Research Announcements "Heritage BG"
type: channel
description: Research Announcements “Heritage BG” is e research serial, published by the “Heritage BG” Centre of Excellence, whose leading institution is Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”. It is published twice a year and distributed to all partner institutions of the Centre. It is published as an open-access journal (ISSN 2815-3316) and as a print journal (ISSN 2815-3138).
publisher: Център за върхови постижения "Наследство БГ"
language: en
publication name: Research Announcements "Heritage BG"
issn: 2815-3138
copyright: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
items: The Palace and Botanical Garden in Balchik – a possible nomination for cultural landscape of the UNESCO list
items: How was dissonant cultural heritage revealed
items: Massage techniques – traditions and innovations in their application in Bulgaria historical overview
items: Harmonious development of psychological, physical, and emotional wellness in students practicing judo
items: Monitoring of school wellness based on the effect of volleyball methodology
items: Effective manual practices and wellness industry
items: Professional organizations of Bulgarian engineers during the interwar period
items: Publication of photos of ‘folk costumes’ dating back from 1888–1889 as a bridge to heritage preservation
items: Constructing the national figure
items: The church council as a court
items: The strigil
items: Beer
items: Jaina ‘bronze’ altar-piece
items: Biocultural heritage – linking biological and cultural diversity
items: Cultural ecosystem services provided by natural heritage sites in karst territories of Smolyan region, Bulgaria
items: Three dimensional digital reconstructions in the case study of 19th century house
items: Field video recordings from the 1950s in the folk music archive of the institute of art studies
items: The dictionary as history of Bulgarian literature
items: Multifunctional model for unified description and access to unique documents and special collections of cultural heritage
items: The visual communication of the local religiosity as a part of the Bulgarian Cultural Heritage
items: Educational video game for Valchan Voivoda
items: Creation of feasible non-player character
items: Mural fragments and inscriptions in Greek from St Anastasia Island and their context
items: A Methodology for design and implementation of VR applications in the Cultural Heritage Field
items: Ancient thracian cultural and historical heritage
items: Conceptualization of natural heritage in the context of the ecosystem approach
items: The multidimensional content of wellness culture
items: Evaluation of the diet of crossfit participants in a Crossfit affiliate box in Sofia, Bulgaria
items: Aquatic environment – effective tool for health prevention and hardening
items: Traditions and innovations in the manual impacts in recreation and well-being

The Palace and Botanical Garden in Balchik – a possible nomination for cultural landscape of the UNESCO list
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description: The research is a proposal for the UNESCO list of the Palace and Botanical Garden of Balchik as a cultural landscape. It is structured following the Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention. The research could serve as a proposal for a cultural landscape for Bulgaria, as the country does not have a single one of this type on the World Heritage List.
subject: Articles
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subject: World Heritage Sites
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subject: nominated property
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subject: Queen Maria
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subject: criteria
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subject: outstanding universal value
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subject: integrity
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subject: authenticity
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creator: Elitsa Bozhkova
rights: Copyright (c) 2026
date: 2025-12-31
publication date: 2025-12-31
starting page: 130
ending page: 138
doi: 10.58894/AR-HBg.2025.8.130-138

How was dissonant cultural heritage revealed
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description: The shift in the social and political paradigm after 1989 inevitably brought a profound transformation in the sphere of cultural heritage and in understanding of what constitutes cultural heritage. The dissonance of views and interpretations surrounding certain heritage emerges immediately after its "discovery." Here we draw a terminological analogy with inheritance in law: just as the legacy is opened with the death of the testator, so too the heritage of socialism was "opened" with the end of the period. It is newly discovered heritage, not part of the established cultural assets or "antiquities." This is the mystery of heritage – it comes into being through the disappearance of a historical era. The approach to the topic is legal-anthropological. The methods employed include case analysis and observation, focusing on a specific category of heritage – dissonant cultural heritage. The study examines the emergence and consolidation of the concept of dissonant cultural heritage. Methodologically, the research is structured around several levels of observation: discourse (laws, judicial and administrative acts, etc.); practices and value systems (activism, dissent, protests). These layered observations, based on selected cases, complement each other and reveal the current configuration of dissonant heritage.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: discovery of heritage
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subject: renunciation
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subject: acceptance of inheritance
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subject: case studies
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creator: Daniela Simeonova-Koroudjieva
rights: Copyright (c) 2026
date: 2025-12-31
publication date: 2025-12-31
starting page: 120
ending page: 129
doi: 10.58894/AR-HBg.2025.8.120-129

Massage techniques – traditions and innovations in their application in Bulgaria historical overview
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description: Massage is one of the oldest manual methods used for recovery and prevention. It helps overcome stress and fatigue, improves sleep, boosts vitality, and reduces the risk of socially significant diseases. When applied in a specific sequence, massage techniques affect both locally and reflexively the underlying organs and systems. Numerous Bulgarian and international studies confirm the positive impact of this method. In Bulgaria, massage holds a leading position in recreational and therapeutic procedures at specialized Wellness & SPA centers and massage studios, which are gaining increasing popularity.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: massage
  topic: keywords
subject: wellness education
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creator: Tatyana Tomova
creator: Mariana Angelcheva
rights: Copyright (c) 2026
date: 2025-12-31
publication date: 2025-12-31
starting page: 110
ending page: 119
doi: 10.58894/AR-HBg.2025.8.110-119

Harmonious development of psychological, physical, and emotional wellness in students practicing judo
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description: This study explores the role of judo as a tool for developing the psycho-emotional and physical qualities of children in primary school age (8–12 years). The research applies a systematic and pedagogical approach through a specially designed test battery for evaluating motor and psychological parameters. The data reveal clear advantages in children practicing judo – in terms of motor skills, physical endurance, as well as discipline, motivation, and social behavior. Judo is established not only as a physical activity but also as an educational tool for character building and value formation. The results emphasize the importance of promoting sports activities from an early age and creating a supportive environment for the popularization of judo among parents and institutions.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: wellness
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subject: judo
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subject: psycho-emotional development
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subject: education through sport
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subject: social adaptation
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creator: Nikolina Dimitrova
rights: Copyright (c) 2026
date: 2025-12-31
publication date: 2025-12-31
starting page: 102
ending page: 109
doi: 10.58894/AR-HBg.2025.8.102-109

Monitoring of school wellness based on the effect of volleyball methodology
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description: Objective: The study aims to establish the effect of the innovative volleyball methodology and its influence on the motor development level of volleyball players actively practicing this approach. Methods: The research aims to establish the reasons for the change in the biomechanical motor indicators as a result of the applied volleyball methodology, based on benchmarking the biomechanical parameters to determine the effect of the volleyball methodology on the degree of development of the motor qualities. The study contingent consisted of 26 7th-grade girls aged 13-14, practicing volleyball at a metropolitan school. The present study was conducted during the 2023-24 school year. Results: The subject of research is the dynamics of biometric indicators in one school year. Discussion: Motor activity measurements were performed at the beginning of the study, before the implementation of the innovative volleyball methodology, and at the end after the implementation. Conclusion: The influence of active sports on the motor development of volleyball players has undoubtedly been established. Analyzing the research from the conducted diagnostics, during the study a comparative analysis of the biomechanical motor indicators in two cognitive stages of the studied period was carried out to establish the effect of the applied volleyball methodology.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Benchmarking analysis
  topic: keywords
subject: biomechanical parameters
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subject: volleyball methodology
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creator: Darinka Ignatova
rights: Copyright (c) 2026
date: 2025-12-31
publication date: 2025-12-31
starting page: 94
ending page: 101
doi: 10.58894/AR-HBg.2025.8.94-101

