Keywords: Dimitar Kossev; ancestors; historical past
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Keywords: Dimitar Kossev; publications; 1926-1995
Selective Bibliography of Academician Konstantin Kossev
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Keywords: Dimitar Kossev; Director; Institute of History; Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
The article pursues a twofold objective: to outline the role of Dimitar Kossev as director of the Institute of History, and at the same time to trace the development of the Institute in the period from 1950 to 1962. The remarkable synchronicity which was established between the institution and leader in those years is the fact that allows such an approach.
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Keywords: Bulgarian National Question; scientific policy; approach
Academician Dimitar Kosev is one of those Bulgarian historians who brought with them the patriotic enthusiasm from the time before World War II and welcomed the new Bulgarian hope expressed in the radical changes after the victory over fascism in Bulgaria and in the world. Acad. Kossev applied in his research territory the imposed “proletarian internationalism” selectively and carefully and avoiding direct confrontations, skillfully managed to be one of the first to carry into the new time the consistent bidding of Bulgarians on the national question and stand for it.
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Keywords: Bulgarian Historical Science; 1960s; Academician Dimitar Kossev
As a consequence of its participation in the Second World War as an ally of Nazi Germany, Bulgaria experienced yet another national catastrophe. After the war, the country fell within the Soviet zone and practically lost its independence. One of the dimensions of the loss of sovereignty in the spiritual realm is the eradication of nationalism as the basis of Bulgarian identity. The study examines the important role played by Academician Dimitar Kossev for the gradual release of Bulgarian society from the suffocating embrace of nihilism. This happened at the end of the 1950s and during the 1960s when Dimitar Kossev stood at the head of Bulgarian history - Rector of Sofia University, founder and director of the Institute of History at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Vice-President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
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Keywords: Mazzinism; Young Bulgaria; Secret Central Bulgarian Committee; Ivan Kassabov;
Iv. Kasabov managed to create the political group Mlada Balgaria (Young Bulgaria) thanks to the Tarnovo branch of the Secret Central Bulgarian Committee in 1866. Thus mainly through Georgi Zhivkov and Kancho Kesariev, activists of the “young”, Bulgarian interests in Tulchanski Sanjak were connected with the French policy in the Sanjak in 1868–1869. As a result, the Polish emigration around the Polish Agency in Tsarigrad and Giuseppe Mazzini started being interested in Bulgarians. The contribution of the group Young Bulgaria is that it made Bulgarians part of Young Europe, Young Poland, Young Italy, etc.
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Keywords: Bulgarian National Revolutionary Movement; 1875; Lyuben Karavelov; Hristo Botyov
The article examines and revises some opinions presented in historiography in the past two decades on issues of the history of Bulgarian national revolutionary movement in 1875 related to the serious conflict that arose between its most prominent representatives at that time – Lyuben Karavelov and Hristo Botyov. The author mainly opposes to the contentions of some of the most respected contemporary scholars of National Revival period – prof. Kr. Sharova and prof. Pl. Mitev – that: in 1875 Hr. Botyov departed from the correct revolutionary positions of BRCK and its chairman L. Karavelov; Hr. Botyov questioned the usefulness of spreading knowledge among his countrymen; led a policy of separatism in the revolutionary organization; supported smear campaign against the chairman of BRCK and sought to remove him and take his leading position, etc.
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Keywords: Bulgarian Revival; national emancipation; St. Rada of Plovdiv;
The article is dedicated to a written monument from the time of the Bulgarian Revival, which is relatively little known to scientists – Life of St. Rada of Plovdiv written by Hadji Dimitar Panichkov. It seeks the place of this literary monument in the context of hagiographic literature created in the XIX century, and among other literary interpretations of the legend. Life of St. Martyr Rada of Plovdiv is not only a literary monument from the nineteenth century, but also an interesting source of information about important events and persons in the history of the city during the 1820’s and 1830’s, and in a broader context – about the historical environment in which Bulgarians build their national identity. It is a valuable documentary evidence of the mentality of Bulgarians from the time of their National Revival. Between attempts at reforms in the empire, military conflicts and liberation movements of the neighboring Balkan nations Bulgarians obtained their national emancipation, with their saints, heroes and role models, national myths and national identity based on them.
