Български търговски къщи през Възраждането (Някои историографски аспекти)
Bulgarian Commercial Houses during the Revival Period (Some Historiographic Aspects)

Summary/Abstract: An attempt is made in the communication to follow up the emergence and development of the problem of the Bulgarian commercial houses during the Revival Period in the Bulgarian historical literature. The theme formulated in this way has not so far been studied in a separate paper. It has been approached thematically and a special table has been drawn up for this purpose which includes 86 works. The data from the literature consulate are analysed by several criteria; type and character of the studies, number and place of the publications, number, geographic localization and ethnic belonging of the merchants, object of the study, character of the sources used, range of the problems raised, analysis of certain economic ideas and questions that have not been researched. The theme of the Bulgarian commercial houses during the National Revival appeared in Bulgarians historical writings about a century ago and interest in it gradually increased, reaching its highest point during the ’60s, 70s and ’80s of the 20th century. Another particularity which impresses one is that the overwhelming part of the authors were historians and probably on account of this the majority of the publications appeared on the pages of specialized historical and not economic journals. Among the authors are encountered the names of some of the most eminent representatives of this professions, such as B. Penev, I. Shishmanov, P. Nikov and H. Gandev who were not economic historians in the narrow sense of this word, but who could not overlook this theme. At the same time it is seen that practically all Bulgarian specialists in economic history have also worked on these problems and have considered the commercial houses during the National Revival from different angles. One can note the presence of serious traditions in local studies. The review of the works cited so far indicates not only the increase in their number but also the gradual expansion and enrichment of the subject-matter and the source base.

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