Effective manual practices and wellness industry
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description: Ancient in origin, manual practices remain one of the most preferred and enjoyable procedures today. They are effectively involved in recovery, prevention, and even the treatment of various bodily imbalances. This article focuses on the systematization of heritage in the field of manual practices, as well as the possibilities for their application in various recreational procedures. This creates a foundation for developing educational programs in Wellness culture. An analysis is conducted on wellness innovations and good massage practices presented in the digital platforms of SPA and Wellness centres listed in the National Tourism Register.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: SPA and Wellness venues
  topic: keywords
subject: certification
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subject: digital presentation
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subject: wellness education and trainings
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creator: Mariana Angelcheva
creator: Tatyana Tomova
rights: Copyright (c) 2026
date: 2025-12-31
publication date: 2025-12-31
starting page: 88
ending page: 93
doi: 10.58894/AR-HBg.2025.8.88-93

Professional organizations of Bulgarian engineers during the interwar period
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description: By 1914, the first stage of the organizational development of Bulgarian technical specialists was completed and the national engineering and architectural association was established. After World War I, socio-economic conditions changed and the technical community faced serious challenges. In search of solutions to these problems, attempts were made to reorganize the existing Association, and other professional associations were created. This article shows the evolution in the attitudes and activities of this professional group during a very dynamic historical period from 1919 to 1939.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Bulgaria
  topic: keywords
subject: Economy
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subject: Technical Professions
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subject: Associations
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subject: Interwar Period
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creator: Alexandre Kostov
rights: Copyright (c) 2026
date: 2025-12-31
publication date: 2025-12-31
starting page: 80
ending page: 87
doi: 10.58894/AR-HBg.2025.8.80-87

Publication of photos of ‘folk costumes’ dating back from 1888–1889 as a bridge to heritage preservation
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description: The text is dedicated to a future electronic publication with photographs of traditional clothing from the Scientific Archives of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. These photographs are part of a big group of documents with information about the ‘folk costumes’ in the Principality of Bulgaria, collected in the period 1888–1889. At the beginning, the author introduces the reader to the entire archival fund and the information in it connected to the particular elements of clothing; the materials from which they are made, the decoration, manner of dressing, etc. Then she presents the 152 photographs that have come down to us and the existing connection between them and the respective verbal descriptions. The third part of the article is dedicated to the future publication. It will include introductory analytical texts, the photographs themselves with a detailed description of the photographed costumes, as well as indexes. The contribution of the publication for preserving traditional clothing as cultural heritage in museums, in craft workshops, and in the studios of artists designing costumes for theater productions, television and film productions is also emphasized.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Traditional Clothing
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subject: Principality of Bulgaria
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subject: Archives
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subject: Photographs
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subject: Cultural Heritage
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creator: Iva Stanoeva
rights: Copyright (c) 2026
date: 2025-12-31
publication date: 2025-12-31
starting page: 72
ending page: 79
doi: 10.58894/AR-HBg.2025.8.72-79

Constructing the national figure
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description: The article aims to examine how the television series The Revival of the Third Bulgarian State, part of the program The Altars of Bulgaria, constructs the images of Bulgarian National Revival heroes (Paisii of Hilendar, Neofit Rilski, Petar Beron, Georgi Rakovski, Rayna Knyaginya, Zahari Zografski and others) as emblems of national identity. The visual and narrative approach of the program combines pathos-laden metaphors and traditional narratives with attempts at a critical interpretation of the Bulgarian Revival. The analysis shows how these images are presented ambivalently, navigating between established historical clichés and the need for a more contemporary, scholarly reading. Thus, on the one hand, the classical patriotic and educational rhetoric is preserved, while on the other, new relativist and critical interpretations are introduced, enabling a more complex rethinking of the heroic figures and events.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: national identity
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subject: Bulgarian Revival heroes
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subject: media representation
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subject: critical interpretations
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subject: Narrative approaches
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creator: Andriana Spassova
rights: Copyright (c) 2026
date: 2025-12-31
publication date: 2025-12-31
starting page: 62
ending page: 71
doi: 10.58894/AR-HBg.2025.8.62-71

The church council as a court
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description: The fourth century is the time of church councils. Convened by bishops from all over the empire, as well as by the emperors themselves, nearly thirty councils were held during this century on the Balkans alone. Mainly the church councils are associated with the discussion and resolution of dogmatic issues and are much less known for their purely legal function, namely the conduct of legal proceedings in which there are accusers, accused and a judge. In the proposed presentation, I will show how the legal process proceeds during a church council, using as an example the procedure against Palladius of Ratsiaria during the council in Aquileia, held in 381. The studies will be based on the minutes of the council, as well as the comments written by Palladius a year later. The purposed study aims to trace the development of the legal procedure within the framework of a church council, to indicate the adopted elements from the Roman judicial system and to seek their place and significance in the process of forming the church organization.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Palladius of Ratiaria
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subject: Church council
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subject: Ambrosius of Milan
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subject: Arianism
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subject: 4th century
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creator: Zlatomira Gerdzhikova
rights: Copyright (c) 2026
date: 2025-12-31
publication date: 2025-12-31
starting page: 54
ending page: 61
doi: 10.58894/AR-HBg.2025.8.54-61

The strigil
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description: The strigil is an ancient tool used in our lands for cosmetic, hygienic, and medical purposes. It is usually made of metal and features a curved, flat blade, often used with oils to cleanse the skin. This article examines the strigil as a potential prototype for Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM). This therapeutic technique utilizes specialized tools to detect and treat soft tissue dysfunctions, including scar tissue and adhesions. IASTM aims to enhance mobility, alleviate pain, and stimulate the body’s natural tissue repair processes. The medical database PubMed contains 135 studies related to IASTM. This article reviews the available research, which we have organized into the following areas: the efficacy of IASTM (a systematic review), its application in athletes, therapeutic effectiveness, and effects of Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization on Musculoskeletal Propertie
subject: Articles
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subject: strigils
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subject: IASTM
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subject: athletes
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creator: Diana Popova-Dobreva
rights: Copyright (c) 2026
date: 2025-12-31
publication date: 2025-12-31
starting page: 46
ending page: 53
doi: 10.58894/AR-HBg.2025.8.46-53

