“Free Falling Objects” is the first chapter of Stefka Tzvetkova’s novel “Sedem nezabravki” [Seven Forget-me-not], published in 2009 in Veliko Tirnovo (Bulgaria). This journal publication was planned by the writer in August 2013. Unfortunately, in the first days of 2014 Stefka Tzvetkova passed away.
In the late 1940s there was a Religious Society (Bratstvo) in Belogradchik. This is a narrative for the social activity of that society. A trip to the Rila Monastery in 1946 is described. This communal activity was not favoured by the local government of the town.
“Petrified images” is a title of Christo Mindov’s travel notes, published first in the magazine “Zaveti” [Covenants] in 1939. Later, in 1946, this exciting text concerning Belogradchik with its famous rocks was included in a book entitled “Kum dalechnite prostori” [To the Distant Expanses].
Тhis paper deals with the neglected god – Sur/Surva. The author considers in full detail this problem, finding an evidence for the statements proposed by a new perusal of Stefan Verkovich’s Veda Slovena.
The famous old map of al-Idrisi in the territory of today Dobrogea has a name which would be written with the Cyrillic alphabet in the form ard Burdzhan. Here is presented the hypothesis that ard brudzhan is obtained by rewriting, as a result of a misreading, of ar Dobrudzha and ard Dobrudzha, and means, respectively, Dobrich and/or Dobrogea.
The first poem, devoted to the famous Belogradchik rock Mislen kamak [Thought Stone], was published in 1899. The poet is Iliya Venov (1873-1960), a teacher from Varna. The source is Illistration Light(1891-1934), a popular Bulgarian magazine, edited by Jordan Michailoff (1860-1943).
In 2012 Sashka Biseranova defended successfully her PhD thesis. Later this extended study was transformed into a large book. The study is based on a new modern approach, covering the study of funeral customs and commemoration of both Bulgarians and Vlachs in the border region between North-West Bulgaria and the neighbour countries Romania and Serbia.