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PhD, Assoc. Prof. <\/span><\/b>Simona Samuilova<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Scientific Secretary of the Institute for Historical Studies – BAS (since march 2026)
\nAssistant Scientific Secretary of the Institute for Historical Studies – BAS (2021 – march 2026)<\/p>\n

Bul. \u201cShipchenski prohod\u201d bl. 52, bl. 17, Sofia<\/p>\n

Research ID<\/strong> (Web of Science): AAU-6600-2020<\/a>
\nScopus Author ID<\/strong>: 57214892174<\/a>
\nORCID ID<\/strong>: 0000-0002-1460-7503<\/a><\/p>\n

\u0415-mail: s_samuilova(at)yahoo(dot)com; samuilova(at)ihist(dot)bas(dot)bg<\/p>\n

1. MAIN FIELDS OF RESEARCH<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Cold War; U.S. Public Diplomacy; Soft Power in International Relations<\/p>\n

2. ACADEMIC CAREER<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Education<\/strong><\/h4>\n

2012-2015 \u2013 PhD in History, Institute for Historical Studies at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n

2005-2007 \u2013 MS, Faculty of History, Sofia University \u201cSt. Kliment Ohridski<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

2000-2004 \u2013 BS, Faculty of History, Sofia University \u201cSt. Kliment Ohridski<\/em><\/p>\n

1995-2000 \u2013 Secondary education, National School for Ancient Languages and Cultures “St. Constantine – Cyril the Philosopher\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n

Positions held<\/strong><\/h4>\n

202<\/span>5 \u2013 Associate Professor, Section \u201eHistory of the World and International Relations in Modern and Contemporary Times,\u201d Institute for Historical Studies, BAS (ongoing)<\/span><\/p>\n

2020-2025 \u2013 Chief Assistant Professor, Institute for Historical Studies, BAS<\/span><\/p>\n

2016-2020 \u2013 Assistant Professor in the \u201cHistory of the World and the International Relations in Modern and Contemporary Times\u201d section of the Institute for Historical Studies at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences<\/p>\n

Academic degree and rank<\/strong><\/h4>\n

2025 \u2013 Associate Professor, Institute for Historical Studies, BAS<\/span><\/p>\n

2020 \u2013 Chief Assistant Professor, BAS<\/span><\/p>\n

2016 \u2013 PhD in History after a dissertation defense on the topic: \u201cThe Educational Exchange Programs as a Part of U.S. Public Diplomacy towards FRG and PRB (1969-1975): Goals and Achievements\u201d, supervisor Prof. Vitka Toshkova<\/p>\n

Membership in scientific organizations <\/strong><\/h4>\n

2017 (continued) \u2013 Member of the Union of Scientists in Bulgaria (SUB)<\/p>\n

Participation in Research Projects<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Member of the scientific team at the Institute for Historical Studies, working on a joint research project  with the Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology on the following topic: \u2018Beyond the Boundaries of Time and Space: Bulgaria and Egypt in the Dynamics of Transformations in the Middle East\u2019 (2025 \u2013 2027).<\/span><\/p>\n

2025\u20132026: Collective scientific project \u201eCollective volume in honor of Prof. Dr. Luiza Revyakina\u201c, organized by the Institute for Historical Research at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (participant).<\/p>\n

Expert on the implementation of the National Scientific Program \u201cDevelopment of research and innovation in the field of Bulgarian pre-school and school education”, funded by the Ministry of Education and Science (2025-2030)<\/p>\n

Member of the scientific team of the Institute for Historical Studies at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in the implementation of the National Project \u201cMinorities and Minority Groups – Challenges and Adaptation within the International System (XX-XXI century)\u201d (2023-2025)<\/p>\n

Expert on the implementation of the National Scientific Program \u201cDevelopment and Promotion of Bulgarian Studies Abroad\u201d, funded by the Ministry of Education (2022-2025)<\/p>\n

Member of the scientific team of the Institute for Historical Research at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in the implementation of the National Project \u201cResearch on Contemporary History of Bulgaria – Status and Prospects\u201d of the Institute for Historical Studies (2022-2024)<\/p>\n

Member of the scientific team of the Institute for Historical Studies at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in the implementation of the Scientific-Applied Project \u201cPreparation and Conduct of a Student Conference\u201d on the topic \u201cThe Treaty of Neuilly and its Consequences\u201d (2019-2020)<\/p>\n

Member of the scientific team of the Institute for Historical Research at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in implementation of the National Project \u201cThe Study of World History and Bulgarian Historical Science\u201d of the Institute for Historical Studies (2019-2022)<\/p>\n

Member of the scientific team of the Institute for Historical Studies at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences for the implementation of the National Project \u201cBulgaria – Sources and Documents\u201d, financed by the European Social Fund, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Science and the Human Resources Development Operational Program (2012-2013)<\/p>\n

Individual Research Project<\/strong><\/h4>\n

2017-2020 \u2013 U.S. Public Diplomacy towards the Former Eastern Bloc Countries since the End of the Cold War<\/p>\n

3. PUBLICATIONS<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Books<\/strong><\/h4>\n