Beer
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description: The aim of this article was to examine the written records of beer consumption in Thrace to identify the variety of beverages produced, which, in addition to being made from different grains – barley, millet, and rye – also had different alcohol content. An attempt was made to trace the individual stages in beer production, accepting the hypothesis of a distinct Thracian brewing technology, different from the well-documented Egyptian one. Based on the assumption of the Eastern model of consuming the beverage with straws, a review was conducted of the ceramic forms that are associated in the relevant literature with the preparation and drinking of beer, which could find parallels with those from Thrace. This preliminary study could be expanded with chemical analyses of vessels in the future to either confirm or refute the hypotheses presented in the text.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Thracians
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subject: beer
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subject: brewing
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subject: Bryton
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subject: straws
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subject: beverages
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subject: symposium
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creator: Eli Filipova
rights: Copyright (c) 2026
date: 2025-12-31
publication date: 2025-12-31
starting page: 36
ending page: 45
doi: 10.58894/AR-HBg.2025.8.36-45

Jaina ‘bronze’ altar-piece
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description: It is noteworthy that most of the cited publications on Jaina statuette-altars, where inscriptions are read, lack their modern language translation. There are no in-depth linguistic analyzes of the monuments, as well as paleographic observations. Obviously, the creation of databases of such epigraphic material is forthcoming, and the sea of such examples is huge. Accepting this text with a specific object of research as an opportunity to introduce the Bulgarian scientific community in general to Jainism and some of its philosophical-aesthetic aspects, we allow ourselves to conclude that the statuette-altar described here is, after all, a souvenir. Objects related to the Jaina cult that can be found by devotees and those interested are still quite limited in India against the backdrop of the vast number of objects related to Buddhism and Hinduism. In this particular case, we have a brass copy of an altar statuette with a central image of Parshva, which repeats a dedicatory inscription of a family living in the late 13th century. It was certainly produced by under-trained master casters who did not know the details of traditional Jaina iconography, and this happened in the middle of the 19th century. The statuette functioned in a family environment, where it was periodically subjected to a ‘purification’ ritual with sandalwood paste and water, which resulted in its smoothing in certain less-than-representative areas of the metal. Here we subjected the artifact to metal testing, which led to the conclusion that not only bronze, but also brass copies of similar images are sold in modern museums and on the antiques market. We also found out that the silver content in the highlight of the central character’s eyes is also important in determining its authenticity.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Jainism
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subject: Jaina statuettes
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subject: Parshvanatha
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subject: Parshva
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subject: altar-pieces
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creator: Gergana Ruseva
creator: Emmanuel Moutafov
rights: Copyright (c) 2026
date: 2025-12-31
publication date: 2025-12-31
starting page: 5
ending page: 35
doi: 10.58894/AR-HBg.2025.8.5-35

Biocultural heritage – linking biological and cultural diversity
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description: Based on international policies and foreign investigations, attention is directed towards a problem poorly developed in our country – the essence and manifestations of biocultural heritage. A special emphasis is the interpretation of the rural scenery as a biocultural and multifunctional landscape. The author points out that in Bulgaria the relations between natural and cultural heritage are not yet an object of an integrated approach and adequate management of the processes for preserving biocultural resources for future objectives. As a good practice, a case of constructing a heritage based on biocultural achievements in the village of Kurtovo Konare, Plovdiv District, is analyzed. Heritage valorization is examined as a process of mobilizing resources (available and potential) and transforming capitals (after Pierre Bourdieu). The author indicates that the created symbolic capital has significant importance for local development and for the quality of life. References: Petrov, Petrova 2018: Petrov, Petur and Ivanka Petrova (eds.). Agrokulturni transformatsii v usloviyata na evropeizatsiya i globalizatsiya. Sofiya: IK ‘Gutenberg’ Petrov, Ganeva-Raycheva 2021: Petrov, Petur and Valentina Ganeva-Raycheva (eds.). Rasteniya i hora. Priblizheniya kam biokulturnite vrazki. Sofiya: Erove, https://iefem.bas.bg/rastenia-i-hora.html. Agnoletti 2014: Agnoletti, Mauro. Rural Landscape, Nature Conservation and Culture: Some Notes on Research Trends and Management Approaches from a (Southern) European Perspective. – Landscape and Urban Planning, 126, 66-73. Agnoletti, Emanueli 2016: Agnoletti, Mauro and Francesca Emanueli (eds.). Biocultural Diversity in Europe. Florence: Springer. Agnoletti, Rotherham 2015: Agnoletti, Mauro and Ian Rotherham. Landscape and Biocultural Diversity. – Biodiversity and Conservation, 24 (13), 3155-3165, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-015-1003-8 . Barthel et al. 2013: Barthel, Stephan, Carole Crumley and Uno Svedin. Biocultural Refugia. Combating the …
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: local genetic resources
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subject: knowledge and skills
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subject: integral approach
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subject: transformation of capitals
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subject: valorization
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creator: Valentina Ganeva-Raycheva
rights: Copyright (c) 2025
date: 2025-09-18
publication date: 2025-09-18
starting page: 57
ending page: 64
doi: 10.58894/AR-HBg.2021.1.57-64

Cultural ecosystem services provided by natural heritage sites in karst territories of Smolyan region, Bulgaria
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description: The karst territories are characterized by landscape aesthetics, and provide knowledge for the natural systems and their specific ecosystem servises. They are important part of the natural heritage and geodiversity. The aim of this study is to present karst territories as an element of the national natural heritage and as a source of cultural ecosystem services. The results provide a new type of knowledgefor the recreational capacity of the karst territories in Bulgaria, and in particular of the caves in district of Smolyan. References: Beron, Petar, Trifon Daaliev, and Aleksey Zhalov. 2009. Caves and Speleology in Bulgaria. Published by BFU, NPM-BAS and COM Foundation. S. 134-140. Borisova, Bilyana, and Radenka Mitova. 2020. "Development of a Methodology for Assessment of the State and Mapping of the Potential of the Natural Ecosystems with the Meaning of ‘Natural Heritage’ to Provide Recreational Ecosystem Services." In Conceptualization, Flexible Methodology, and Pilot Geospatial Platform for Access of the Bulgarian Natural Heritage to the European Digital Single Market of Knowledge and Information Services. Second Progress Report, 28.02.2020. Çetin, Mehmet, and Hakan Sevik. 2016. "Evaluating the Recreation Potential of Ilgaz Mountain National Park in Turkey." Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 188:52. DOI: 10.1007/s10661-015-5064-7. Cocklin, Chris, Michael Harte, and John Hay. 1990. "Resource Assessment for Recreation and Tourism: a New Zealand example." Landscape and Urban Planning 19(3): 291-303. https://doi.org/10.1016/0169-2046(90)90027-Y. Daily, Gretchen. 1999. "Developing a Scientific Basis for Managing Earth’s Life Support Systems." Conservation Ecology 3(2). De Groot, Rudolf, Rob Alkemade, Leon Braat, Lars Hein, and Louise Willemen. 2010. "Challenges in Integrating the Concept of Ecosystem Services and Values in Landscape Planning, Management and Decision Making." Ecological Complexity 7(3): 260-272. Evrev, Petko. 1999. Spatial Planning of Recreatio…
subject: Articles
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subject: caves
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subject: speleological tourism
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subject: recreative industries
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creator: Mariana Nikolova
creator: Stoyan Nedkov
creator: Bilyana Borisova
creator: Velimira Stoyanova
creator: Radenka Mitova
rights: Copyright (c) 2025
date: 2025-09-18
publication date: 2025-09-18
starting page: 65
ending page: 81
doi: 10.58894/AR-HBg.2021.1.65-81

