{"id":14240,"date":"2025-07-07T14:13:34","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T11:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ihist.bas.bg\/?page_id=14240"},"modified":"2025-07-07T14:13:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T11:13:45","slug":"rositsa-lelyova","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ihist.bas.bg\/en\/academic-staff\/rositsa-lelyova\/","title":{"rendered":"Rositsa Lelyova"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ihist.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/RLelyova_CV.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-10981\" src=\"http:\/\/ihist.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/RLelyova_CV-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ihist.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/RLelyova_CV-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ihist.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/RLelyova_CV.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/a>Assoc. Prof. <strong>Rositsa Lelyova<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>rossi_leliova(at)abv(dot)bg<\/p>\n<h3><strong>1. RESEARCH INTERESTS:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>National questions<\/li>\n<li>History of institutions<\/li>\n<li>Church history<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>2. ACADEMIC CAREER:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Education<\/strong>:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2003<\/strong> \u2013 PhD in History, following the defense of a dissertation on <em>\u201eThe Bulgarian Urban Municipalities in Macedonia (1878\u20131903)\u201c<\/em>, under the supervision of Prof. D.Sc. Dimitar Gotsev.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1997\u20132003<\/strong> \u2013 Full-time doctoral student at Sofia University <em>\u201eSt. Kliment Ohridski\u201d<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1996<\/strong> \u2013 Master\u2019s degree in History, Sofia University <em>\u201eSt. Kliment Ohridski\u201d<\/em>; second major in Journalism.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Positions Held:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2008<\/strong> \u2013 Research Associate at the Institute of History, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS)<\/li>\n<li><strong>2005\u20132006<\/strong> \u2013 Organizational Secretary at the Macedonian Scientific Institute \u2013 Sofia<\/li>\n<li><strong>2004\u20132005<\/strong> \u2013 Public Relations Officer (PR) at the National Institute of Archaeology with Museum, BAS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Academic Degree and Title<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2022<\/strong> \u2013 Associate Professor at the Institute for Historical Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS)<\/li>\n<li><strong>2011<\/strong> \u2013 Senior Assistant Professor at the Institute for Historical Studies, BAS<\/li>\n<li><strong>2008<\/strong> \u2013 Research Associate II Degree at the Institute of History, BAS<\/li>\n<li><strong>2003<\/strong> \u2013 PhD (Doctorate in History)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Membership in Scholarly Organizations and Associations<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Macedonian Scientific Institute \u2013 Sofia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Participation in Joint Research Projects:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2023 \u2013 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Project by the Institute of Historical Research \u2013 In the Tracks of Bygone Times: Institutions, Events, Personalities.