Sava Sivriev Athanasiy Neskovich and his History Of The Slav-Bulgarian People (Budum, 1801) Summary This article presents an unsufficiently studied text – History of the Slav-Bulgarian People by Athanasiy Neskovich printed in Budim (Budapest) in 1801. This is the first printed book on Bulgarian history. The author aims to prove that the History of…
Read MoreRadoslava Ilcheva The bronze idols of Russia Summary Since primordial times there have been foreordained in the human being to transgress the second God’s order, which warns: “Do not make yourselves idols”. The examples are numerous. The object of research is one particular case: monuments as object of idolatry. The processes of transforming the…
Read MoreRumjana Damjanova Advertisement/Publicity in the Renaissance or the Emerging of the “awaiting man” Summary The paper discusses the problem of how the advertisement in the XIX century takes part in the processes which have lead the Bulgarian society to the New times. The advertisement gives an idea of the cultural interests of the Bulgarian,…
Read MoreNikoleta Patova Europe – a threat or a craving? Summary In the 19th century, Europe and the influence, evolving from our open contacts with it, become the brightest symbol of modernity for the Bulgarian society. The attitude of Bulgarians towards Europe and the European is dual all since the time of the first enhanced…
Read MoreMila Krasteva The Passport of Malakov Summary In 1864 P. R. Slaveikov wrote the play “Malakova” that was publicised in his newspaper called “Gayda” (‘Bagpipe’). In that play (as in many other texts that had different genres) the writer showed that in the “grammar of fashion” malakov (hoop skirt) formed his own specific paradigm…
Read MoreLidia Mihova Mademoiselles and Crinolines: On the literary interpretations of female clothing during the Enlightenment Summary The paper presents the interpretations given to the smart female clothing in two comedies from the time of the Bulgarian Enlightenment. The theme of the elegant attire for ladies in the two pieces brings forth the problem of the…
Read MoreLubomir Georgiev Manifestations of the modern spirit among the Bulgarian Catholics in Transilvania and Banat in the 18th century Summary The focus of the lecture is on to main questions. The first one is the status of the Bulgarian woman in both provinces Transilvania and Banat three centuries ago. The second is the way…
Read MoreJasmina Mojsieva-Gusheva (Skopje) Crises and Technical Innovations as ‘Spiritus Movens’ in Art Summary The main thesis which has been elaborated in this article is that the collective and individual crisis, along with technical innovations, are the main spiritus movens responsible for establishing new conditions in the art. Let us take an example, the impersonation…
Read MoreChristo Manolakev “Choice” and “Responsibility” – The Modern Liberal Project of XVIII Century and “Female Suicide” in Russian Literature Summary The paper studies the constituting European liberal project “choice” and “responsibility” in 18-th century Russian Literature through the problem of female death, as been referenciated in N. M. Karamzin’s short novel “Poor Liza”. The…
Read MoreElena Tacheva War and Modernity: Through the Texts of Sofroniy of Vratsa. Summary The current study tries to make a parallel between the triggered wartime events from the end of the 18th and in the beginning of the 19th century, mainly the Russian-Turkish wars, and the reaching early Bulgarian modernity. The text-related layers of…
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