Three dimensional digital reconstructions in the case study of 19th century house
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description: In this paper I present part of the cultural heritage in the archive 'Architecture' at the Institute of Art studies through the opportunities provided by the software technologies for three-dimensional digital architectural reconstructions. According to criteria I established, I developed a collection of ten architecturally recorded in the 1950s old buildings from the 19th century. I start the three-dimensional reconstructions with a house in the town of Nessebar, situated on the Black Sea coast. The research focus is to discover not only the technical and mathematical parameters of this building, but also philosophical and poetic aspects in the architecture. In some essential points of my analysis, I refer to the thesis of the American architect and researcher Peter Eisenman: firstly to his definition for a canonical building and secondly to his methodology of repetition in the close reading of architecture. The thesis I defend through the reconstruction is that this house is an office building made of wood and stone. Like Eisenman's methodology, I disassemble the original composition of the project into a series of components for rethinking. I look at the elements independently: yard, stairs, cavity, walls, chimney, windows. I find in the house the contrasting ideas of slowness and of acceleration. References: Agacinski 2006: Agacinski, Sylviane. Philosophies et politiques des l’ architecture. Sofia Vazov 1964: Vazov, Ivan. Pod igoto. t. 3. Sachinenia. Sofia. Allen 2008: Allen, Stan. Eisenman’s canon. A counter-memory of the modern. In: Ten Canonical Buildings: 1950-2000. New-York, 9-12. Butcher 2020: Butcher, Matthew. Architectures of Slowness: Actioning Historical Loops and Repetitions. In: Expanding Field of Architectural Discourse and Practice, eds. Matthew Butcher, Megan O’Shea. London, 160-191. Eisenman 2008: Eisenman, Peter. Ten Canonical Buildings: 1950-2000. New York. Eisenman 2006: Eisenman, Peter. The Formal Basis of Modern Architecture. Zürich. Vitale …
subject: Articles
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subject: 3D
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subject: three-dimensional graphics
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subject: three-dimensional visualization
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subject: architecture
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creator: Dimitrina Popova
rights: Copyright (c) 2025
date: 2025-09-18
publication date: 2025-09-18
starting page: 47
ending page: 56
doi: 10.58894/AR-HBg.2021.1.47-56

Field video recordings from the 1950s in the folk music archive of the institute of art studies
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description: The text announces the beginning of a process of digitizing a 16 mm video tapes collection in the Folk Music Archive of the Institute of Art Studies which has remained inaccessible for over three decades and whose digitization is now possible thanks to the ‘Cultural Heritage in the Archives of the Institute of Art Studies: An Interactive Map of the Arts in Bulgaria’ project. Brief historical data on the collection have been introduced, the first documents of which date from 1954. Based on the first digitized and reviewed tapes, some characteristics of the stored materials have been presented as well as the stages and problems in their restoration and subsequent digital processing. The importance of the collection content for future work in various scientific areas, and more specifically ethnomusicology and ethnochoreology in Bulgaria, has been commented on. References: Botuscharov 1973: Botuscharov, Lyuben. Vaprosi na katalogizatsiyata na balgarskiya muzikalen folklore v arhiva na Instituta za muzikoznanie pri BAS. Sofia, manuscript. Dimov 2016: Dimov, Ventsislav. Raina Katsarova i nay-rannite terenni zvukozapisi na traditsionna muzika ot Balgariya. – Bulgarian Musicology, No 1, 33-67. Djidjev 2009: Djidjev, Todor. Problemi na dokumentiraneto i notiraneto na narodnata muzika dnes. In: Folklor i savremennost. Sbornik statii. Sofia, 24-29. Kumichin 2017: Kumichin, Maria. Nauchnata deynost na Todor Todorov v konteksta na balgarskata muzikalna folkloristika ot vtorata polovina na XX vek. PhD Dissertation, IAS, Music Department, Sofia. Naydenova 2015: Naydenova, Goritsa. Muzikalnofolklornite dialekti na Elena Stoin v zvuk. Sofia. Naydenova 2021а: Naydenova, Goritsa. Ivan Kachulev, muzikalnite instrumenti i zvukovata sreda. Terenni materiali i nauchno delo. Sofia. Naydenova 2021b: Naydenova, Goritsa. Nauchnite arhivi na Instituta za izsledvane na izkustvata: spetsifiki i nyakoi problemi pri vavezhdaneto im v bazi danni. – Bulgarian Musicology, Special Issue, 7-40. Statulo…
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: ethnomusicology
  topic: keywords
subject: ethnochoreology
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subject: field work
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subject: Raina Katsarova
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subject: films
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subject: digitization
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creator: Goritsa Naydenova
rights: Copyright (c) 2025
date: 2025-09-18
publication date: 2025-09-18
starting page: 82
ending page: 89
doi: 10.58894/AR-HBg.2021.1.82-89

The dictionary as history of Bulgarian literature
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description: The appearance of the literary dictionary in Bulgaria was registered between the two world wars, when the concept ofliterary history was already a fact. Literary historyliterary history seeks to cover the whole literary life and process, or to approach conceptually, selectively, taking into account the diversity of ideas, aesthetics and stylistics. In contrast, the dictionary strives for a smaller or larger scale, comprehensiveness of names and phenomena, completeness ofliterary-historical knowledge, although it uses the means of analytical-synthetic exposition. In the history of Bulgarian literary dictionaries, the dictionary either continued the literary-historical narrative by other means, or supplemented and compensated the lack of adequate literary-historical knowledge, or used new possibilities for structuring this knowledge in its special format. References: Mirolyubov 1907: Mirolyubov, V. [D-r K. Krastev]. Vmesto predgovor. In: Mirolyubov, V. Mladi i stari. Kriticheski ocherki varhu dneshnata balgarska literatura. Penev 1910: Penev, Boyan. Posoki i tseli pri prouchvane na novata ni literatura. In: Lit. sb. ‘Misal’, 1-32. Sivriev 1999: Sivriev, Sava. Mitos i tehne. Opit varhu balgarskata literatura ot minaliya vek. Sofiya. Strashimirov 1896: Strashimirov, D. T. [[‘Balgarska literatura’. Ot A. Teodorov]. – Balgarska sbirka, 5, 496-508.] Teodorov-Balan 1896: Teodorov-Balan, Aleksandar. Balgarska literatura. Kratko rakovodstvo za sredni i spetsialni uchilishta. Plovdiv: Izdanie i pechat na Hr. G. Danov.
subject: Articles
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subject: literary historization
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subject: dictionary entries
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subject: personalia
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subject: digital dictionary
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subject: biographies
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subject: bibliographies
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creator: Penka Vatova
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date: 2025-09-18
publication date: 2025-09-18
starting page: 90
ending page: 95
doi: 10.58894/AR-HBg.2021.1.90-95

