{"id":11952,"date":"2022-11-02T14:50:08","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T12:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihist.bas.bg\/academic-staff\/%d0%bc%d0%b8%d1%80%d0%b5%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d0%bc%d0%b8%d1%82%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%b0\/"},"modified":"2022-11-02T15:19:44","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T13:19:44","slug":"mirena-mitova","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ihist.bas.bg\/en\/academic-staff\/mirena-mitova\/","title":{"rendered":"Mirena Mitova"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ihist.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/MMitova.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-11940 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/ihist.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/MMitova-297x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"119\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ihist.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/MMitova-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/ihist.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/MMitova-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ihist.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/MMitova-768x776.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ihist.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/MMitova.jpg 792w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 119px) 100vw, 119px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>assistant, PhD<\/p>\n<p>1988 (Lom, Bulgaria)<\/p>\n<p>e-mail: mirena(dot)mitova(at)gmail(dot)com<\/p>\n<h3><strong>1. Main fields of research<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>History of Bulgaria after World War II. History of the Cold War. Bulgaria&#8217;s foreign economic relations during the Cold War.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2. Academic competencies and career<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>\u0415ducation <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>2016\u20132020 \u2013 Doctor\u2019s Degree \u2013 title of dissertation \u201ePlovdiv International Fair in the scope of foreign trade policy of Bulgaria during the Cold War\u201c.<\/p>\n<p>2012\u20132013 \u2013 The building of modern Bulgaria: State and Society (at the end of 19th and the beginning of 20th century) \u2013 Master\u2019s Degree Program, Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia.<\/p>\n<p>2008\u20132012 \u2013Major History under Bachelor\u2019s Degree Program, Paisiy Hilendarski University of Plovdiv<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Positions held <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>2022 \u2013 present \u2013 assistant, Institute of Historical Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Degree and academic rank <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>2022 \u2013 present \u2013 PhD, Higher education: 2 Humanities; professional line: 2.2. History and Archeology; Academic specialty: Bulgarian History<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Participation in scientific projects<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>2021\u20132022 Bulgaria-Slovakia encounters: social, economic and political transformations, integrational challenges (19<sup>th<\/sup>\u201320<sup>th<\/sup> centuries) &#8220;Bulgaria-Slovakia Encounters: social, economic and political transformations, integration challenges (19th &#8211; 20th centuries) \u2013 member.<\/p>\n<p>2017\u20132019 \u2013 Project under the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Programme for Young Scientists and PhD Students 2017 &#8211; \u2116\u0414\u0424\u041d\u041f-17-82\/28.07.2017 \u0433. Project topic: <em>&#8220;The Plovdiv Fair as a place for transnational cultural and economic contacts of Bulgaria during the Cold War&#8221;<\/em>, project manager<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Languages <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>English<\/p>\n<h3><strong>3. Publications<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Books<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Plovdiv International Fair in the Foreign Trade Policy of Bulgaria during the Cold War. Koala Press, Plovdiv, 2022, p. 456. ISBN 978-619-261-014-2<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Papers <\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The (un)usual friendship between Bulgaria and the Federal Republic of Germany on the background of Cold War. Establishment of long-term foreign political and economic relations in the 70-ies of 20th century \u2013 Studenckie Zeszyty Naukowe, Instytutu filologii Slowianskiej UJ, ISSN 2299-2545, number 2(6)\/2014, page 91-103.<\/li>\n<li>The dialogue between Bulgaria and the Federal Republic of Germany \u2013 a bridge between the East and the West \u2013 Vremena, ISSN 2367-5527, issue 5\/ January 2015, page 16-28.