VENETS: the Belogradchik journal for local history, cultural heritave and folk studies

279-315

Authors: E. Lazarova, B.V. Toshev

In 2011 a book entitled “Golden Book of Bulgarian Science” was published (Lazarova, 2011). Many eminent Bulgarian scientists were interviewed about the course of their life and scientific achievements. The editor of “Venets”, Prof. Dr. B.V. Toshev, DSc, University of Sofia, was amongst them. The full text of his interview, where he shares with Doc. Dr. Erika Lazarova his opinion and reflections about science, research and education, is presented in this journal because the role of family, teachers and Belogradchik for creating the future scientist is specially emphasized.

324-373

Authors: L. Uslowa

The paper discusses the importance of postcards as a source for genealogical research. It reconstructs the most important events in the family history of Abraham Amirchanjanz by using the information contained in the postcards in the family archives, sent from Europe – Germany, Switzerland, Russia, Finland, Great Britain, Romania etc., in the period between the end of XIX and the beginning of XX century. Abraham Amirchanjanz, was a missionary who, together with his family, worked devotedly for saving the persecuted Armenians in Turkey and also played a key role in shaping the Christian Protestant Church in Varna, Bulgaria. The paper also views some aspects of the complex relations of Pastor Amirchanjanz with the German Orient Mission, revealed through the family correspondence.

387-391

Authors: B.V. Toshev

This book (2011) contains postcards from Belogradchik, old and relatively new once. All of them are from a private collection whose owner is Milen Buzinski. These pictures are with excellent quality.

400-400

Authors: B.V. Toshev (Ed.)

Nikolay Rostovtsev (1898-1988)