{"id":14214,"date":"2025-07-07T11:32:29","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T08:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ihist.bas.bg\/?page_id=14214"},"modified":"2025-07-07T11:37:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T08:37:10","slug":"siya-nikiforova","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ihist.bas.bg\/en\/academic-staff\/siya-nikiforova\/","title":{"rendered":"Siya Ivanova Nikiforova"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dr. Siya Ivanova Nikiforova<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Senior Assistant Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Email:<\/strong> sianikiforova(at)gmail(dot)com, nikiforova_s(at)ihist(dot)bas(dot)bg<\/p>\n<p><strong>ORCID ID:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4383-5801\">0000-0003-4383-5801<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>WoS Researcher ID:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webofscience.com\/wos\/author\/record\/KOD-0105-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KOD-0105-2024<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>1. Research Interests<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Modern and Contemporary History, Socio-economic History, Bulgaria, the Balkans<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2. Academic Career<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Education<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2009<\/strong> \u2013 PhD in History. Dissertation topic: <em>\u201eBulgarian Policy in Vardar Macedonia 1941\u20131944\u201c<\/em>, Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Georgi Daskalov<\/li>\n<li><strong>2005\u20132008<\/strong> \u2013 PhD Program, Faculty of History, Sofia University \u201eSt. Kliment Ohridski\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Academic Degrees and Titles<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2022\u2013Present<\/strong> \u2013 Senior Assistant Professor, Institute for Historical Studies \u2013 Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS)<\/li>\n<li><strong>2018<\/strong> \u2013 Assistant Professor, Institute for Historical Studies \u2013 BAS<\/li>\n<li><strong>2009<\/strong> \u2013 PhD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Positions Held<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2022\u2013Present<\/strong> \u2013 Senior Assistant Professor, Institute for Historical Studies \u2013 BAS<\/li>\n<li><strong>2018<\/strong> \u2013 Assistant Professor, Institute for Historical Studies \u2013 BAS<\/li>\n<li><strong>2014\u2013Present<\/strong> \u2013 Teacher at the 9th French Language High School \u201eAlphonse de Lamartine\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Memberships<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2025<\/strong> \u2013 Member of the Western Balkans Scientific Institute<\/li>\n<li><strong>2007\u2013Present<\/strong> \u2013 Member of the Macedonian Scientific Institute<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Languages<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>English, Russian, French<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Academic Specializations<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2024 \u2013 Archive of Yugoslavia \u2013 Belgrade<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>2007<\/strong> \u2013 State Archive of Macedonia \u2013 Skopje<\/li>\n<li>Archival and library research in Bulgaria, Austria, Serbia, and North Macedonia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Participation in Joint Research Projects<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>\u201eBulgarians in the Western Balkans (100 Years Before and After the Treaty of Neuilly)\u201d<\/em>, funded by the Research Fund \u2013 Ministry of Education and Science, 2018\u20132024<\/li>\n<li><em>\u201eMacedonia: History and Culture from Antiquity to Today\u201d<\/em>, 2018\u20132023, Project Leader: