The HARRIMAN INSTITUTE AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY and The AMERICAN RESEARCH CENTER IN SOFIA

Cordially invite you to Prof. Evelina Kelbecheva's lecture: FALSIFICATIONS OF HISTORY IN BULGARIA (19-20 CENTURY)

The lecture will discuss the hoaxes produced in Bulgarian historiography motivated by nationalistic ideology: narratives about the alleged forceful Islamization and 2 volumes so called fakelore "Veda "Slovena"; and the cases of falsifications of history fabricated by the communist regime: the theory of the "Socialist Revolution" in 1944, the invented story of the anti-fascist struggle, the secret preparations for Bulgaria to join the USSR.

• Speaker: Prof. Evelina Kelbecheva teaches history at the American University in Bulgaria. She has been on the team of experts of the American Research Center in Sofia.
• Place: The Harriman Institute, Columbia University, located at 420 West 118th Street @ Amsterdam Ave., 12th Floor, Room 1219.
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• Date and time of the event: March 11, 2012, 12:00 PM
• Duration: The lecture (about 40 mins) is oriented towards the general public and will be followed by a discussion.

ADMISSION FREE