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2021\u20132024<\/strong> \u2013 Project by the Institute for Historical Studies: \u201eThe Specifics of the Modernization of Bulgarian Society during the \u2018Long 19th Century\u2019\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>2016\u20132017<\/strong> \u2013 Project by the Institute for Historical Studies: \u201eModern Nations and the Role of Elites in Their Formation and Development\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>2014\u20132015<\/strong> \u2013 Project by the Institute for Historical Studies: \u201eThe Great War (1914\u20131918) and the Bulgarians: Politics, Ideology, Society\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Individual Research Project:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">2008\u20132013 \u2013 The Bulgarian Urban Municipalities in Macedonia (1903\u20131912)<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Languages:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Russian, English<\/p>\n<h3><strong>3. PUBLICATIONS:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>\u0410: Individual Monographs:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u201eThe Bulgarian Urban Municipalities in Macedonia, 1878\u20131903\u201c<\/strong><br \/>\nSofia, 2016, 360 pages. ISBN 978-619-176-089-3.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201eOn the Spiritual Front from Ilinden to the Balkan War: The Bulgarian Exarchate and Exarchate Institutions in Macedonia (1903\u20131912)\u201c<\/strong><br \/>\nSofia, 2021. Published by the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Prof. Marin Drinov Academic Publishing House, 287 pages. ISBN 978-619-245-107-3.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>C: Studies and Articles:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Church-National and Social Activities of the Bulgarian Urban Municipalities in Macedonia (1878\u20131903).<\/strong> \u2013 In: Macedonian Review, issue 4, 2003, pp. 103\u2013133. ISSN 0861-277.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Structure and Organization of the Bulgarian Urban Municipalities in Macedonia (1878\u20131903).<\/strong> \u2013 In: Macedonian Review, issue 4, 2004, pp. 61\u201391. ISSN 0861-277.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Political Status of the Bulgarian Urban Municipalities in Macedonia and Their Relations with the Ottoman Authorities (1878\u20131903).<\/strong> \u2013 In: Macedonian Review, issue 4, 2006, pp. 39\u201381. ISSN 0861-277.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Bulgarian Urban Municipalities in Macedonia (1878\u20131903): Structure, Organization, and Competences.<\/strong> \u2013 In: Imagines Mundi. Almanac of Global History Studies, 16th\u201320th Century. Series \u201eBalkanica\u201c, Vol. 1, Yekaterinburg, 2007, pp. 40\u201366. ISBN 5-8295-00017-6.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Bulgarian Municipalities in Macedonia \u2013 The Invaluable Warriors on the Silent Front.<\/strong> \u2013 In: In Search of the National Ideal, 1878\u20131913, Blagoevgrad, 2009, pp. 119\u2013124.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Resistance of the Bulgarian Church Communities Against Greek Propaganda in Macedonia (1878\u20131903).<\/strong> \u2013 In: Macedonian Review, 2010, issue 3, pp. 69\u201384. ISSN 0861-277.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Educational Activities of the Bulgarian Church Communities in Macedonia (1878\u20131903).<\/strong> \u2013 In: Education and Change, Sofia, 2010, pp. 314\u2013334.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Bulgarian Church Communities in Macedonia (1878\u20131903) \u2013 Status and Structural-Organizational Issues.<\/strong> \u2013 In: Proceedings of the Bulgarian Historical Society, Vol. 41, Sofia, 2011, pp. 279\u2013288. ISSN 0081-1122.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Principle of Preserving the Church Status Quo and Its Application in Macedonia (1904\u20131905).<\/strong> \u2013 In: Macedonian Review, issue 2, 2012, pp. 25\u201348. ISSN 0861-277.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Chairmen of the Bulgarian Church Communities in Macedonia \u2013 Individuals with a Mission.<\/strong> \u2013 In: Proceedings of the Stara Zagora Historical Museum, Vol. IV, The Individual in History, Stara Zagora, 2011, pp. 402\u2013408. ISSN 1314-4510.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Constantinople Newspaper Vesti \u2013 An Archive of Memory for the Bulgarian Urban Municipalities in Macedonia.<\/strong> \u2013 In: The City and Memory, Pazardzhik, 2012, pp. 293\u2013299. ISBN 978-954-917-409-0.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Issue of Disputed Churches and Schools in Macedonia, 1904\u20131910.