Vol. 85 No. 1 (1992): Annual of Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" - Faculty of History
The double volume 84–85 of GSU-IF encompasses a broad chronological and thematic spectrum—from prehistory and antiquity to modern political and intellectual history. It showcases the methodological diversity and academic vitality of the Faculty’s research in the 1990s.
The archaeological section (Krasimir Leshtakov, Dimitar Popov, Rumyana Koleva) deals with the stratigraphy of Early Bronze Age settlements in Thrace, the religious practices associated with Zalmoxis, and the dating of early Slavic groups in Northeast Bulgaria and Northern Dobruja.
The modern and contemporary studies include Iskra Baeva’s comparative analysis of agrarianism as an ideology in Bulgaria and Poland before World War II, Alexander Lunin’s research on Russian emigration in Bulgaria during the 1920s, and Rumen Donkov’s study of nationalism, apartheid, and opposition in South Africa’s parliament (1948–1970). Adriana Neikova’s paper surveys the projects and programmes for collecting and publishing archival documents on Bulgarian history, emphasizing their historiographical significance.
Through these varied perspectives, the volume highlights the continuity of historical inquiry — from empirical archaeological investigation to socio-political and theoretical analysis — reflecting the dynamic and interdisciplinary character of Bulgarian historical scholarship at the turn of the millennium.
