{"id":11601,"date":"2018-09-17T10:42:38","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T07:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihist.bas.bg\/academic-staff\/%d0%b8%d1%80%d0%b8%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d0%b3%d1%80%d0%b8%d0%b3%d0%be%d1%80%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%b0\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T10:58:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T07:58:50","slug":"irina-grigorova","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ihist.bas.bg\/en\/academic-staff\/irina-grigorova\/","title":{"rendered":"Irina Grigorova"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chief Assist. Prof., PhD<\/p>\n<p>ORCiD: <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1326-3849\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">0000-0003-1326-3849<\/a><br \/>\nScopus Author ID: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scopus.com\/inward\/authorDetails.url?authorID=26667690100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">26667690100<\/a><br \/>\nResearcherID: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webofscience.com\/wos\/author\/record\/O-7067-2014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">O-7067-2014<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.bg\/citations?hl=bg&amp;user=BitEEXMAAAAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Scholar<\/a><\/p>\n<p>e-mail:<br \/>\nirina_grigorova(at)ihist(dot)bas(dot)bg<\/p>\n<h3><strong>1. MAIN FIELDS OF RESEARCH<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Bulgarian Foreign Policy, Economic Exchanges and Cultural Contacts in the context of the International Relations throughout the Cold War<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2. ACADEMIC COMPETENCIES AND CAREER<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>\u0415ducation<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>2008 &#8211; PhD in History, Institute for Historical Studies, BAS, Doctoral Thesis: \u201eBulgarian-French relations during the presidency of General de Gaulle (1958 &#8211; 1969)\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>2003 \u2013 Master of History, Department of Contemporary History, Faculty of History, Sofia University \u201eSt. Kliment Ohridski\u201d, Master thesis on \u201eThe Schuman Plan. The Foundation of the ECSC\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>2002 \u2013 Bachelor of History, Faculty of History, Sofia University \u201eSt. Kliment Ohridski\u201d.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Positions held<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>2011 onward \u2013 Senior Assistant in the Institute for Historical Studies, BAS.<\/p>\n<p>2009 \u2013 2011 \u2013 Research Fellow in the Institute for Historical Studies, BAS.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Degree and academic rank<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Senior Assist., PhD<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Participation in joint projects<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>\u201eBulgaria: Economics and Policy during the D\u00e9tente 1960s \u2013 1970s\u201d, scient. dir.: prof. Iliyana Marcheva<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Languages<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>English, French, Russian<\/p>\n<h3><strong>3. PUBLICATIONS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Books <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Bulgarian-French Relations during the Presidency of General de Gaulle (1958 &#8211; 1969). Sofia. Publishing house Albatros. 2009. 288 pp. ISBN: 978-954-751-096-8 [in Bulgarian].<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Collective works<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Autobiographie de Gr. S. Parlitchev (1830-1892). Istanbul. Ed. Isis (Les Cahiers du Bosphore), Irina Grigorova &amp; Raia Zaimova (<em>eds<\/em>.). Introduction par Raymond Detrez. 2012. 