<\/li>\n<li>Collaboration between Bulgaria and the Federal Republic of Germany in the areas of transport, tourism and science in the 80-ies of 20th century \u2013 Studenckie Zeszyty Naukowe, Instytutu filologii Slowianskiej UJ, number 1(7)\/2015, page 81-87; ISSN 2299-2545.<\/li>\n<li>Dynamic industrial cooperation between Bulgaria and the Federal Republic of Germany in the 80-ies of 20th century \u2013 International scientific journal \u201cPerspectivi\u201d, ISSN 2367-7708, issue 1(7)\/2016, page 25-31.<\/li>\n<li>Development of the exchange of merchandise between Bulgaria and the Federal Republic of Germany in the 80-ies and the difficulties for Bulgarian export \u2013 Journal for historical and archeological researches, ISSN 1314-748X, issue 3\/2016, page 116-129.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOne national cause\u201d \u2013 the contribution of Plovdiv figures to the restoration of the Plovdiv International Fair after the Second World War. &#8211; In: Plovdiv in the second half of the 19th and 20th centuries \u2013 society, personalities, local government. Yearbook. Plovdiv: Regional Historical Museum\u2013Plovdiv 2017, page 237\u2013245. ISSN-1311-9133.<\/li>\n<li>The role of Plovdiv International Fair for the establishment of trading relations between Bulgaria and the Federal Republic of Germany in the time of Cold War. \u2013 Plovdiv Historical Forum, Plovdiv, 2017, booklet 2, page 71 \u2013 80, ISSN 2535-0935, ISSN 2535-0951 (Online).<\/li>\n<li>The reforms in Bulgarian foreign trading in the 60-ies of 20th century and the role of Plovdiv International Fair \u2013 \u0412: Reforms and reforming initiatives in Bulgaria and worldwide in the 20th century. Sofia: Sofia University Kliment Ohridski University Press, 2018, ISBN 978-954-07-4487-2, page 116 \u2013 128.<\/li>\n<li>The institutional structure of Plovdiv International Fair in the period 1936 \u2013 1948 \u2013 Dzyalo, issue 12, 2018, page 1 \u2013 20, ISSN 1314-9067.<\/li>\n<li>The Plovdiv International Fair in the period 1944 \u2013 1948 \u2013 between the propaganda and the trading &#8211; Historical review, 2018, booklet 2, page 113-136. ISSN 0323-9748.<\/li>\n<li>The Plovdiv International Fair in the period 1948 \u2013 1953 &#8211; between the propaganda and the economy \u2013 \u0412: Notifications of the Regional Historical Museum of Gabrovo, volume VI, 2018, Faber, Veliko Tarnovo: 2019, page 153 \u2013 170. ISSN 2367-783X.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe forgotten role of Plovdiv International Fair in the trading policy of Bulgaria during the second half of the 50-ies in the 20th century.\u201d \u2013 Compilation of International scientific conference \u201cMemory and Oblivion\u201d, Kyustendil, <em>Volume 24 (2018). Sofia: Kliment Ohridski University Publishing Press<\/em>, 2020, page 219\u2013233. ISBN: 978-954-0749563.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe socialist fair of the new homeland\u201d \u2013 propaganda and culture during the exhibitions at Plovdiv International Fair in the period 1947 \u2013 1989 \u2013 Plovdiv Historical Forum, 2 (4), Paisiy Hilendarski University Press, 2018, ISSN:2535-0935, page 48-72.<\/li>\n<li>The Plovdiv International Fair in the foreign trading policy of Bulgaria in the time of Cold War \u2013 \u0412: Empires and imperial heritage on the Balkans. Compilation in tribute to the 70th anniversary of Prof. Lyudmil Spasov Ph.D. in History. Volume 2. Modern and contemporary times. Compiler: D. Dimitrov, S. \u041a\u0430tsarov, R. Pendzhekova-Hristeva, D. Borisov, Publisher: Bulgarian Historical Heritage Foundation, Plovdiv 2019. ISBN 978-954-8536-33-2., page 385-402.<\/li>\n<li>Plovdiv International Fair in Bulgarian-Czechoslovak trade relations in the middle of the 40s and in the 50s of the XX Century \u2013 <em>Historical review<\/em>, 2022, booklet 2, page 22-42. ISSN 0323-9748.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>4. Participation in scientific forums<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>National scientific conference \u201cPlovdiv in the second half of the XIX and XX century \u2013 society, personalities, local government\u201d from 8 and 9 June 2017 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Plovdiv with the topic \u201cOne national cause\u201d \u2013 the contribution of Plovdiv figures to the restoration of the Plovdiv International Fair after the Second World War.<\/li>\n<li>Scientific Conference \u201cReforms and Reform Initiatives in Bulgaria and the World in the 20th Century\u201d, organized by the Faculty of History of Sofia University \u201cSt. Kliment Ohridski\u201d on 02.10.2017 with the topic \u201cThe reforms in Bulgarian foreign trading in the 60-ies of 20th century and the role of Plovdiv International Fair.