In 1856, in the town of Svishtov on the Danube, four National Revival leaders created the first Bulgarian community centre called “chitalishte”, setting themselves several major goals - to open a library, to collect old..
A quick reference in the dictionary of the meaning of the word "chitalishte” center" shows that this is a cultural institution for the dissemination of knowledge and culture, especially active during the Bulgarian National Revival period. The..