<\/strong> \u2013 In: Historical Review, issues 5\u20136, 2012, Sofia 2014, pp. 41\u201375. ISSN 0323-9748.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maintaining the Church Status Quo in Macedonia after the Ilinden\u2013Preobrazhenie Uprising \u2013 A Matter of Principle or a Tactical Move?<\/strong> \u2013 In: From the Regional to the National, Veliko Tarnovo, 2012, pp. 110\u2013117. ISBN 978-954-427-966-0.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Bulgarian Municipalities in Macedonia Between Ottoman Rule and European Reformers.<\/strong> \u2013 In: Journey to Bulgaria. Bulgaria in the World Cultural Heritage, Shumen, 2014, pp. 956\u2013970. ISBN 978-954-577-869-8.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Municipal Affairs in Thessaloniki (1904\u20131906) Through the Eyes of Evtim Sprostranov.<\/strong> \u2013 In: 110 Years Since the Ilinden\u2013Preobrazhenie Uprising and the Bulgarian National Idea from San Stefano to Bucharest (1878\u20131913), Sofia, 2014, pp. 371\u2013383. ISBN 978-954-2903-11-6.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Bulgarian Local Exarchate Institutions in Macedonia in the Post-Ilinden Period and Their Relations with the Ottoman Authorities.<\/strong> \u2013 In: Historical Review, issues 5\u20136, 2013, Sofia 2015, pp. 196\u2013223. ISSN 0323-9748.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bulgarian Educational Efforts in Macedonia in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries \u2013 Challenges and Problems.<\/strong> \u2013 In: Journey to Bulgaria. Bulgaria in European Science, Culture, Education, Religion (Part Two), Shumen, 2015, pp. 105\u2013114. ISBN 978-619-201-050-8.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Contradictions and Problems in the Bulgarian Municipal Administrations in Macedonia in the Last Quarter of the 19th Century.<\/strong> \u2013 In: Library, issue 5, 2016, pp. 94\u2013101. ISSN 0861-847X.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Relations Between Local Exarchate Bodies in Macedonia and IMRO \u2013 Late 19th to Early 20th Century.<\/strong> \u2013 In: Historical Review, issues 3\u20134, 2014, Sofia 2016, pp. 59\u201387. ISSN 0323-9748.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Exarchate Administration in the Diocese of Debar During the First World War Through the Eyes of Archimandrite Kiril.<\/strong> \u2013 In: The First World War in the Balkans and Bulgaria\u2019s Entry (1914\u20131915), Sofia, 2017, pp. 362\u2013370. ISBN 978-954-2903-28-4.<\/li>\n<li><strong>s the Question of the Disputed Churches in Macedonia Really Disputed?<\/strong> \u2013 In: Historical Review, issues 1\u20132, 2026 (published 2017), pp. 42\u201350. ISSN 0323-9748.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Consolidation and Expansion of the Bulgarian Exarchate Authority in Macedonia after the Berlin Congress.<\/strong> \u2013 Proceedings of the Institute for Historical Studies, vol. 34, Sofia, 2017, pp. 89\u2013112. ISSN 2367-5187.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Organizational Changes in the Bulgarian Exarchate after the Young Turk Coup (1908\u20131909).<\/strong> \u2013 Macedonian Review, issue 2, 2018, pp. 71\u201378. ISSN 0861-2277.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The M\u00fcrzsteg Reforms in Macedonia \u2013 Hope or Disappointment?<\/strong> \u2013 In: Ideas and Ideals \u2013 Rise and Collapse, Ruse, 2019, pp. 287\u2013296. ISBN 978-619-7404-08-1.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Bulgarian Exarchate after the Young Turk Coup \u2013 The Struggle on the Silent Front Continues.<\/strong> \u2013 In: Journey to Bulgaria. Bulgaria and the Bulgarians: Way of Life, Mentality, and National Identity, Shumen, 2020, pp. 273\u2013279. ISBN 978-619-201-378-3.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Problems and Challenges for the Bulgarian Exarchate and Its Local Authorities in the Years of the \u201eHurriyet.\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 Bulgarian Historical Review, 2019 (2020), issues 3\u20134, pp. 119\u2013152. ISSN 0204-8906.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Achievements and Challenges of the Bulgarian Exarchate in Macedonia at the End of the 19th \u2013 Beginning of the 20th Century.