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Scholars of Bulgarian studies gather in Sofia for forum dedicated to the Cyrillic

Photo: Veneta Pavlova

Vice President Iliana Iotova has organized an international forum dedicated to the Cyrillic alphabet called "We have also given something to the world".

On November 7, famous Bulgarian scholars from Austria, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Poland and Serbia, as well as Bulgarian medievalists, gather in the National Palace of Culture in Sofia. Reports of Bulgarian scholars from Russia and Ukraine will also be read. The forum will discuss the Bulgarian contribution to saving the work of Saints Cyril and Methodius and that of their students, the creation of the Cyrillic alphabet and its spreading in the Slavic world. The event ends with a round table on the topic of "Cyrillic in the XXI century".




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