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Conference \u201cDevelopment of Crafts and Industry in Bulgaria in the XIX-XIX centuries and the contribution of Gabrovo\u201d from 26-27 April 2018 with the topic \u201cThe Plovdiv International Fair in the period 1948\u20131953 \u2013 between the propaganda and the economy\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>International Scientific Conference \u201cMemory and Forgetting in History\u201d, organized by Sofia University and RHM \u2013 Kyustendil from 01.06.2018 to 03.06.2018 with the topic \u201cThe forgotten role of Plovdiv International Fair in the trading policy of Bulgaria during the second half of the 50-ies in the 20th century.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Scientific Readings &#8220;Plovdiv Historical Forum&#8221; of the Department of History and Archaeology at the University of Plovdiv \u201cPaisii Hilendarski\u201d, held on 19.12.2018 with the topic \u201cThe socialist fair of the new homeland \u2013 propaganda and culture during the exhibitions at Plovdiv International Fair in the period 1947 \u2013 1989\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>International scientific conference in honor of the 70th anniversary of Prof. Lyudmil Spasov &#8220;Empires and imperial heritage in the Balkans&#8221;, organized by the Faculty of Philosophy and History at the Plovdiv University &#8220;Paisii Hilendarski&#8221;, held on 11\/15\/2019 to 11\/17\/2019 with the topic \u201cThe Plovdiv International Fair in the foreign trading policy of Bulgaria in the time of Cold War\u201c<\/li>\n<li>International scientific conference \u201cThe benefit of History\u201d, dedicated to the 300<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the birth of Paisius Hilendar and the 260<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the writing of his \u201cIstoriya Slavyanobolgarskaya\u201d, held on 23-25.09.2022 in Plovdiv with the topic \u201cThe Benefits of Plovdiv International Fair for the Foreign Trade Policy of Bulgaria in the 60s of the XX Century\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>5. Practical activities<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Lectures and other public events to promote academic achievements<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The Article \u201cBoris Chobanov and the first post-war International Fair \u2013 Plovdiv\u201d, published on the website &#8220;Bulgarian History&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The Page in the newspaper Maritsa \u2013 Weekend, no. 28, Saturday-Sunday, February 2-3, 2019, p. 22.<\/p>\n<p>On the occasion of 150 years of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences \u2013 a public lecture on the topic \u201cThe International Fair \u2013 Plovdiv in Bulgaria&#8217;s foreign trade during the Cold War\u201d on 16.05.2019 at the Institute for Historical Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>6. Awards and honors<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>2019 \u2013 The Certificate for a successfully completed project under the Program to Support Young Scientists and Doctoral Students of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences under Contract \u2116\u0414\u0424\u041d\u041f-17-82\/28.07.2017 Project topic: \u201cThe Plovdiv Fair as a place for transnational cultural and economic contacts of Bulgaria in during the Cold War\u201d, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>assistant, PhD 1988 (Lom, Bulgaria) e-mail: mirena(dot)mitova(at)gmail(dot)com 1. Main fields of research History of Bulgaria after World War II. History of the Cold War. Bulgaria&#8217;s foreign economic relations during the Cold War. 2. Academic competencies and career \u0415ducation 2016\u20132020 \u2013 Doctor\u2019s Degree \u2013 title of dissertation \u201ePlovdiv International Fair in the scope of foreign trade &#8230; <a title=\"Mirena Mitova\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ihist.bas.bg\/en\/academic-staff\/mirena-mitova\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Mirena Mitova\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":11511,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ihist.bas.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11952"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ihist.bas.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ihist.bas.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ihist.bas.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ihist.bas.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11952"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ihist.bas.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11952\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11954,"href":"https:\/\/ihist.bas.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11952\/revisions\/11954"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ihist.bas.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ihist.bas.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}