<\/strong> \u2013 18 pages \u2013 Forthcoming in: 150 Years of the Bulgarian Exarchate (Proceedings of the scholarly conference \u201e150 Years of the Bulgarian Exarchate,\u201d Sofia, October 29, 2020).<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Difficult Path After Ilinden: Gains and Losses in the Exarchate\u2019s Activities.<\/strong> \u2013 In: Pleven Historical Readings: \u201eCrises as Catharsis \u2013 Political, Social, Economic and Cultural Dimensions of Extreme Situations in History\u201d, Pleven 2022, pp. 164\u2013172. ISBN 978-619-207-253-7.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Two Sides of the Coin: The Exarchate and IMRO in an Ideological Clash Over the Path to Progress.<\/strong> \u2013 In: Pleven Historical Readings: Revolutions and Evolutions \u2013 Political, Economic, Technological, Cultural and Social Dimensions of \u201eProgress\u201d. (Proceedings of a national scholarly conference, Pleven, November 11\u201312, 2022), Pleven 2023, pp. 184\u2013195. \u201eMediatech\u201d \u2013 Pleven. ISBN 978-619-91027-1-8 (Print), 978-619-91027-2-5 (PDF), ISSN 2815-5106 (Print), 2815-5114 (PDF).<\/li>\n<li><strong>On the Diplomatic Stage: Highlights from the Activities of Atanas Shopov as Bulgarian Commercial Agent in Thessaloniki.<\/strong> \u2013 In: Local Elites and the Modernization of Bulgarian Society During the \u201eLong 19th Century\u201d, pp. 27\u201339. In Memory of Atanas Petrov Shopov (1855\u20131922), Regular Member of the Bulgarian Literary Society\/Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Proceedings from the national scholarly conference, Panagyurishte, October 11\u201312, 2022. Panagyurishte, 2023. Faber Publishing. ISBN 978-619-00-1709-7.<\/li>\n<li><strong>From a Bird\u2019s-Eye View: The Exarchate\u2019s Ecclesiastical and Municipal Work in Macedonia at the Turn of Two Centuries.<\/strong> \u2013 <em>In: Jubilee Collection in Honor of the 70th Anniversary of Prof. D.Sc. Lizbet Lyubenova<\/em>, Sofia, 2023, pp. 400\u2013411. Pre Print BG. ISBN 978-619-7606-09-6.<\/li>\n<li><strong>In the Spirit of the H\u00fcrriyet. Structural and Organizational Changes of the Exarchate in the Educational and Social Sphere<\/strong>. In: Journey to Bulgaria. Science, Education, Cultural-Historical Heritage. Collection of Papers from the Eighth National Conference on History, Archaeology, and Cultural Tourism. In Memory of Prof. Dr. Ivan Yordanov. Shumen, May 9\u201311, 2022. Shumen: University Publishing House \u201eBishop Konstantin Preslavski\u201d, 2024, pp. 261\u2013268, ISBN 978-619-201-806-1 (print), ISBN 978-619-201-814-6 (ebook).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reforms in the European Vilayets of the Ottoman Empire at the End of the 19th Century<\/strong> \u2013 From Inevitable Necessity to Foretold Failure. In: In the Spiral of Time: People, Ideas, Spaces, and Events. Collection of Articles from a Scientific Conference in Honor of the 75th Anniversary of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vasilka Tankova and the Founding of the Regional History Museum \u2013 Plovdiv, Plovdiv, October 13\u201315, 2023. Plovdiv, 2023, pp. 338\u2013349, ISBN 978-619-7091-29-8.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Bulgarians in European Turkey in a New Role: Electoral Struggles and Parliamentary Affairs in the Years of the H\u00fcrriyet.<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Forthcoming in: Problems of the Modernization of Bulgarian Society during the \u201eLong 19th Century.\u201d Collection of Papers from the National Scholarly Conference, Sofia, October 6\u20137, 2023<\/em>, 25 pages.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Under the Sign of the Murzsteg Reforms: Macedonia through the Eyes of Hieromonk Neofit.<\/strong> \u2014 Forthcoming in Proceedings of the Institute of Historical Research, Vol. 41. In the Tracks of Bygone Times: Institutions, Events, Personalities. Collection in honor of Prof. Dr. Yordanka Gesheva. 39 pages.