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Keywords: Bulgarian Central Charity Society; Bulgarian National Revival; 1876-1877;
The article presents the structure of the political organization called the Bulgarian Central Charity Society (BCCS), which worked in Romania in the period 1876–1877. It provides information on 16 branches of the organization - Bulgarian charity societies (BCS) in Alexandria, Bolgrad, Braila, Buzau, Galati, Giurgiu, Izmail, Calarasi, Craiova Oltenitsa, Ploiesti,Sinaia, Slatina, Turnu Magureli, Turnu Severin, Targovishte. The author seeks information on the composition, organizational structures and seals of various societies in the archival documents in Bulgarian Historical Archive – National Library “St. St. Cyril and Methodius”, State Military Archive – Veliko Tarnovo and Scientific Archive of the Institute for Historical Studies at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and publications in Bulgarian periodicals from the time of the National Revival. Some of the activists – participants are presented with a short biographical data. The author attempts to trace the stages of organizational development of BCCS.
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Keywords: Bulgarian Indepence; Russian-Bulgarian relations; State Revival;
At the end of the nineteenth century Russian civil administration governed the liberated territories of Bulgaria. It actively dealt with issues related to the restoration of Bulgarian statehood: the formation of an administrative apparatus, preparation of “Organic Chart” which later became constitution; the development of “Organic Statute” in Eastern Rumelia. It also ministered to the formation of the army and the education system of Bulgarian Principality. Russia prepared the ground for the later unification of the two parts of Bulgaria in one state.
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Keywords: Principality of Bulgaria; diplomacy; foreign policy;
The article traces the main points of the diplomatic activity of Marko D. Balabanov in the first years of the Principality of Bulgaria (1879–1885). Growing up as a writer, public figure and politician in the period before the Liberation, Balabanov occupied leading positions in the Interim Russian Government (1877–1879) and played a significant role in the work of the Constituent Assembly in Veliko Tarnovo. There he participated actively in the debates on the issue of reunification of the Bulgarian nation divided by the Berlin agreement. When the first Bulgarian government was formed Balabanov was given the post of foreign minister and as such he worked hard to lay the foundations of a new Bulgarian diplomacy. After the fall of the conservative government, he was appointed envoy in Istanbul where he vigorously acted in defense of the Bulgarian national interests and contributed to raising the international prestige of the country. The regime of credentials (1881–1883) interrupted his diplomatic career, but in the second government of Dragan Tsankov (1883–1884) we see him again in the position of Bulgarian Foreign Minister. In those years he contributed in solving all the major foreign policy issues and contributed to the rise and consolidation of the authority of the Bulgarian state on the international arena. Facts and events in the life of Balabanov which are presented in the study give grounds to assert that he played a noticeable and even at times a leading role in the construction of the Bulgarian foreign policy in the period.
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Keywords: Dimitar Kossev; memoirs;
“Dimitar Kossev in the memories of his contemporaries” is one of the first ventures of historiographical club “Academician Dimitar Kossev” (established on March 20, 2002 at the Faculty of History Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, where Dimitar Kossev worked). Contemporaneous and former students and my part-time assistant Lyubomila Solenkova readily joined in its work. Then there were participations in scientific meetings in Vidin and several in Perushtitza. Many of the founders made their first scientific publications on this topic, they got well into the craft of the historian, only part of which is mentality. Today a few of them have a doctorate and work in BAS institutes and in archives, or are freelance.
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Keywords: Konstantin Kossev; memories; cooperative work;
Petar Petrov's private memories about academician Konstantin Kossev
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Keywords: Maria Veleva; Konstantin Kossev; scientific cooperation
Memories of Professor Maria Veleva on Her Scientific Work with Academician Konstantin Kossev
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Keywords: Dimitar Kossev; scientific achievments; impact
Dimitar Ovcharov's memories about Academician Dimitar Kosev's impact on his growth as a scolar
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Keywords: Dimitar Kossev; scientific achievments; memories;
Interview of Theodore Talev with Dora Kaltcheva, 2004
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Interview of Theodore Talev with Iskra Baeva, 2004
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Keywords: Dimitar Kossev; Zhelyu Zhelev; memories;
Memories of President Zhelyu Zhelev about Academician Dimitar Kossev
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Keywords: DImitar Kossev; human impact; scientific achievment;
Memories of Elka Drosneva about of Academician Dimitar Kossev
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