Assoc. Prof. Alex Grebenarov<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>3. Publications<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>A. Individual Monographs<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Bulgarian Economic Policy in Vardar Macedonia (1941\u20131944)<\/em>, Sofia, 2018, 295 pages, ISBN 978-619-7377-02-6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>B. Collaborative Works<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>History of Dupnitsa and the Dupnitsa Region<\/em>, Sofia, 2015, pp. 387\u2013414, ISBN 978-954-8187-94-7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>C. Studies and Articles<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Nikiforova, S. <em>The Agrarian Reform as a Mode of Use in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (KSCS)\/Yugoslavia and Bulgaria (1919\u20131939)<\/em>. \u2013 Bulgarian Historical Review, vol. 52, No. 3\u20134, 2024, pp. 86\u2013118.<\/li>\n<li>Nikiforova, S. <em>The Bulgarian Rule in Vardar Macedonia from a Socio-economic Point of View<\/em>. \u2013 In: <em>Bulgaria and Macedonia. History and Politics. Part Two \u2013 A New Direction<\/em>. Sofia, 2024, pp. 199\u2013281. ISBN 978-619-91801-4-3.<\/li>\n<li><em>Economic Problems of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes\/Yugoslavia (1919\u20131939)<\/em>. \u2013 Historical Review, 79 (2023), No. 3, pp. 77\u2013103. ISSN 0323-9748.<\/li>\n<li><em>The Socio-economic Crisis and the Rise of Communist Power in Bulgaria (1944\u20131947)<\/em>. \u2013 In: <em>Proceedings of the Regional Historical Museum \u2013 Gabrovo<\/em>, VIII, 2023. Faber Publishing, Veliko Tarnovo, 2023, pp. 211\u2013236. ISSN 2367-783X.<\/li>\n<li><em>Administrative Structure and Local Government (1919\u20131941)<\/em>. \u2013 In: <em>History of Kyustendil, Vol. II: Kyustendil in Modern Times (1878\u20131944)<\/em>. Faber Publishing, Sofia\u2013Kyustendil, 2023, pp. 277\u2013308. ISBN 978-954-2903-40-6.<\/li>\n<li><em>Bulgarian Governance in Vardar Macedonia from a Socio-economic Perspective<\/em>. \u2013 In: <em>Bulgaria and Macedonia \u2013 History and Politics. Part Two. A New Path<\/em>. Tangra Publishing. Sofia, 2023, pp. 203\u2013224. ISBN 978-619-91801-2-9.<\/li>\n<li><em>Macedonia in Yugoslav Statistics (1919\u20131939)<\/em>. \u2013 In: <em>Historian, Public Figure, Patriot. Festschrift in Honor of Associate Professor Stoyan Germanov\u2019s 85th Anniversary<\/em>. Blagoevgrad, 2023, pp. 186\u2013199. ISBN 978-619-7661-13-2.<\/li>\n<li><em>Bulgaria and Yugoslavia (1944\u20131965): Economic Problems<\/em>. \u2013 In: <em>History, Memory, Change. Festschrift in Honor of Prof. Alexander Dimitrov<\/em>. Printing House, Sofia, 2022, pp. 519\u2013554. ISBN 978-954-2903-48-2.<\/li>\n<li><em>Building the Socio-economic Structure of the Bulgarian Interim Government in Vardar Macedonia (1941\u20131944)<\/em>. \u2013 Macedonian Review, 44\/2 (2021), pp. 9\u201342. ISSN 0861-2277.<\/li>\n<li><em>The Southern Front through the Eyes of British and French Military<\/em>. \u2013 In: <em>World War I and Bulgaria\u2019s Exit (1918)<\/em>. Simolini 94 Publishing. Sofia, 2021, pp. 227\u2013241. ISBN 978-954-2903-44-4.<\/li>\n<li><em>Economic Problems of the Balkans on the Eve of the Wars<\/em>. \u2013 Bulgarian Historical Review, 3\u20134 (2019), pp. 153\u2013202. ISSN 0204-8906.<\/li>\n<li><em>Impact of the Treaty of Neuilly on Bulgaria\u2019s Socio-economic Condition after the Great War<\/em>. \u2013 Macedonian Review, 3 (2019), pp. 95\u2013108. ISSN 0861-2277.<\/li>\n<li><em>\u201eBlack Gold\u201c and the War<\/em>. \u2013 In: <em>World War I in the Balkans and Bulgaria\u2019s Participation in 1917<\/em>. Proceedings of a National Scientific Conference with International Participation, December 6\u20137, 2017, Kyustendil. Sofia, 2019, pp. 311\u2013325. ISBN 978-954-2903-35-2.<\/li>\n<li><em>There Was No Bulgarian Occupation in Macedonia<\/em>. \u2013 Bulletin <em>The Bulgarians in the Balkans and the World<\/em>, 7 (2019), pp. 15\u201318.