The Institute for Studies of the Recent Past and the Sofia University are happy to invite you to the premiere of the two latest Institute’s books The Orbits of Socialist Everyday Life…
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The Institute, relying on the achievements of modern social and humanitarian sciences, is studying the Communist regime as thoroughly as possible, not only as an ideological and political phenomenon, but also from a historical, psychological, social, and even anthropological point of view. The crimes of the regime have to be explicitly named, but its changes over the years also need to be analysed, in order to reveal the model’s hidden similarities and persistence.
Bulgaria under Communism
Authors: Ivaylo Znepolski, Mihail Gruev, Momtchil Metodiev, Martin Ivanov, Daniel Vatchkov, Ivan Elenkov, Plamen Doynov Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019. The book traces the history of communist Bulgaria…
Book Launch: “The Difficult Narrative”
We have the pleasure to invite to the book premiere of “The Difficult Narrative. Models of Autobiographical Narrating about Socialism between Oral and Written“. Prof. Albena Hranova, Prof. Petya Kabakchieva and Dr….
Премиера на книгата “Историкът и множественото минало”
Институтът за изследване на близкото минало и Софийски университет „Св. Климент Охридски“ Ви канят на премиерата на книгата ИСТОРИКЪТ И МНОЖЕСТВЕНОТО МИНАЛО от Ивайло Знеполски За книгата ще говорят: Александър Кьосев, Христо…
Best Book in Humanities for 2017!
Portal Culture announced its annual awards for achievements in literature and the social sciences in Bulgaria for 2017. For the Humanities category the first prize went to Prof. Ivaylo Znepolski and his…
Literary Scandals in the People’s Republic of Bulgaria
Institute for Studies of the Recent Past and the Red House – Centre for Debate and Culture present: LITERARY SCANDALS IN NRB 13 November at 6:00 p.m. at the Red Hall We…
ISRP Publication among the Top 50 Best Sold Books in 2016
In January 2017 one of the leading Bulgarian publishers “CIELA” announced its ranking of the 50 Best Sold books for 2016. Among listed titles of both foreign and Bulgarian authors of fiction on…