Glimpses into the Business History of the Bulgarian Revival Period: The Entrepreneurial Activity of Atanas Simov in the 1870s
Ivaylo Naydenov
Institute for Historical Studies – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
https://doi.org/10.53656/his2024-5-1-bis
Abstract.The current text is an attempt to shed light on the entrepreneurial activity of a little-known person – Atanas Genkov Simov (1832 – 1897), born in Kalofer. He was a distant relative of the prominent merchant Hristo Petkov Tapchileshtov who was also born in Kalofer and settled down in Istanbul…
The Western Travellers of the Sixteenth Century and the Ancient Monuments Situated along the Route of Via Diagonalis
Ivan Valchev
Sofia University
https://doi.org/10.53656/his2024-5-2-anc
Abstract. The paper presents an analysis of the accounts provided by Western travellers from the 16th century regarding the ancient monuments situated along the route of Via Diagonalis, which traverses the Balkans from Belgrade to Istanbul.
The Shadow Side of the Semi-Civilized Man in the Archive of the Dutch Philosopher of History Johan Huizinga
Asya Sokratova-Kyaycheva
South-West University „Neofit Rilski“
Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
https://doi.org/10.53656/his2024-5-3-joh
Abstract. The article is intended to highlight little-known aspects of the activities of the Dutch philosopher of history Johan Huizinga, who, in the period before and during the Second World War, as rector of Leiden University was subject to anti-Semitic and pro-Nazi pressure…
Boris Tsonev’s Contribution to Bulgaria’s Participation in the 1936 Olympic Games
Emilia Vitanova, Alexander Enkov
National Sports Academy “Vassil Levski”
https://doi.org/10.53656/his2024-5-4-par
Absract. A significant influence on the development and enrichment of the arts competitions for the 1936 Olympic Games was the presence of German political propaganda, which aimed to manifest the power and strength of the German political, economic and socio-cultural model of government…
A Look at the Publishing Activity of Agricultural University – Plovdiv
Petya N. Georgieva
Agricultural University – Plovdiv (Bulgaria)
https://doi.org/10.53656/his2024-5-5-agr
Abstract. This article presents the publishing activity of the Agricultural University of Plovdiv from the establishment of Plovdiv State University in 1945 to the present day. Initially, the Plovdiv State University included two faculties – medical and agronomic…
A Significant Study on the Historical Sociology of Bulgarian Communism: the Former People of Bulgarian Concentration Camps
Mihail Gruev
Archive State Agency,
Sofia University
https://doi.org/10.53656/his2024-5-6-con
Under the Banner of Bulgarian-Croatian Dialogues
Antoaneta Balcheva
Institute for Balkan Studies and Centre of Thracology – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
https://doi.org/10.53656/his2024-5-7-ant
