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

136-180

Authors: B. V. Toshev

The narrative of Prof. B. V. Toshev, a former head of the Department of Phys-ical Chemistry at the University of Sofia, is on the history of the Bulgarian Physical Chemistry. It is a personal view on the research activity and social life in the Department of Physical Chemistry – a University unit established by the Professors Stranski, Kaischew and Scheludko.

195-226

Authors: L.P. Tomov

The paper discusses the nature of scientific discovery and proposes an application of the barbell methods as risk management strategy on the place of current policies for guided (teleological) investigation. Scientific discovery cannot be predicted, planned for or controlled. The nature of discovery is unknowable, with predominant role of chance in it, the probability for a researcher to make breakthrough in his or her life is equal at any age and funding successful scientist does not increase substantially their chance for new discoveries. Probability distributions in intellectual and creative work such as scientific research are very different from those in manufacture and mass production that requires redesign of policies for its funding, assessment, and development.

255-255

Authors: B. V. Toshev (Ed.)

Artist: Ivan Christov (1900-1987)

15-26

Authors: A. Popov

This text was written by Dr. Assen Alexiev Popov, a veterinarian, from Belogradchik. He narrates about the first years after the establishment the communist regime in Bulgaria and the effort of the power to collectivize the properties of the villagers of the Belogradchik region.

43-55

Authors: J. Tabov

Whether the pictures of the cave Magura near Belogradchik are with Christian origin? A new interpretation of these famous rocks pictures is proposed.

93-112

Authors: M. Ighile, E. Omorogbe

The Bini oral minstrel, Osasumwen Ehigiator, whose portrait forms the basis of this paper, clearly represents a creative phenomenon which is of immense rele-vance to both the past and the present, with striking implications for the future. His songs, most of which are embellished by proverbial and philosophical ex-pressions, continuously strike the reflective and critical consciousness of not only the lovers of Benin music, but indeed the entire country and even beyond the shores of the great Benin kingdom where his music is highly appreciated. This paper examines the artistic personality of Wilson Osasumwen Ehigiator, within the conceptual frame-work of oral literature and cultural studies, and submits that the poet, in all ramifications is indicative of a certain level of crea-tive uniqueness - in relevance and intensity- that makes him truly influential and iconoclastic.

120-128

Authors: B. V. Toshev

Prof. Dr. Widen Tabakoff, from Stakevtsi, Belogradchik region, is an Ameri-can space expert, contributing to the implementation of the Apollo program and the human landing on the Moon. In Sofia, in September 2018, an exhibi-tion on the life and work of Prof. Tabakoff was opened.