Multifunctional model for unified description and access to unique documents and special collections of cultural heritage
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description: The article presents the work on two important projects, based on which new knowledge is created related to the disclosure of the content and features of the described primary sources – Slavonic menaia and other manuscripts and rare and valuable books from the Church-Historical and Archival Institute (CHAI) of the Bulgarian Patriarchate, from the Regional Museum of History (RMH) – Lovech and from the Regional Library ‘Prof. Benyu Tsonev’(RL) – Lovech on the one hand, as well as with the proposal for the creation of a multifunctional model on the other hand. The model aims to use the same data on the content and specific features of documents for different purposes and offers specific approaches in building information resources to make them more useful for future research, more widely available, more adaptive in subsequent technological transformations. References: Hristova-Shomova 2018: Hristova-Shomova, Iskra. Dragotin miney: balgarski rakopis ot nachaloto na XII v. zapazen kato palimpsest v Dragotiniya apostol (NBKM 880). Sofiya. Knizhovnoto 2011: Knizhovnoto nasledstvo v balgarskite biblioteki: Rezultati ot prouchvane. Sofiya. [onlinе]. Available from: http://www.lib.bg/kragli_masi/Knizhovno_nasledstvo_doklad.pdf Natsionalna 2013: Natsionalna strategiya i programa za opazvane na knizhovnoto kulturno nasledstvo v bibliotekite i osiguryavane na dostap do nego: Proekt. Sofiya. [onlinе]. Available from: https://www.lib.bg/publish Yovcheva 2014: Yovcheva, Mariya. Starobalgarskiyat sluzheben miney. Sofiya.
subject: Articles
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subject: manuscripts
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subject: menaions
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subject: bibliographic records
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subject: inventories
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subject: catalogs
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subject: digital libraries
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creator: Tsvetanka Pancheva
creator: Анета Дончева
rights: Copyright (c) 2025
date: 2025-09-18
publication date: 2025-09-18
starting page: 96
ending page: 102
doi: 10.58894/AR-HBg.2021.1.96-102

The visual communication of the local religiosity as a part of the Bulgarian Cultural Heritage
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description: The creation of visual works dedicated to local religiosity as part of the Bulgarian cultural heritage forms is an interdisciplinary approach to anthropological research, because in addition to the visual presentation of names, facts, dates and events allow the audience to immerse themselves in the modern era. This is successfully applied in the acquisition of knowledge, skills and competencies in various fields, as well as acquaintance with local religiosity. The main components of the impact are multichannel, mass, speed of distribution and perception. In this way, two vector lines are traced: the first – the visualization of the Bulgarian cultural and historical space and the second – the connection of these concepts with linguodidactic aspects as a model of research. References: Halachev 2009: Halachev, Lubomir. Documentalnoto kino. Stupka po stupka. Sofia. Jordanova 2014: Jordanova, Kremena. Ezhednevieto v selo Slaveino - sreshta na dve identichnosti. In: Vayra smesena. Aspekti na vsekidnevieto v dve rodopski sela, Sofia, 11-36. Kanevski 2018: Kanevski, Konstantin. Tchudotvornoto aqzmo i paraklisite v Momchilovtzi. Smolian. Kaftandjiev 1996: Kaftandjiev, Hristo. Vizualna comunikacia. Sofia. Koleva 2012: Koleva, Irina. Etnopsihologicheski model na obrazovatelno vzaimodeistvie. Sofia. Kotzeva 2014: Kotzeva, Violeta. Praznici, pamet, identichnost. Oshte edin opit varhu tolerantnostta (po primera na selo Slaveino, obshtina Smolayn). In: Vayra smesena. Aspekti na vsekidnevieto v dve rodopski sela, Sofia, 56-72. Spasov 2012: Spasov, Radoslav. Suzdavane na dokumentalni filmi za rusenskite curkvi ‘Sveta Troitsa’ i ‘Sveti Velicomuchenik Georgi’. In: Almanah za istoriyata na Ruse, Vol. XII, 236-244. Spasov 2015: Spasov, Radoslav. Vizualni aspecti na istoriyata. Sofia. Spasov 2018: Spasov, Radoslav. Vizualna comunicacia i moderni metodi za populqrizirane na Sveti Dimitriji Basarbovski i skalnia manastir krai Basarbovo, Rusensko. In: CAMERA DANUBIANA – obrazi ot gradovete …
subject: Articles
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subject: Christianity
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subject: anthropological space
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subject: media
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creator: Radoslav Spasov
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date: 2025-09-18
publication date: 2025-09-18
starting page: 103
ending page: 109
doi: 10.58894/AR-HBg.2021.1.103-109

Educational video game for Valchan Voivoda
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description: The paper presents a brief scientific study of the capabilities of the APOGEE software platform to facilitate the automated creation of an educational video maze game. It presents the developed within Heritage BG project experimental educational video maze game dedicated to the work and legacy of Bulgarian rebel Valchan Voivoda and their impact on the historical development of Bulgaria in the first half of the 19th century. References: Abt 1987: Abt, Clark C. Serious Games. University Press of America. Bontchev 2015: Bontchev, Boyan. Serious Games for and as Cultural Heritage. In: Digital Presentation and Preservation of Cultural and Scientific Heritage, V, 43-58. Bontchev, Vassileva, Dankov 2019: Bontchev, Boyan, Vassileva, Dessislava and Yavor Dankov. The APOGEE Software Platform for Construction of Rich Maze Video Games for Education. In: Proceedings of ICSOFT’2019, Ed. by M. van Sinderen and L. Maciaszek, INSTICC, 491-498. Deterding, Khaled, Dixon, Nacke 2011: Deterding, Sebastian, Khaled, Rilla, Dixon, Dan and Lennart Nacke. From Game Design Elements to Gamefulness: Defining Gamification. In: MindTrek, 9-15. Gee 2009: Gee, James. Games, Learning and 21st Century Survival Skills. In: Journal for Virtual Worlds Research, 2(1). Gee 2003: Gee, James. What Video Games Have to Teach us About Learning and Literacy. In: Journal of Computer Entertainment, Vol. 1, 20-28. Girard, Écalle, Magnan, 2013: Girard, C., Écalle, Jean and Annie Magnan. Serious Games as New Educational Tools: How Effective are They? A Meta-analysis of Recent Studies. In: Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 29, 207-219. Kirriemuir, McFarlane 2004: Kirriemuir, John and Angela McFarlane. Literature Review in Games and Learning, Futurelab Series, Report 8. Michael, Chen 2006: Michael, David and Sande Chen. Serious Games: Games that Educate, Train and Inform. Boston, MA. Thomson Course Technology. Paunova-Hubenova 2019: Paunova-Hubenova, Elena. Didactic Mini Video Games – Students’ and Teachers’ Poin…
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Serious games
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subject: maze
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subject: game-based learning
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creator: Boyan Bontchev
creator: Valentina Terzieva
creator: Yavor Dankov
rights: Copyright (c) 2025
date: 2025-09-18
publication date: 2025-09-18
starting page: 110
ending page: 117
doi: 10.58894/AR-HBg.2021.1.110-117

