About the Journal
The Journal is the oldest periodical of Sofia University. It was first published in 1905 and has a significant role in the academic life of the University. It serves as an authoritative tribune for the authors, enabling them to familiarize the academic community with their research and achievements. Since 1977, the Faculty of History has published a separate edition of the Journal, which is authored by established scholars from Bulgaria and abroad, as well as young researchers who present the results of their first research. Among our contributors, we have the names of prof. Alexander Foll, acad. Vasil Gyuzelev, prof. Nikolay Genchev, prof. Krumka Sharova, prof. Georgi Bakalov, prof. Milcho Lalkov, prof. Tsvetana Georgieva and many others.
In modern times, the journal's editorial board gives priority to a wide range of historical topics of a discursive nature, research based on a variety of methods and approaches, using a wide range of sources and documents. Materials from young scientists are encouraged and published in the Debuts section. The magazine provides the opportunity to publish opinions and reviews presented in the Reviews section.
The Editorial board calls on the authors to familiarize themselves with the requirements for publication in the journal and strictly comply with them. Copyright protected.
Current Issue
Volume 106 is devoted to the celebration of several important anniversaries of the past of the Faculty of History at Sofia University: 134 years of University Readings in History; 102 years of the Department of Archaeology; 50 years of separate Faculty of History; 70 years of professional archival education, 20 years of the specialty of Archivistics and Documentary Studies at Sofia University. The introductory article by Prof. М. Markova, Dean of the Faculty of History, gives a brief and meaningful overview of the history of the faculty, its contributions to the development of Bulgarian historical knowledge and education, and to Bulgarian studies in general. Also introductory, in English text, is the article by Prof. H. Heppner, however, directed to the future of historical science. In the Articles and studies section there are chronological and thematic texts on a variety of topics: on the development of the specialty of Archivistics and Documentary Studies by Prof. An. Neykova; on the issues of staffing at the Faculty of History, by Prof. Ognyanov; Dr. Mukarzel published an article on the demon Lamashtu from the ancient Dvurechye; Dr. Tarhan discusses divination techniques from Ancient Mesopotamia. Several articles are devoted to problems of Balkan and Bulgarian history in the period of the Middle Ages and the Bulgarian Renaissance: on Bulgarian studies of Byzantine history by Prof. P. Schreiner; early Ottoman history through the text of Nicola Sagundino by Prof. Iv. Popova; and The Pirot Contributors in the 19th century by Prof. N. Manolova-Nikolova.
Noteworthy are also the four articles on the subject of recent and contemporary general history: on Vargas and the "yellow menace" by Dr. B. Miteva; on the USA and the Marshall Plan by Assoc. Prof. B. Stoyanov; on the problems of Argentina in the late 1980s and early 1990s by Assoc. Prof. G. Alexieva and "Mission Impossible" by Dr. Iv. Nikolova. The last two articles in the issue deal with important issues of state policy for the teaching of history in schools in the 5th grade by Assoc. Prof. G. Yakimov and on the importance of intercultural museum education by Prof. М. Markova and Dr. E. Vitanova. At the end of p. 106 the authors are listed in the order of the published articles.
