prof. Alexander Fol". The exhibition was prepared by Assoc. Prof. Kalin Stoev, PhD and PhD student Eli Filipova with the courtesy of Prof. Valeria Fol, Dr. habil. and the support of INFRAMAT. The exhibition will be on display in the lobby of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (15 November Street No. 1) until May 24, 2023.

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On May 13, 2023, the photo documentary exhibition "The Heart of Bulgaria. Masterpieces from the Rila Monastery" was presented at the Péter Melius Juhász Library in the second largest Hungarian city - Debrecen. The exhibition was prepared by a team of the Institute of Balkan Studies and Centre of Tracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences with the blessing of the Abbot of the Rila Monastery and the courtesy of the State Cultural Institute to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria. The event was organized in cooperation with the Bulgarian Cultural Institute in Budapest and was part of the official program to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Bulgarian Minority Self-Government in Debrecen.

At the opening of the exhibition, greetings were given by His Excellency Hristo Polendakov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bulgaria to Hungary, Mr. Plamen Peykov, Director of the Bulgarian Cultural Institute in Budapest, Mr. Simeon Varga, Advocate of the Bulgarian Minority Community in the Hungarian Parliament and Mr. Dancho Musev, Chairman of the Bulgarian republican self-government in Hungary. In their speech, along with congratulating the attendees, they emphasized the fact that the exhibition is shown Debrecen a few days after its presentation at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the inclusion of the Rila Monastery in the UNESCO World Heritage List .

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On May 10 to 12, 2023, the Second International Conference of the National E-infrastructure for Bulgarian Linguistic and Cultural Heritage CLaDa.BG Language Technologies and Digital Humanities: Resources and Applications (LTaDH-RA) was held in Sofia. Two researchers and a specialist from the Institute of Balkan Studies & Centre of Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences participated in the event. Assist. Prof. Dr. Ivaylo Nachev together with Prof. Kiril Simov and Dr. Zhivko Angelov (IICT) presented a joint project developed by them on the topic "Streets of Sofia". Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zlatomira Gerdzhikova presented the online encyclopedia LABedia, and Dr. Stamatia Fotiadou presented an interactive story about the role of the railway in the development of Alexandroupolis (Dedeagach).

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