Creation of feasible non-player character
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description: Virtual players, also called non-player characters (NPCs), are an integral part of video games. NPCs develop the story of the game and create a critical mass of virtual players making the game more attractive, whether it is educational games or games just for fun. The creation of a virtual player goes through stages that gives plausible human behavior. References: Bontchev et al. 2019: Bontchev, Boyan, Vassileva, Dessislava and Yavor Dankov. The APOGEE Software platform for construction of rich maze video games for education. In: Proc. of ICSOFT’2019, Ed. by M. van Sinderen and L. Maciaszek, INSTICC, 491-498. Michael, Chen 2006: Michael, David and Chen, Sande. Serious Games: Games that Educate, Train and Inform, Boston, MA. Thomson Course Technology. Unity Technologies 2019: Unity Technologies, Navigation and Pathfinding, Unity Documentation, https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/Navigation.html Vishnoi 2020: Vishnoi. Laduram. Conversational Agent: A More Assertive Form of Chatbots, Towards Data Science, https://towardsdatascience.com/conversational-agent-a-more-assertive-form-of-chatbots-de6f1c8da8dd
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Serious games
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subject: virtual player
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subject: NPC
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subject: conversational agent
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creator: Ivan Naydenov
creator: Ilko Adamov
rights: Copyright (c) 2025
date: 2025-09-18
publication date: 2025-09-18
starting page: 118
ending page: 122
doi: 10.58894/AR-HBg.2021.1.118-122

Mural fragments and inscriptions in Greek from St Anastasia Island and their context
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description: St. Anastasia is the only island with a survived monastery on the contemporary Black seа border of Bulgaria. Art works preserved there and the epigraphic data are an important source for the history of the sea-side abbey, which are not yet properly studied. In this essay are presented some Greek epigraphs that were previously interpreted wrongly in scholarship. Among them is the earliest survived inscription already published by Ivan Karayotov but reading the date as 1772. The new reading of the year in this contribution shows that the Greek text is evidencing for a renewal works in the monastery took place two centuries earlier or in 1574. This is absolutely new element in the history of the monastic church and its frescoes. In this essay for the first time a description of the survived fragments is offered, which does not claim for totality, but could serve for future research. The new reading of the inscription allows to make an assumption that the murals appeared after 1574 when the said renewal happened. And as terminus antequem authors accept Kazak invasions in South Black Sea coast, that affected St Anastasia’ island as well in 1611, 1613 and 1615. In this text an analysis is made and is offered new reading of some later epigraphs from the bema table, the altar screen and the bishops throne of the catholicon. Their adequate reading rejects categorically many of already created legends about the island, which became a popular touristic destination that attracts thousands of visitors lately. The results of this survey are an important argumentation against pseudohistory that was invented last years, which along with the commercial purpose of the island today, i.e. to be a place used for culinary tourism with a hotel accommodation, created a cultural and historical homunculus, which don’t attract educated visitors, but offers instead one false and self-reproductive paraheritage. References: Chilev 1908: Chilev, Petar. Mesemvriyska kondika (codex). – In: Periodic…
subject: Articles
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subject: St. Anastasia island
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subject: Greek epigraphy
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subject: murals
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subject: church art
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creator: Emmanuel Moutafov
creator: Ivan Vanev
rights: Copyright (c) 2025
date: 2025-09-18
publication date: 2025-09-18
starting page: 36
ending page: 46
doi: 10.58894/AR-HBg.2021.1.36-46

A Methodology for design and implementation of VR applications in the Cultural Heritage Field
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description: Modern society now accepts as an integral part of their daily lives the Internet connection and the use of various technological devices, from the computer at work, through the phone in our pocket, to the so-called smart devices in our smart home. Virtual reality (VR) technologies have developed rapidly in recent years and are increasingly adopted in many areas. Such areas are the automotive industry (design and simulations), healthcare (training, virtual operations), real estate (interior design and furnishing) and architecture, education and interactive games. Areas that allow interdisciplinary work between VR specialists and teams working in the field of cultural and historical heritage (CH) are tourism in general and the provision of a different way of human interaction with CH sites. The resilience of a VR system depends primarily on the approach to its creation, which should provide ways to manage the addition of new data (and new types of data) and adaptation to new requirements (output) using the latest technologies. What is important is not the implemented technologies, but the management of the integration of these evolutions into a modular ‘system’. Thus, we propose a methodology for their creation in order to clarify the steps that the collaborative specialist should follow, the risks that may appear and some suggestions how to minimize their impact. References: Georgiev 2020: Georgiev, Emil. Vliazoha li bulgarskite muzei v krak s vremeto, Sega, 11 Dec. 2020, https://www.segabg.com/category-observer/vlyazoha-li-bulgarskite-muzei-krak-vremeto Bozzelli, Raia, Ricciardi et al. 2019: Bozzelli, G., Raia, A., Ricciardi, S., De Nino, M., Barile, N., Perrella, M., Tramontano, M., Pagano, A., Palombini, A. An Integrated VR/AR Framework for User-centric Interactive Experience of Cultural Heritage: The ArkaeVision Project. Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage. 2019 Dec. 1;15:e00124. Fassi et al. 2016: Fassi, F. et al. VR for Cultural Heritage. …
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: virtual reality (VR)
  topic: keywords
subject: digital heritage
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creator: Dimo Chotrov
creator: Antoniya Tasheva
creator: Ivan Momchev
rights: Copyright (c) 2025
date: 2025-09-18
publication date: 2025-09-18
starting page: 123
ending page: 132
doi: 10.58894/AR-HBg.2021.1.123-132

Ancient thracian cultural and historical heritage
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description: The article aims to define the new problematic situations and the new ‘participants’ in the generation of Thracian cultural and historical heritage, caused by the profound changes in the Bulgarian state and Bulgarian society in the late 20th and early 21st century. It traces the roots of the interest of the Bulgarian society to Antiquity, respectively to the Thracian antiquities, which awoke under the influence of the Renaissance ideas of the European West as early as the end of the 18th and the beginning of the 19th century. ‘Cultural-historical heritage’ is a modern cultural construct and interpretive anthropological term, which is becoming today, among other things, a central tool in the analysis of the mechanisms of construction of national identities. References: Aretov 1995: Aretov, Nikolay. Balgarskoto vazrazhdane i Evropa. Sofia: http://slovo.bg/showwork.php3?AuID=38&WorkID=4536&Level=3 (Accessed: 05.06.2017). Balcheva 2021: Balcheva, Antoaneta. Ideologemata za slavyanska vzaimnost v literaturnata traditsia na ilirizma. V: Mirabilia: vremena, prostranstva, mitove. Sofia (pod pechat). Bonev 2007: Bonev, Chavdar. Praslavyanskite plemena. Chast 1. Sofia. Bonev 2008: Bonev, Chavdar. Praslavyanskite plemena. Chast 2. Sofia. Bonev 2009: Bonev, Chavdar. Ch. 3. Praslavyanskata tsarkva i drugi proekti. Osnovni tezi. Sofia. Bonev 2010: Bonev, Chavdar. Praslavyanskite plemena. Chast 2. Sofia. Genchev 1988: Genchev, Stoyan. G. Rakovski i izsledvaneto na balgarskata narodna kultura. V: Rakovski, Georgi. Sachinenia. T. 4, Sofia. Ginchev 1988: Ginchev, Tsani. Ognenite trakiyski lyubovni streli i zhivite poleli i leli (Kupidoni i Veneri). V: Zemya i hora. Sofia. Grigorova 2006: Grigorova, Margreta. „Proglasat“ na Lyudevit Gay i glasovete na „Lirata Iliria“. – Proglas. Izdanie na Filologicheskia fakultet pri Velikotarnovskia universitet „Sv. sv. Kiril i Metodiy“, No. 2, 58-82. Dichev 2015: Dichev, Ivaylo. Disnilend „Bulgaria“. – https://www.dw.com/bg/ (Accessed: 16.03.2015).…
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Thracology
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subject: thrakistika
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subject: Georgi Rakovski
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subject: Cani Ginchev
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subject: Gancho Cenov
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subject: Nayden Sheytanov
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subject: living history
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creator: Vanya Lozanova-Stancheva
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date: 2025-09-18
publication date: 2025-09-18
starting page: 23
ending page: 35
doi: 10.58894/AR-HBg.2021.1.23-35