84 p. ISBN 978-975-428-472-0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Papers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Rise of the Bulgarian Perfume\u2019 and Cosmetics\u2019 Industry \u2013 \u201eAroma\u201d and \u201eAlen mak\u201d. In: Proceedings of Regional Historical Museum \u2013 Gabrovo. Vol. IX. (ISSN 2367-783X), 2024, pp. 208-221. [In Bulgarian]<\/li>\n<li>The Aftermath of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, France and the Diplomacy toward East-European Countries for a Cultural \u201eOpening\u201d. In: <em>Peykovska, P. &amp; Demeter, G. (Eds.)<\/em>. Anniversary Collection of the Bulgarian-Hungarian History Commission. Budapest-Sofia: II\u2013RCH|HUN\u2013REN, IHS\u2013BAS, 2024, pp. 495\u2013519. [Series Publications of the Bulgarian-Hungarian History Comission, Vol. 8]&nbsp;ISSN&nbsp;2535-0757,&nbsp;ISBN 978-954-2903-69-7 (print),&nbsp;ISBN 978-954-2903-70-3 (e-book)<\/li>\n<li>The Economic Development? &#8230; How Gabrovo Impressed Abroad (the French View).. In: Proceedings of Regional Historical Museum \u2013 Gabrovo. Vol. VIII. (ISSN 2367-783X), 2023, pp. 259-269. [In Bulgarian]<\/li>\n<li>Les efforts de la Bulgarie pour surmonter les restrictions \u00e0 ses \u00e9changes avec le March\u00e9 commun dans le cadre des relations CAEM \u2013 CEE (ann\u00e9es 1960 \u2013 ann\u00e9es 1980). In&nbsp;: Bulgarian Historical Review (ISSN 0204-8906), 2023, No 1-2, \u0440\u0440. 154-177.<\/li>\n<li>Decolonization and Western Powers\u2019 Efforts to Preserve\/Redistribute Their Influence in the Ex-Dependent Mediterranean Countries. In: Proceedings of the Institute for Historical Studies (ISSN 2367-5187), 2022, vol. 38 \u2013 The Study of the World History and the Bulgarian Historical Science, pp. 497-504. [In Bulgarian]<\/li>\n<li>PAL, SECAM, NTSC ou bien \u2026&nbsp;? L\u2019impl\u00e9mentation du proc\u00e9d\u00e9 de t\u00e9l\u00e9vision en couleur en Bulgarie (les ann\u00e9es 1960 \u2013 le d\u00e9but des ann\u00e9es 1970). In&nbsp;: Bulgarian Historical Review (ISSN 0204-8906), 2022, No 1-2, \u0440\u0440. 166-187.<\/li>\n<li>From Economic Relations to Cultural \u201eOpening\u201d. Highlights From the Artistic Events of Western Europe in China. In: Istoricheski pregled, 2021, No. 2. pp. 86-104. [In Bulgarian]<\/li>\n<li>Cross-Border Construction Activity of the Bulgarian State Company Technoexportstroy during the 1960s \u2013 1980s. In: Istoriya\/History review \/ISSN 1314\u20138524 (Online); ISSN 0861\u20133710 (Print)\/, 2020, No 6, pp. 589 \u2013 607. [in Bulgarian]<\/li>\n<li>France\u2019s National Security during the Cold War \u2013 Allies, Partners and Lessons. In: Mezdunarodni otnosheniya\/International Relations (ISSN 0324-1092), 2020, No 4, pp. 91-96. [in Bulgarian]<\/li>\n<li>French Policy of East-European Countries\u2019 Cultural Opening after the CSCE. In: <em>Baeva, I. &amp; Marinova-Christidi, R. (eds.)<\/em>. The challenge: Contemporary Bulgarian History. Scientific Collection in honor of prof. Eugenia Kalinova. Sofia University Press. ISBN 978-954-074-957-0. 2020, pp. 479-495. [in Bulgarian]<\/li>\n<li>Cold War Chinese Policy of France. In: review Istoriya \/History\/, 2019 (vol. 27), No 4, pp. 372-395. [in Bulgarian]<\/li>\n<li>Bulgaria in the Foreign Economic Policy of France (1944-1980). In: Proceedings of the Regional Historical Museum \u2013 Gabrovo. 2018. Vol. VI, pp. 171-184. [in Bulgarian].<\/li>\n<li>Aspects de la politique bulgare dans les Balkans dans le contexte de la pr\u00e9paration et l\u2019ex\u00e9cution de CSCE. In&nbsp;: Bulgarian Historical Review, 2017, No. 3-4, pp. 187-213.<\/li>\n<li>The French Cultural Policy in Bulgaria (1940s \u2013 1980s). In: online review Dzialo, 2017, No. 10, 27 p. [in Bulgarian] (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.abcdar.com\/magazine\/X\/Grigorova_1314-9067_X.pdf\">http:\/\/www.abcdar.com\/magazine\/X\/Grigorova_1314-9067_X.pdf<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Diplomatic Role of Bulgaria and France towards the Helsinki Final Act (1975). In: review Istoriya (History), 2017 (25), No. 2, pp. 141-158. [in Bulgarian]<\/li>\n<li>Sp\u00e9cificit\u00e9 des relations alg\u00e9ro-bulgares (1962\u20131965). In: Bulgarian Historical Review, 2016, No. 1-2, pp. 66-87.