The autumn season of Bulgarian National Library "Sts. Cyril and Methodius" has started with an exhibition dedicated to the 220th anniversary of the beginning of the military campaign of Napoleon Bonaparte in Egypt. The exhibition is the first of its kind in Bulgaria, created on the basis of the rich archive and book fund of the National Library. The archival materials are from a collection of the library, called “Oriental Collection”. For the first time, archive documents in Arabic and Ottoman languages related to military actions and to diplomatic relations between the parties of the conflict are presented.
After the Liberation in 1878, Bulgaria began to develop at a pace that would make up for the centuries-long absence from the world history map. Young Bulgarians graduated from prestigious European universities and took their knowledge to their homeland..
One of the three biggest Hebrew holidays, Pesach (Passover) starts at sundown (5 PM) on 22 April and ends on 30 April. It is a movable feast, falling after the 14 th day of the spring month of Nisan which starts after the spring equinox with the..
The founder of the Internal Revolutionary Organisation for the Liberation of Bulgaria, Vasil Levski, was the first to involve foreigners in the liberation movement when he set up revolutionary committees in the Bulgarian provinces. The first foreign..
After the Liberation in 1878, Bulgaria began to develop at a pace that would make up for the centuries-long absence from the world history map. Young..
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