<\/li>\n<li><strong>On the Symbiosis between the Bulgarian Municipalities and the Exarchate in Macedonia at the End of the 19th <\/strong>\u2013 Beginning of the 20th Century. Forthcoming in Pleven Historical Readings: Conflicts and Understandings in History. Pleven, 2024, 12 pages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>D: Scientific reports, reviews, and critiques:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Macedonian Scientific Institute and Some Contemporary Aspects of the National Issue<\/strong> (General Annual Meeting of the MSI), (co-authored with Prof. Svetlozar Eldarov) \u2013 Macedonian Review, no. 3, 2006, pp. 149-153.<\/li>\n<li><strong>International Scientific Conference \u201eBulgaria and Russia \u2013 Between Gratitude and Pragmatism\u201c \u2013 Sofia 2008.<\/strong> \u2013 Bulgarian Historical Review, no. 1-2, 2008, pp. 237-245, (co-authored with Research Associate Dr. Voin Bozhinov). ISSN 0204-8906.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Review of a project presented at the session of the Student Institute of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in November 2015:<\/strong> \u201eZahari Stoyanov \u2013 Inspiration and Example for Young Bulgarians\u201c (authors: Bozhidara Kiryakova, Emanuila Gavrailova, Yoana Kisyova, and Maria Merdzhanova \u2013 Ivan Vazov Language High School, Plovdiv).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>\u0415: Others:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">May 18, 2005 \u2013 100 Years Later, National Museum of Archaeology (100 Years from the Opening of the First Exhibition 18.V.1905 \u2013 18.V.2005), Sofia, 2006, (collective).<\/p>\n<h4><strong>F: Edited Volumes and Compilations<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Compiler of the volume<\/strong> \u201eThe Independence of Bulgaria \u2013 A View from the 21st Century\u201d \u2013 Proceedings from the international scientific conference dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Proclamation of Bulgarian Independence, September 2008. (Compilers: Rositsa Stoyanova, Rumyana Parvanova, Rositsa Lelyova). Sofia, 2010, ISBN 978-954-2903-02-4.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Documentary collection<\/strong> \u201eThe Bulgarians and the Great War\u201d, 528 pages. Sofia, 2016. ISBN 978-954-2903-24-6. Archimandrite Kiril of Rila \u2013 Brief Memories from My Administration of the Dioceses of Drama and Debar from 1910 to 1920, pp. 341\u2013354.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Compiler and scientific editor of the volume<\/strong> \u201eLocal Elites and the Modernization of Bulgarian Society During the \u2018Long 19th Century\u2019\u201d. A collection in memory of Atanas Petrov Shopov (1855\u20131922), full member of the Bulgarian Literary Society\/Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Collection of materials from the national scientific conference, Panagyurishte, October 11\u201312, 2022. Panagyurishte, 2023, 256 pages. \u201eFaber\u201d Publishing. Compilers and scientific editors: Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Shopov, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pl. Bozhinov, Assoc. Prof. Dr. R. Lelyova. ISBN 978-619-00-1709-7.<\/li>\n<li>Compiler and scientific editor of the volume Proceedings of the Institute of Historical Research, Vol. XL. Traditions and Modernity: Bulgarian Society in the Long 19th Century. Editorial board: P. Peykovska, R. Stoyanova, Pl. Bozhinov (responsible editor), R. Lelyova, M. Levkova-Muchinova. (Forthcoming)<\/li>\n<li>Compiler and scientific editor of the volume Proceedings of the Institute of Historical Research, Vol. XLI. In the Tracks of Bygone Times: Institutions, Events, Personalities. Collection in honor of Prof. Dr. Yordanka Gesheva. Editorial board: R. Stoyanova (responsible editor), P. Peykovska, R. Lelyova, A. Strezova, D. Gotseva. (Forthcoming)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>4. Participation in Academic Forums:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Participated with the paper \u201eThe Bulgarian Municipalities in Macedonia \u2013 the Invaluable Wars on the Silent Front\u201c at the international academic conference \u201eIn Search of the National Ideal, 1878\u20131913\u201c, held in Blagoevgrad, 2008.<\/li>\n<li>Participated with the paper \u201eThe Bulgarian Church Communities in Macedonia (1878\u20131903) \u2013 Status and Structural-Organizational Issues\u201c at the national academic conference of the Bulgarian Historical Society \u201eBulgarian Institutions Through the Centuries\u201c, Sofia, 2008.