Conceptualization of natural heritage in the context of the ecosystem approach
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description: The article aims to explore natural heritage as a socio-ecological phenomenon. The definitions and cycle of development of the concept of natural heritage is explained. The process of provision and demand of ecosystem services that benefit socio-environmental systems is presented to illustrate how an element of the natural system becomes natural heritage. As a result of the analysis, the authors propose a definition of ‘natural heritage’ in the context of an ecosystem-based approach. The results would support the sustainable use of natural heritage sites for the development of nature-based tourism. References: Georgiev 2005: Georgiev, Georgi. Kriterii i indikatori za rekreatsionna otsenka na biologichnoto raznoobrazie na zashtitenite teritorii v Balgariya, Problemi na geografiyata, kn. 3-4, BAN, Sofiya, Balgariya, 65-68. Gurkov et al. 2013: Gurkov, Rosen, Galev, Emil, Perchiklijski, Grigor and Ivan Golomehov. Evropeyska Konventsiya za Landshafta. Vavezhdane v Balgariya AGENTSIYA DEYTA-SPP SPP, Sofia, 1-25. EKL 2005: Evropeyskata konventsiya za landshafta. DV br. 22 ot 15 mart 2005. Nikolova et al. 2020: Nikolova, Mariyana, Nedkov, Stoyan and Biliyana Borisova. Prirodno nasledstvo i rekreacionni ekosistemni uslugi, SocioBrains, Issue 66, 1-8. http://sociobrains.com/ Popova 1993: Popova, Nikolina. Prirodni rekreatsionni resursi, Univ. izd. ‘Sv. Kliment Ohridski’, Sofia, 1 127. Tomova, Borisova 2018: Tomova, Каtrin and Biliyana Borisova. Biosfernite parkove po programata ‘Chovekat i biosferata’ na YUNESKO kato instrument za regionalno razvitie i osaznavane na palniya nabor ot ekosistemni uslugi (na primera na Tsentralen Balkan). Godishnik na SU ‘Sv. Kliment Ohridski’, kn. 2, tom 110. 123-144. Toncheva 2014: Toncheva, Тоdorka. Vliyanie na bioraznoobrazieto varhu razvitieto na turizma, Avangard Prima, Sofia, 1-98. Vasileva 2018: Vasileva, Vanya. Prirodni turisticheski resursi na Balgariya, Shumen. De Groot et al. 2002: de Groot, Rudolf, Matthew Wilson and Boumans Roelof.…
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: natural heritage
  topic: keywords
subject: ecosystem services
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subject: socio-environ mental systems
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creator: Mariyana Nikolova
creator: Stoyan Nedkov
creator: Stеliуan Dimitrov
creator: Bilyana Borisova
creator: Miglena Zhiyanski
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date: 2025-09-18
publication date: 2025-09-18
starting page: 16
ending page: 22
doi: 10.58894/AR-HBg.2021.1.16-22

The multidimensional content of wellness culture
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description: The study purpose is to detect the citizens’ culture forforest medicine and therapies related to the effect of a healthy lifestyle. Consumers’ opinions on innovative services were exploring: forest air and oxygen bath, forest art, forest menu, forest hammam and forest elephant eyes. The activities and publications of the Bulgarian Centre for Excellence ‘Heritage BG’ disseminate a multidimensional wellness culture. We present an analysis of applied psychometric experiment studying the importance, self-perception and satisfaction in communicating with forests and preserving them as natural heritage. References: Chipeva, Maya. Avangard Prima: Kango dzhémps Aerobika. Sofia, 2019. Dimitrova, Bistra, et al. Sotsialna znachimost na uelnes (wellness) kulturata: sravnitelen analiz po danni ot nauchni izsledvania na Galap interneshanal. Sofia, 2018. Dimitrova, Bistra, et al. Smart kognitiven instrumentarium. Vanshna otsenka na profesionalni kompetentsii za kadri v Nishov turizŭm. NSA Press. Sofia, 2021. Tomova, Tatiana. Menstrualni raztroĭ stva – razpostranenie i proyava. International Scientific journal Smart Innovations in Recreational, Wellness Industry and Niche Tourism, vol. 3, no. 2, 2021, pp. 33-38. Veselinov, Dimitar. Dialogat v obrazovanieto: Deseti mezhdunaroden esenen nauchno-obrazovatelen forum. Sofiya, 2021, pp. 11-16. Yosifov, Rumen. MMS: NSA ‘Vasil Levski’ Uchebna programa po sportna podgotovka za sportnite uchilishta – V–XII klas (Mart 2016 g. – Avgust 2016 g). 2019. Chalakov, Milen. "Optimizing the Control of Technical Performance of Forehand Stroke Among 12-year Old Tennis Players Using Martin’s Sigma method." Trakia Journal of Sciences, vol. 18, suppl. 1, 2020, pp. 682-688. Dimitrova, Bistra. "Quality assessment about standards for wellness services and certified skills of specialized staff." Trakia Journal of Sciences, vol. 17, no. 2, 2019, pp. 143-149. Dimitrova, Bistra. "Relationships between education and innovations in the recreational Industry in Bulg…
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Interactive Wellness activities
  topic: keywords
subject: innovative services
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subject: Recreation and Wellness industry
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subject: forest medicine and therapies
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creator: Bistra Dimitrova
creator: Svilen Neykov
creator: Gergana Vasileva
rights: Copyright (c) 2025
date: 2025-09-18
publication date: 2025-09-18
starting page: 110
ending page: 116
doi: 10.58894/AR-HBg.2022.2.110-116