<\/li>\n<li>French newspapers&#8217; presentation of events in Bulgaria at the end of the Second World War. In: Proceedings of the International scientific conference \u201eThe Great Powers, the Balkans and Bulgaria during World War II\u201d, 21 &#8211; 23 April 2015 \u0433., \u201eG. S. Rakovski\u201d National Defence College, under the auspices of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Bulgaria. Sofia, 2016, pp. 332-346. [in Bulgarian]<\/li>\n<li>Craving the support \u2013 France in the Bulgarian-Yugoslavian dispute during the first half of the 1970s. In: Shared Pasts in Central and Southeast Europe, 17th\u201321st Centuries: Hungarian and Bulgarian Approaches (Eds. Penka Peykovska, Gabor Demeter). Sofia\u2013Budapest. 2015, pp. 329-344.<\/li>\n<li>Bulgarian cultural activity in France during the 1970s. In: Proceedings of the IVth National Conference of Archeology, History and Cultural tourism TRAVELING TO BULGARIA &#8211; \u201eBulgaria in the European culture, science, education, religion\u201d, Shumen, 14\u201316 May 2014, Vol. 2. Shumen. 2015, pp. 182-190. [in Bulgarian].<\/li>\n<li>State Policy for High Performance Sport in Bulgaria 1944\u20131989. In: Istoricheski pregled (Historical Review), 2013, No. 5-6, pp. 266-285 [in Bulgarian].<\/li>\n<li>Government policy for Development of Sport and Physical Activity among the Bulgarian Population 1944\u20131989. In: Istoricheski pregled, 2013, No. 3-4, pp. 186-200 [in Bulgarian].<\/li>\n<li>The Soviet and Bulgarian actions towards the realization of the Helsinki engagements in the second half of the 1970s and the Western countries. In: Russian-Bulgarian scientific discussions. The Russian and the Bulgarian State: problems of the interactions, XIX-XXI c. Moscow. 2014, pp. 231-249 [in Russian].<\/li>\n<li>Problems of the Bulgarian-French joint ventures (first half of the 1970s). In: Proceedings of the Regional Historical Museum \u2013 Gabrovo. 2013. Vol. 1, pp. 275-288. [in Bulgarian].<\/li>\n<li>Introduction of Renault Automobile Production in Bulgaria \u2013 Successes and Failures. In: Istoricheski pregled, 2013, No. 1-2, pp. 182-199. [in Bulgarian]<\/li>\n<li>L\u2019\u00e9valuation de la politique fran\u00e7aise dans les Balkans d\u2019apr\u00e8s les documents diplomatiques bulgares (la premi\u00e8re moiti\u00e9 des ann\u00e9es 1970). In. Bulgarian Historical Review, 2013, No. 3-4, pp. 111-124.<\/li>\n<li>Hesitations and Determination: Technical Contacts between Bulgaria and EEC in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In: Istoricheski pregled, 2012, No. 5-6, pp. 127-144. [in Bulgarian]<\/li>\n<li>Accent in the French Foreign Policy: Eastern Europe in the Official Speeches and the Press Conferences of President Georges Pompidou (1969-1974). In: review Minalo (Past), 2013, No. 1, pp. 74-84 [in Bulgarian].<\/li>\n<li>Attracting French Tourists to Bulgaria. Outlines of State Policy in the Field of Tourism and the Promotion of Bulgarian Culture and National Historical Sites until the mid-1970s. In: Proceedings of the Third National Conference of Archeology, History and Cultural tourism TRAVELING TO BULGARIA &#8211; \u201eBulgaria in the World Culture Inheritance\u201d, Shumen, 17\u201319 May 2012. Shumen. 2014, pp. 1110-1120. [in Bulgarian]<\/li>\n<li>Bringing Western Technology to Bulgarian Regional Economic Planning in the years of Communist Rule \u2013 the case of Vratsa. In: Regions, Borders, Societies, Identities in Central and Southeast Europe, 17th-21st centuries. Bulgarian-Hungarian History Conference, Sofia, 16-17 May 2012. Papers. (Eds. Penka Peykovska, Gabor Demeter). Sofia-Budapest. 2013, pp. 252-261.<\/li>\n<li>Algeria\u2019s Foreign Policy Priorities in the first years of the National Independence. In: Istoricheski pregled, 2012, No. 1-2, pp. 136-161. [in Bulgarian]<\/li>\n<li>Some Comparisons between the American and French Understandings of the Bulgarian Policy towards the Balkans during the 1960s. In: Izvestia na darjavnite arhivi (Proceedings of the State archives), 2011, No. 101, pp. 3-30. [in Bulgarian]<\/li>\n<li>Rebuilding of the Bulgarian Trade with the West, Development of the Trade Exchanges and the Economic Relations with France and Protection of the Bulgarian Interests. The Minister of Foreign Trade Ivan Budinov (1962 \u2013 1968). In: Proceedings of the Historical Museum of Stara Zagora, 2011, vol. IV \u2013 Proceedings of the Conference \u201ePersonality in history\u201d, Regional Historical Museum &#8211; Stara Zagora, 22-23 April 2010., pp. 211-224. [in Bulgarian].