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In 1878, besides being the capital of Rumelia, Plovdiv was also the largest and most industrially and culturally developed city in the Bulgarian lands. Over the next two decades, until the end of the 19th century, in this really big Bulgarian city many different things happened, but two remarkable events have significant and crucial importance for its future development – The Unification of Bulgaria in 1885 and the agricultural and industrial exhibition in Plovdiv in 1892. The Unification changed its status from a metropolitan to a provincial city and the exhibition – a demonstration of modernization efforts – presented, albeit in a minimized way, the model of the new urban space and its development perspective. What did Plovdiv look like on the eve of the 20th century – like a European or like an Oriental city? The answer to this question is the aim of this study, based on a multitude of different historical sources.
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The sea salt harvesting is a traditional livelihood in Pomorie. From 1878 when the rebuilding of the Bulgarian state started to 1951, when the salt-works became state property, two of the main tasks of the state and local regulations were the protection of the salt-works and the city from the strong sea storms and the improvement of salt production. In 1936 a situation was reached, which satisfied all participants in this economic activity. The established Pomorie Salt-Works Fund was a successful form of organization which was proven by the results achieved. It combined proper organization, professional management and good financing.
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The present article offers a possible interpretation of a small part of the photographs of Angel Bukoreshtliev – one of the most significant figures of the music life of Plovdiv and the rest of the country in the first half of the 20th century – kept in the MusicalInstruments and Ritual Requisite Fund of the Regional Ethnographic Museum – Plovdiv. The photographs selected for the purpose of the analysis enable us to “read“ the life of Bukoreshtliev from the perspective of his and his family’s social standing and in the context of the development of the Bulgarian photography. On the one hand, having in mind the fact that photography was a luxury until the Balkan Wars and photographic services were within reach of the people of higher social standing, his biography bears record of his belonging to the more well-to-do strata of the society as well as of his successful music and pedagogical career. On the other hand, the photographs selected give us information about the photographers (the Karastoyanovbrothers, V. Velebni, A. Andreev etc.) in Sofia and Plovdiv in that period, about the people they used to photograph, about the people who chose their photo studios etc. The photographs here presented were never published; thus, they introduce a new touch to the research field of the Bulgarian music life. The music funds could give answers to even more questions which may be subjects of other studies.
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The views of Todor Bourmov for the government of Bulgaria are reflected in a document stored in Russian archives. At the first its publication,the document was defined as a response of one of the Bulgarian notables – Todor Bourmov – to the questions of the Russian civil administration in Bulgaria from1878, and in the second – as rules for the election of a Bulgarian prince. According contained in this article concept, in both cases there are errors and inaccuracies, but in principle, the document itself contains a number of provisions found a place in the initial draft of the Organic Statute of the Bulgarian principality.
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This article aims to present Ivan Todorov Puliev (Goran)’s personality and especially his mercantile activities. The problem of his relations with Evlogi Georgiev and his brother Nicholas T. Puliev is also concerned. The analyzed sources concerning the activities of Ivan T. Puliev give me reason to conclude that he is а contradictory and interesting person that left visible trace in the history of the Bulgarian National Revival.
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The article presents the activity of the so-called Bulgarian group in Moscow, founded by some Bulgarian students in the end of 50’s of XIX century. On the basis of available documents and biographical information about the Bulgarian students in Moscow are clarified the names of the persons-organizers of this group. According to the conducted analysis of the program, created by the group, on the basis of its activity and the thematically differentiating of the problems, placed in journal “Bratski trud”, published by the participants, two facts are conclude: 1) there is accordance between targets in the program and their implementation; 2) participants develop successful propaganda campaign in Russia.
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The article presents Industry Museum in Gabrovo as an example for innovations in contemporary museum space and museum conceptions. The historical perspective in town development is presented through the focus of industry. The author searches for wider conclusions about society development during different periods in the XX century. A new way for forming historical point of view was presented. The author stays on the conception that the contemporary museum must be cultural institution which creates cultural tendencies and cultural policies.
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The article examines the processes of the development of the Bulgarian communities in North America. The main focus is on the history and the current state of the Bulgarian organizations, schools, media contributing to the preservation of the Bulgarian culture and traditions overseas.
More...Кръстев, Кр. (2015). Политически и икономически аспекти на кризата в Османската империя в периода 1585 – 1648 г. (По нумизматични данни). Шумен: Университетско издателство „Епископ Константин Преславски“, 442 стр., ISBN: 978-619-201-029-4
An Overview of the History of the Ottoman Empire from the End of the 16th and the First Half of the 17th Century
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This study aims to trace in detail the development of demographic and religious processes in the settlements along the river Vacha during the last quarter of the 15th century – 16th century using data from Ottoman registers.
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The article reveals main facts of the historical development of the Museum of Bulgarian book publishing (second half of 19th and early 20th century) founded in the city of Plovdiv by the end of 1960s. The permanent exhibition was inaugurated at 22nd of May 1975 in the house of the founder of our national typography – Hristo Gruev Danov (1828 – 1911). The key events, related to emergence and evolution of publishing business were shown in six exhibition halls, via artifacts, documents, pictures, etc. The old Revival house, in which the Museum was arranged, deserves a special attention. It combines the vision of a typical medieval tower and the artistry of а Renaissance edifice. Nowadays, the Museum of typography is a pleasing cultural topos located just to the entrance of the Old town and very close to the Orthodox cathedral. It attracts a lot of visitors, mainly Bulgarians, who are inspired by intellectual dignity of Revival period and by the personal magnetism of the popular originator of our national typography – Hristo Gruev Danov.
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Before the banking system reached its modern form it has come a long way of development and has changed a lot. One of the first forms of lending money in our lands is usury. This article aims to trace usury, defined as unorganized credit where individuals give loans against interest. Usury is rooted in a period long before The Liberation of Bulgaria. An important characteristic of usury is that the activity of moneylenders is not regulated by the law or by traditions and in that sense is perceived by society as bad, unnatural and immoral. Although it has more primitive form and organization, usury also has many similarities to the contemporary banks. The most common feature of both types of activities is that their main goal is making a profit.
More...Табакова, Кр., Манолова-Николова, Н. (2015). Испания, Балканите и българите, ХVІІІ – ХІХ в. София: Университетско издателство „Св. Климент Охридски“, 316 стр., 3 ил. ISBN 978-954-07-4041-6
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