The President of BAS Prof. Julian Revalski, Member of BAS, presented a diploma of foreign member of the Academy to Prof. Konstantinos Nihoritis. The ceremony took place on May 18 at the “Prof. Marin Drinov” Hall of BAS. Prof. Nihoritis was elected in March as a foreign member by the Assembly of Academicians of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. He is a distinguished Greek Old Bulgarian scholar and theologian with numerous publications on Bulgarian cultural history and its links with Mount Athos. He is the author of 12 books in Greek and Bulgarian, over 100 scientific articles and studies, said Acad. Dimitеr Dimitrov at the presentation of the newly elected foreign member of the Academy. I am honoured to be in the Bulgarian Academy of [...]

The Annual National Library Awards for 2022 were presented on 16 May at the Ancient Cultural and Communication Complex "Serdika". The event was held within the XVII National Library Week under the theme "Sustainable Libraries for a Sustainable Society". The awards are presented in four categories. In the Librarian of 2022 category, Dr. Silvia Naydenova, Director of the Central Library of BAS, was selected. The National Library Week is organized by the Bulgarian Library and Information Association (BLIA) with the aim of attracting the attention of the legislative, executive and local authorities, as well as the public to libraries and their potential. It is the position of the library community that access to information is a prerequisite for achieving all the Sustainable Development Goals. Worldwide, [...]

15 May – 29 May The year 2023 marks the 1160th anniversary of the creation of the Glagolitic alphabet by St. Constantine-Cyril the Philosopher. In connection with this, a team led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yavor Miltenov from the Institute for Bulgarian Language of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences has prepared an exhibition "Stories from Glagolitic Times" which is on display in the Crystal Garden in Sofia and can be viewed until May 29. The opening of the exhibition took place on 15 May. We often hear that the Cyrillic alphabet is the only Bulgarian alphabet that has contributed to the development of literature, language and culture of many modern countries and to the cultural diversity of Europe. But this is not the case because Bulgaria also [...]

On the occasion of the World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, at an official ceremony today in the building of the National Council of the Bulgarian Red Cross, BAS was awarded with the Honorary Badge of Humanity - Henry Dunant of the Bulgarian Red Cross and a Diploma for the organized donation campaign by the Assembly of Academicians and Corresponding Members of BAS (AACM) in support of the National Campaign of the Bulgarian Red Cross in support of the victims of the conflict in Ukraine. The Chairman of the BRC Mr. Hristo Grigorov presented the award to Acad. Damyan Damyanov – Vice-President of AACM. At the event, awards and distinctions were also given to donors, partners, volunteers and employees of the BRC and the [...]