Evaluation of the diet of crossfit participants in a Crossfit affiliate box in Sofia, Bulgaria
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description: The mix of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats properly can maintain good energy level and fast removal of metabolic products. We present the evaluation of the men and women participants diet in a CrossFit affiliate box in Bulgaria. We compare it with the recommendations for high-intensity training. The data were obtained from a questionnaire for nutrition. Energy intake and carbohydrate consumption values were lower than recommended for exercises with high-intensity. The lower carbohydrate intake negatively influences the energy intake but has with no significant risk for the efficient energy provision of the long-term recovery processes. References: Zaykova, Dilyana. Hranitelen rezhim pri sastezateli po borba klasicheski stil ot natsionalno i mezhdunarodno nivo. Predizvikatelstva i perspektivi pred sportnata nauka, 2017, pp. 73-82. Zaykova, Dilyana, i Lyubomir Petrov. "Otsenka na hraneneto pri sportovete kulturizam, vdigane na tezhesti i silov triboy." Predizvikatelstva i perspektivi pred sportnata nauka, Spetsifika na podgotovkata v razlichni sportni distsiplini, 2017, pp. 58-64. Aerenhouts, Dirk, et al. "Energy and Macronutrient Intake in Adolescent Sprint Athletes: A Follow-up Study." Journal of Sports Sciences, vol. 29, no. 1, 2011, pp. 73-82. American College of Sports Medicine and Academy of Nutrition and Dietics, Dietitians of Canada. ACSM, 2016. Burke, Louise, et al. "Carbohydrates for Training and Competition." Journal of Sports Sciences, vol. 9, 2011, pp. 17-27. Escobar, Kurt, et al. "The Effect of a Moderately Low and High Carbohydrate Intake on Crossfit Performance." International Journal of Exercise Science, vol. 9, no. 3, 2016, pp. 460-470. Glassman, Greg. "Meal Plans." CrossFit Journal, vol. 21, 2004, pp. 1-10. Glassman, Greg. "The CrossFit Training Guide." CrossFit Journal, 2010, pp. 1-115. Gleeson, Michael, et al. "Exercise, Nutrition and Immune Function." Journal of Sports Sciences, vol. 22, 2004, pp. 115-125. Harris, J., and Francis Benedict. A Bi…
subject: Articles
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subject: CrossFit nutrition
  topic: keywords
subject: energy intake
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subject: energy needs
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subject: recommendation
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creator: Mihail Konchev
creator: Dilyana Zaykova
rights: Copyright (c) 2025
date: 2025-09-18
publication date: 2025-09-18
starting page: 102
ending page: 109
doi: 10.58894/AR-HBg.2022.2.102-109

Aquatic environment – effective tool for health prevention and hardening
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description: According to the UN Annual Report on the Happiness Index by Nations, water practices show growth that is higher than the overall growth of all physical leisure activities. Methods: We apply a comparative analysis of applied innovative aqua programs by gender, for people in active age. Results: The immune system health is increased through the hardening effect of the aquatic environment and zone-oriented motor activity, according to gender and age. Aqua programs, backed by scientific evidence of effectiveness, combined with personalised diets, are increasingly desirable and fill the schedule of coaches with 2-3 weeks ahead. Discussion: Aqua practices are an effective tool for health prevention and a successful strategy against panic attacks. Conclusion: Aqua practices are a profitable tool for investing in individual, family and corporate health by raising the level of Well-being. References: Chalakov, Milen. Turnirite po fekhtovka na vsichki orŭzhiya, provedeni v Narodna Republika Bŭlgariya mezhdu 1976-1978 g. Sofiya, 2016, pp. 230-233. Chipeva, Maya. Avangard Prima: Kango dzhemps Aerobika. Sofia, 2019. Dimitrova, Bistra, et al. Smart kognitiven instrumentarium. Vŭnshna otsenka na profesionalni kompetentsii za kadri v Nishov turizŭm. Sofia, 2021, pp. 97-102. Tomova, Tatiana. Menstrualni raztroĭ stva – razpostranenie i proyava. International Scientific journal Smart Innovations in Recreational, Wellness Industry and Niche Tourism, vol. 3, no. 2, 2021, pp. 33-38. Vasileva, Kapka, and Maya Chipeva. Izsledvane i otsenka na dvigatelnata deesposobnost i tekhnicheskite umeniya na studentite v uchebnite chasove po basketbol na tekhnicheskiya universitet Sofiya. International Scientific Journal: Smart Innovations in Recreational, Wellness Industry and Niche Tourism, vol. 2, no. 2, 2019, pp. 22-27. Veselinov, Dimitar. Dialogat v obrazovanieto. Deseti mezhdunaroden esenen nauchno-obrazovatelen forum, Dialogat v obrazovanieto – suvremennost i perspektivi. Sofiya, 2021, pp. 11-1…
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Water influences
  topic: keywords
subject: health from nature
  topic: keywords
subject: health prevention
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subject: wellness lifestyle
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creator: Jordan Donev
creator: Dimitar Trendafilov
creator: Rumen Iossifov
rights: Copyright (c) 2025
date: 2025-09-18
publication date: 2025-09-18
starting page: 94
ending page: 101
doi: 10.58894/AR-HBg.2022.2.94-101

Traditions and innovations in the manual impacts in recreation and well-being
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description: In today’s modern world people are getting more and more aware of the power of natural remedies or influences. Our ancestors knew how to use the healing powers of nature and how to apply cure from the nature with simple means. Methods: Traditionally, for generations, these experiences have been passed on and preserved. One of the oldest manual methods of exposure is massage. Results: We studying the effectiveness of the massage skills as manual method or chiropractic for the treatment and prevention of many diseases. Itrestores vital energy and overcomes states of fatigue – the result of stress in modern society, chronic diseases, unhealthy lifestyles and the harmful effects of our environment. The leading symptom of illness and injury is pain. By treating the superficial tissues of the human body, especially the reflex zones, it can affect various organs and tissues, reduce the increased muscle tone arising from pathology and trauma, normalize blood and lymph flow, metabolic processes in tissues and to balance the patient’s psycho-emotional state. Over the past decades, a number of studies have been conducted and the positive effects of massage have been proven. References: Filonov, Sergei. Lechenie na organizma sas sobstveni sili. Sofia, 2015, pp. 228-232. Filipov, Nikolai. Med za zdrave i krasota. Sofia, 1991. Goranova, Zoya, Gergina Markova-Stareishinska, and Leila Kraidjikova. Masaj. NSA, Sofia, 2000. Harnish, Gunther. Lecheben masaj s pchelen med. Aquarius, Sofia, 2001. Kraev, Todor. Lecheben masaj i postizometrichna relaksaciq. Sofia, 2016. Lisovski, Petar. Prochistvane i podmladqvane. Sofia, 2009. Mladenov, Stoimir. Pchelni produkti – hrana i lekarstvo. Sofia, 1989. Topuzov, Ivan. Celulitat – harakteristika i kompleksno lechenie. Sofia, 2000. Avram, Mathew M. "Cellulite: A Review of its Physiology and Treatment." Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy, vol. 6, no. 4, 2004, pp. 181-185, doi:10.1080/14764170410003057. Pinna, Kathryn. Nutrition and Diet Therapy.…
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: honey massage
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subject: honey
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subject: cellulites
  topic: keywords
creator: Tatyana Tomova
rights: Copyright (c) 2025
date: 2025-09-18
publication date: 2025-09-18
starting page: 88
ending page: 93
doi: 10.58894/AR-HBg.2022.2.88-93