<\/li>\n<li>Participated with the paper \u201eThe Educational Activity of the Bulgarian Church Communities in Macedonia (1878\u20131903)\u201c at the international interdisciplinary round table \u201eEducation and Change\u201c, Sofia, 2009.<\/li>\n<li>Participated with the paper \u201eThe Chairmen of the Bulgarian Church Communities in Macedonia \u2013 Personalities with a Mission\u201c at the national academic conference \u201eThe Individual in History\u201c, held in Stara Zagora, April 22\u201323, 2010.<\/li>\n<li>Participated with the paper \u201ePreserving the Ecclesiastical Status Quo in Macedonia after the Ilinden\u2013Preobrazhenie Uprising \u2013 a Matter of Principle or a Tactical Move?\u201c at the 5th National Academic Conference \u201eFrom Regional to National\u201c, held on September 5\u20136, 2011, in Polski Trambesh.<\/li>\n<li>Participated with the paper \u201eThe Bulgarian Urban Communities in Macedonia in the Pages of the Newspaper \u2018Vesti\u2019 (1904\u20131908)\u201c at the national academic conference \u201eCity and Memory\u201c, held on October 13\u201314, 2011, in Pazardzhik.<\/li>\n<li>Participated with the paper \u201eThe Bulgarian Communities in Macedonia Between Ottoman Rule and European Reformers\u201c at the 3rd National Conference on Archaeology, History and Cultural Tourism \u201eJourney to Bulgaria: Bulgaria in the World Cultural Heritage\u201c, held on May 17\u201319, 2012, in Shumen.<\/li>\n<li>Participated with the paper \u201eMunicipal Affairs in Thessaloniki 1904\u20131906 through the Eyes of Evtim Sprostranov\u201c at the international academic conference \u201eThe National Idea from San Stefano to Bucharest, 1878\u20131913\u201c, held on October 3\u20134, 2013, in Blagoevgrad.<\/li>\n<li>Participated with the paper \u201eIs the Issue of the Disputed Churches in Macedonia Really Controversial?\u201d at the international academic conference \u201eBulgarian Humanities in the Context of European Scientific Pursuits\u201d, dedicated to the 175th anniversary of the birth of Prof. Marin Drinov, held in Sofia, October 31 \u2013 November 1, 2013.<\/li>\n<li>Participated with the paper \u201eBulgarian Educational Efforts in Macedonia at the End of the 19th and Beginning of the 20th Century \u2013 Challenges and Problems\u201d at the 4th National Academic Conference with International Participation \u201eJourney to Bulgaria: Bulgaria in European Science, Culture, Education, and Religion\u201d, held in Shumen, May 14\u201316, 2014.<\/li>\n<li>Participated with the paper \u201eThe Exarchate Administration in the Diocese of Debar during World War I through the Eyes of Archimandrite Kiril\u201d at the international academic conference \u201eWorld War I in the Balkans and Bulgaria\u2019s Entry into It (1914\u20131915)\u201d, held in Sofia, October 13\u201316, 2015.<\/li>\n<li>Participated with the paper \u201eOrganizational Changes in the Bulgarian Exarchate after the Young Turk Revolution (1908\u20131909). The Establishment of Collective Governing Bodies in Constantinople\u201d at the international academic conference \u201eForums and Manifestations of the Bulgarian National Liberation Movement (1908\u20131928)\u201d, held in Kyustendil and Bosilegrad, March 27\u201328, 2018.<\/li>\n<li>Participated with the paper \u201eThe Bulgarian Exarchate after the Young Turk Revolution \u2013 The Silent Front Struggle Continues\u201d at the 6th National Conference with International Participation on History, Archaeology, and Cultural Tourism \u201eJourney to Bulgaria: Bulgaria and the Bulgarians \u2013 Lifestyle, Mentality, and National Identity\u201d, held in Shumen, April 24\u201326, 2018.<\/li>\n<li>Participated with the paper \u201eThe M\u00fcrzsteg Reforms in Macedonia \u2013 Hope or Disappointment?\u201d at the national academic conference with international participation \u201eIdeas and Ideals \u2013 Rise and Collapse\u201d, held in Ruse, April 23\u201324, 2019.<\/li>\n<li>Participated with the paper \u201eBulgarian Urban Communities in Macedonia at the Turn of the 20th Century \u2013 Representatives, Unifiers, and Defenders\u201d at the national academic conference with international participation \u201eThe City in the Balkans: Spaces, Images, Memory\u201d, held in Sofia, October 2\u20134, 2019.