<\/li>\n<li><em>Serbian Economic Policy in Vardar Macedonia (1919\u20131939)<\/em>. \u2013 Macedonian Review, 1 (2017), pp. 43\u201366. ISSN 0861-2277.<\/li>\n<li><em>History of Dupnitsa and the Dupnitsa Region. Economy Between the Two World Wars (1919\u20131944)<\/em>. Sofia, 2015, pp. 387\u2013414. ISBN 978-954-8187-94-7.<\/li>\n<li>Co-authored with Prof. Petar Petrov: <em>Bulgarian Scientific Expeditions to Mount Athos in 1943<\/em>. \u2013 Macedonian Review, 1 (2015), pp. 109\u2013119. ISSN 0861-2277.<\/li>\n<li><em>Economy and War. The Balkans in 1912\u20131913<\/em>. \u2013 In: <em>100th Anniversary of the Balkan Wars, Sources and Documents<\/em>. Sofia, 2015, pp. 131\u2013140. ISBN 978-954-2903-17-8.<\/li>\n<li><em>Foreign Finances and Investments \u2013 Examples from the Economic Life of the Balkans (1878\u20131913)<\/em>. \u2013 In: <em>110 Years since the Ilinden\u2013Preobrazhenie Uprising and the Bulgarian National Idea from San Stefano to Bucharest (1878\u20131913)<\/em>. Sofia, 2014, pp. 343\u2013355. ISBN 978-954-2903-11-6.<\/li>\n<li><em>The Effectiveness of Southeast European Economic Institutions<\/em>. \u2013 Available at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Academia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Aspects of Bulgarian Socio-economic Policy in Vardar Macedonia (1941\u20131944)<\/em>. \u2013 In: <em>The National Unification of Bulgaria (1940\u20131944)<\/em>. Sofia, 2012, pp. 285\u2013296. ISBN 978-954-8187-86-2.<\/li>\n<li><em>The Effectiveness of Economic Institutions in Southeastern Europe: The Cases of Yugoslavia and Bulgaria (1918\u20131944)<\/em>. \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anamnesis.info\/anamneza\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Anamnesis.info<\/a>, 12 (2011).<\/li>\n<li><em>The Image of the Balkan Neighbor in the Pages of a Bulgarian Newspaper from the Early 20th Century<\/em>. \u2013 In: <em>Ethnic and Religious Tolerance (Civil Society in Southeast Europe)<\/em>, Conference Proceedings. Sofia, 2011, pp. 226\u2013233. ISBN 978-954-2946-02-1.<\/li>\n<li><em>Public Assistance and Social Care in Vardar Macedonia (1941\u20131944)<\/em>. \u2013 Annual of Sofia University \u201eSt. Kliment Ohridski\u201d, Faculty of History: Doctoral Readings \u2013 March 2006. Sofia, 2011, pp. 107\u2013128.<\/li>\n<li><em>Fiscal Policy in Vardar Macedonia (1941\u20131944)<\/em>. \u2013 Macedonian Review, 1 (2007), pp. 13\u201342. ISSN 0861-2277.<\/li>\n<li><em>Health Policy in Vardar Macedonia (1941\u20131944)<\/em>. \u2013 Macedonian Review, 2 (2006), pp. 39\u201370. ISSN 0861-2277.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>D. Academic Reviews and Information<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Overview of <em>\u201eMacedonia: History and Culture from Antiquity to Today,\u201d Vol. 1\/2<\/em>, 2024<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>E. Editorial Work<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Bridge of Salvation: The Transit of Jews Through Bulgaria During WWII<\/em> \u2013 Documentary Collection<\/li>\n<li><em>History of Dupnitsa and the Dupnitsa Region<\/em>, Sofia, 2015, 624 pages, ISBN 978-954-8187-94-7<\/li>\n<li><em>Rubakha. Yar.<\/em> \u2013 Polish journal <em>\u201eSlavic World\u201d<\/em> on Bulgarian socio-political development, Vol. 1, Sofia, 2018, 268 pages with illustrations, ISBN 978-619-7377-05-7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>4. Participation in Academic Forums<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Dr. Nikiforova has presented at numerous national and international conferences from 2011 to 2024 on subjects including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Agrarian reforms in the Balkans<\/li>\n<li>Socio-economic crises and communism in Bulgaria<\/li>\n<li>Economic issues of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia<\/li>\n<li>Historical memory and WWII<\/li>\n<li>Balkan Wars and interwar investments<\/li>\n<li>Bulgarian administration in Vardar Macedonia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u2022 <strong>\u201eThe Cultural and Historical Heritage of Tutrakan and Its Place in the History of Dobrudja\u201c<\/strong>, April 18\u201319, 2024, Tutrakan. <em>Presentation:<\/em> \u201eThe Property Rights of Bulgarians in Southern Dobrudja During the Interwar Period.