<\/li>\n<li>Party Rivalries in the Bulgarian Political Life. The Example of the Emigration Opposition left for France. In: review Minalo, 2009, No. 3, pp. 68-75 [in Bulgarian].<\/li>\n<li>The History of the Production of Renault in Bulgaria. In: Bulgarian historical review, 2009, No. 1-2, pp. 158-163.<\/li>\n<li>From an Enemy to a Hero. The Image of General de Gaulle in Bulgaria (1958 &#8211; 1966). In: Izvestia na Balgarskoto istorichesko drujestvo (Proceedings of the Bulgarian Historical Society), Sofia, 2008, vol. 40, pp. 238-246 [in Bulgarian].<\/li>\n<li>Bulgarian Language in France during the 1960s. Problems of Its Teaching, an Interest in Studying It. In: review Minalo, 2007, No. 4, pp. 54-69 [in Bulgarian].<\/li>\n<li>Les cr\u00e9ances financi\u00e8res fran\u00e7aises en Bulgarie et leur r\u00e8glement au milieu des ann\u00e9es 50 du XX<sup>e<\/sup> si\u00e8cle. In: Bulgarian historical review, 2007, No. 1-2, pp. 36-66.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Academic reviews<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Vladimir Migev. Savetskata perestroika i balgarskata obshtestvenost\/The Soviet Perestroika and the Bulgarian Society (1985 \u2013 1990). Sofia, 2017, 134 p. In: review Minalo, 2018, No. 2, pp. 92-96. [in Bulgarian]<\/li>\n<li>Vladimir Migev. Balgarskite pisateli i politicheskiat jivot v Balgaria [Bulgarian Writers and the Political Life in Bulgaria]. Part II (1971-1989). Sofia. 2014. In: Istoricheski pregled, 2014, No. 3-4, pp. 220-226. [in Bulgarian]<\/li>\n<li>Les pays d\u2019Europe orientale et la M\u00e9diterran\u00e9e. Relations et regards crois\u00e9s, 1967-1989. Houda Ben Hamouda, Nicolas Badalassi (<em>Eds.<\/em>). Paris. Les cahiers IRICE, 2013\/1 (n\u00b0 10), 180 p. In&nbsp;: Istoriycheski pregled, 2014, No. 3-4, pp. 227-238. [in Bulgarian]<\/li>\n<li>In Memoriam. Ass. prof. Stoyan Pintev (23 January 1946 \u2013 7 October 2010) In: Istoricheski pregled, 2010, No. 5-6, pp. 228-230 [in Bulgarian]; In Memoriam. Le professeur associ\u00e9 Dr. Stoyan Pintev (le 23 janvier 1946 \u2013 le 7 octobre 2010). In: Bulgarian Historical Review, 2010, No. 3-4, pp. 218-220.<\/li>\n<li>Sashka Milanova. Saiuzat na jurnalistite v \u00abpoliticheskata presa\u00bb na vlastta 1944-1960 (The Union of Journalists in the \u201ePolitical Press\u201d of the Leadership 1944\u20131960). In: Istoricheski pregled (Historical review), 2009, No. 5-6, pp. 220-225 [in Bulgarian].<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>4. PARTICIPATION IN SCIENTIFIC FORUMS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Bulgarian-Chinese Scientific Conference \u201eBulgaria and China: Historical Parallels in the Attempts at Modernization from the End of World War II to the Beginning of the 21st Century\u201d, Sofia, 1th November 2019<br \/>\nwith the topic:<br \/>\nCold War Chinese Policy of France.<\/li>\n<li>International Conference \u201cFrance, the USSR, and the End of the Cold War, 1975-1991\u201d, organized by Universities Paris I Panth\u00e9on-Sorbonne and Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris III in partnership with the Gorbachev Foundation (Moscow) and the Institut Fran\u00e7ois Mitterrand (Paris). Sorbonne, January 24-25th, 2014.<br \/>\nwith the topic:<br \/>\nThe Aftermath of the CSCE, France and the Pressure over East-European Countries for a Cultural \u201eOuverture\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>and in many (more than 15) other conferences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chief Assist. Prof., PhD ORCiD: 0000-0003-1326-3849 Scopus Author ID: 26667690100 ResearcherID: O-7067-2014 Google Scholar e-mail: irina_grigorova(at)ihist(dot)bas(dot)bg 1. MAIN FIELDS OF RESEARCH Bulgarian Foreign Policy, Economic Exchanges and Cultural Contacts in the context of the International Relations throughout the Cold War 2. 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