<\/li>\n<li>Participated with the paper \u201eThe Difficult Path after Ilinden: Gains and Losses in the Activity of the Exarchate\u201d at the academic conference \u201eCrises as Catharsis \u2013 Political, Social, Economic, and Cultural Dimensions of Extreme Situations in History\u201d, held in Pleven, October 15\u201316, 2021.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Local Elites and the Modernization of Bulgarian Society During the \u201eLong 19th Century\u201c<\/strong><br \/>\nNational academic conference marking 100 years since the death of Atanas Shopov, Panagyurishte, October 11\u201312, 2022.<br \/>\n<strong>Paper:<\/strong> In the Diplomatic Field: Highlights from the Activity of Atanas Shopov as Bulgarian Trade Agent in Thessaloniki.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pleven Readings: Revolutions and Evolutions. Political, Economic, Technological, Cultural, and Social Dimensions of \u201eProgress\u201d <\/strong>National academic conference, Pleven, November 11\u201312, 2022.<br \/>\n<strong>Paper:<\/strong> Two Sides of the Same Coin: The Exarchate and IMRO in an Ideological Clash Over the Path to Progress.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Project Seminar: \u201eCharacteristics of the Modernization of Bulgarian Society During the \u2018Long 19th Century\u2019\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\nSofia, March 31, 2022.<br \/>\n<strong>Presentation:<\/strong> Modernization Processes in Bulgarian Society in the European Vilayets of the Ottoman Empire at the End of the 19th Century, as Reflected in the Exarchate Press.<\/li>\n<li><strong>National Academic Conference: \u201eProblems of the Modernization of Bulgarian Society During the \u2018Long 19th Century\u2019\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\nSofia, October 6\u20137, 2023. The Institute for Historical Studies (IHS) was co-organizer of the forum.<br \/>\n<strong>Paper:<\/strong> The Bulgarians in European Turkey in a New Role: Electoral Troubles and Parliamentary Affairs During the Years of the H\u00fcrriyet.<\/li>\n<li><strong>National Academic Conference: \u201eIn the Spiral of Time: People, Ideas, Spaces, and Events\u201d<br \/>\n<\/strong> In honor of the 75th anniversary of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vasilka Tankova and the founding of the Regional History Museum \u2013 Plovdiv, held in Plovdiv, October 13\u201315, 2023. The IHS was the organizer of the forum.<br \/>\n<strong>Paper:<\/strong> Reforms in the European Vilayets of the Ottoman Empire at the End of the 19th Century \u2013 From Inevitable Necessity to Foretold Failure.<\/li>\n<li>National Scientific Conference Pleven Historical Readings: Conflicts and Understandings in History. Pleven, November 14-15, 2024.<br \/>\n<strong>Paper:<\/strong> On the Symbiosis between the Bulgarian Municipalities and the Exarchate in Macedonia at the End of the 19th \u2013 Beginning of the 20th Century.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assoc. Prof. Rositsa Lelyova rossi_leliova(at)abv(dot)bg 1. RESEARCH INTERESTS: National questions History of institutions Church history 2. ACADEMIC CAREER: Education: 2003 \u2013 PhD in History, following the defense of a dissertation on \u201eThe Bulgarian Urban Municipalities in Macedonia (1878\u20131903)\u201c, under the supervision of Prof. D.Sc. Dimitar Gotsev. 1997\u20132003 \u2013 Full-time doctoral student at Sofia University \u201eSt. &#8230; <a title=\"Rositsa Lelyova\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ihist.bas.bg\/en\/academic-staff\/rositsa-lelyova\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Rositsa Lelyova\">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\/14240"}],"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=14240"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ihist.bas.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14240\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14241,"href":"https:\/\/ihist.bas.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14240\/revisions\/14241"}],"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=14240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}