\u201c<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u2022 <strong>\u201eBulgaria, Europe and the World: Traditions and Transformations\u201c<\/strong>, April 24\u201325, 2024, Sofia, Institute for Historical Studies. <em>Presentation:<\/em> \u201eHow Does an Agrarian Reform Succeed?\u201c<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u2022 <strong>\u201eThe Western Bulgarian Borderlands \u2013 History and Perspectives\u201c<\/strong>, November 8, 2024, Sofia, Institute for Historical Studies. <em>Presentation:<\/em> \u201eThe Dual Authority Issue on the Bulgarian\u2013Yugoslav Border (1919\u20131939).\u201c<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u2022 <strong>Jubilee Round Table \u201e80 Years Since the Rescue of the Bulgarian Jews\u201c<\/strong>, March 9, 2023, Kyustendil. Organized by the Regional Historical Museum \u2013 Kyustendil, Institute for Historical Studies at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, and the Municipality of Kyustendil. <em>Presentation:<\/em> \u201eThe Documentary Collection &#8216;The Bridge of Salvation&#8217;: Bulgaria and the Transit of Jews During World War II.\u201c<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u2022 <strong>\u201eThe Economic Culture of Bulgarians and the Example of Gabrovo in the 19th\u201321st Century\u201c<\/strong>, Gabrovo, April 28\u201329, 2022. <em>Presentation:<\/em> \u201eThe Socio-Economic Crisis and the Rise of Communist Power in Bulgaria (1944\u20131947).\u201c<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u2022 <strong>Solemn Conference on the 75th Anniversary of the Institute for Historical Studies at BAS: \u201eHistorical Science in the Contemporary World\u201c<\/strong>, December 16, 2022, Sofia, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Grand Hall. <em>Presentation:<\/em> \u201eSocio-Economic Problems of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.\u201c<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u2022 <strong>\u201eThe Economic Culture of Bulgarians and the Example of Gabrovo in the 19th\u201321st Century\u201c<\/strong>, Gabrovo, April 28\u201329, 2022. <em>Presentation:<\/em> \u201eThe Socio-Economic Crisis and the Rise of Communist Power in Bulgaria (1944\u20131947).\u201c<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u2022 <strong>\u201eEntrepreneurship in Historical Perspective\u201c<\/strong>, Veliko Tarnovo, September 24\u201325, 2021. <em>Presentation:<\/em> \u201eBenefactors from Macedonia \u2013 Avram Chalyovski and Todor Piperevski.\u201c<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u2022 <strong>\u201eThe Bulgarians in the Western Balkans (100 Years Before and After the Treaty of Neuilly)\u201c<\/strong>, National Scientific Conference with International Participation, under a project by the Research Fund \u2013 Ministry of Education and Science, Sofia, November 9, 2020. <em>Presentation:<\/em> \u201eThe Economic Problems of Tito\u2019s Yugoslavia and Trade Contacts with Bulgaria (1943\u20131953).\u201c<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u2022 <strong>National Scientific Conference with International Participation \u201e100 Years Since the Treaty of Neuilly\u201c<\/strong>, November 27, 2019, Sofia. <em>Presentation:<\/em> \u201eThe Impact of the Treaty of Neuilly on Bulgaria\u2019s Socio-Economic Situation After the Great War.\u201c<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u2022 <strong>International Scientific Conference \u201eThe First World War and Bulgaria\u2019s Exit in 1918\u201c<\/strong>, September 15\u201316, 2018, Doiran. <em>Presentation:<\/em> \u201eThe Southern Front Through the Eyes of British Military Personnel.\u201c<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u2022 <strong>International Scientific Conference \u201eThe First World War in the Balkans and Bulgaria\u2019s Participation (1917)\u201c<\/strong>, December 6\u20138, 2017, Kyustendil. <em>Presentation:<\/em> \u201e\u2018Black Gold\u2019 and the War \u2013 Romanian Oil.\u201c<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u2022 <strong>Scientific Conference \u201eSpa Development in Bulgaria\u201c<\/strong>, Institute for Historical Studies, BAS \u2013 2016, Kyustendil. <em>Presentation:<\/em> \u201e9th French Language School &#8216;Alphonse de Lamartine&#8217; and Franco-Bulgarian Contacts in the 1960s and 1970s.\u201c<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u2022 <strong>Round Table on Bulgarian Governance in Vardar Macedonia (1941\u20131944)<\/strong>, December 25, 2015, Strumitsa\u2013Doiran. <em>Presentation:<\/em> \u201eSeveral Economic Aspects.\u201c<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u2022 <strong>Scientific Conference \u201eSpa Development in Bulgaria\u201c<\/strong>, Institute for Historical Studies, BAS \u2013 October 2015, Kyustendil. <em>Presentation:<\/em> \u201eThe Beginnings of Modern Balneology in Sapareva Banya.\u201c<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u2022 <strong>International Conference on the Centenary of the Balkan Wars<\/strong>, November 10\u201312, 2013, Sofia and Rila Monastery. <em>Presentation:<\/em> \u201eEconomy and War: The Balkans 1912\u20131913.\u201c<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u2022 <strong>\u201e110 Years Since the Ilinden\u2013Preobrazhenie Uprising and the Bulgarian National Idea from San Stefano to Bucharest (1878\u20131913)\u201c<\/strong>, October 2\u20134, 2013, Sofia \u2013 Blagoevgrad. <em>Presentation:<\/em> \u201eForeign Finances and Investments \u2013 Examples from the Economic Life of the Balkans (1878\u20131913).\u201c<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u2022 <strong>International Historical Conference \u201e100 Years Since the Balkan Wars: Retrospections and Projections\u201c<\/strong>, October 3\u20138, 2012, Sofia, GS Rakovski Military Academy. <em>Presentation:<\/em> \u201eEconomic Problems of the Balkans on the Eve of the Balkan Wars.\u201c<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u2022 <strong>Scientific Conference \u201eNational Unification of Bulgaria 1939\u20131944\u201c<\/strong>, April 14\u201315, 2011, Blagoevgrad, Regional Historical Museum. <em>Presentation:<\/em> \u201eAspects of Bulgarian Socio-Economic Policy in Vardar Macedonia (1941\u20131944).\u201c<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Siya Ivanova Nikiforova Senior Assistant Professor Email: sianikiforova(at)gmail(dot)com, nikiforova_s(at)ihist(dot)bas(dot)bg ORCID ID: 0000-0003-4383-5801 WoS Researcher ID: KOD-0105-2024 1. Research Interests Modern and Contemporary History, Socio-economic History, Bulgaria, the Balkans 2. Academic Career Education 2009 \u2013 PhD in History. Dissertation topic: \u201eBulgarian Policy in Vardar Macedonia 1941\u20131944\u201c, Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Georgi Daskalov 2005\u20132008 \u2013 PhD Program, &#8230; <a title=\"Siya Ivanova Nikiforova\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ihist.bas.bg\/en\/academic-staff\/siya-nikiforova\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Siya Ivanova Nikiforova\">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\/14214"}],"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=14214"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ihist.bas.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14218,"href":"https:\/\/ihist.bas.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14214\/revisions\/14218"}],"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=14214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}