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Magdalena Kostova–Panayotova Sofia University “Saint Kliment Ohridski”, Bulgaria [mpanayotova@diuu.uni–sofia.bg] The Imagined Memory/Invented History Abstract: Rushdie’s first essay, in his book Imaginary Homelands: Essays and Criticism 1981-1991, published four years before The Moor’s Last Breath, seems to me very important to the understanding of this novel. In this Rushdie essay, exiled writers are seen as haunted…

Andrii Ozhohan National University “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy”, Ukraine [lingnlinguistic@gmail.com] Viacheslav Kalinichenko Municipal Establishment “Kharkiv Humanitarian Pedagogical  Academy”, Kharkiv Regional Council, Ukraine [kalinichenko_viacheslav23@ukr.net] Petro Kostyuchok Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ukraine [petro9.Kostyuchok@pnu.edu.ua] Liubomyra Aizenbart Drohobych State Pedagogical University named after Ivan Franko, Ukraine [liubomyra15.ayzen@ukr.net] Liliia Shcherbin Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ukraine [lilia1.scherbin@pnu.edu.ua] The Impact of Extralingual…

Natalia Surguladze Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Georgia [natalia.surguladze@bsu.edu.ge], http://orcid.org/0000‐0002‐6868‐5398 Irine Goshkheteliani Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Georgia [irine.goshkheteliani@bsu.edu.ge], http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8879-640X Sophio Kakhidze Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Georgia [kakhidze_sophie@yahoo.fr], http://orcid.org/0009-0006-6859-8266 French, English, and Georgian National and Cultural Heritage Reflected in Idioms Abstract: This paper explores the national and cultural heritage embedded in French, English, and…

Andreana Eftimova Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” [a.eftimova@uni-sofia.bg] Linguistic Technologies in Branding: Artistic Variations at the Biennale Arte in Venice 2024 Abstract: The research aims to establish the role of language in the branding of national, transnational and regional identities in the works of art selected for the Venice Biennale 2024. The analysis shows that…

Ewelina Drzewiecka Cyrillo-Methodian Research Centre BAS [ewelina.drzewiecka@gmail.com], https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7092-3140 What were the Origins of the Bulgarian Alphabet? Cultural Patterns and the Question of the Socialist Heritage Abstract: The paper addresses the question of the socialist heritage in scholarship with regard to the issue of the origins of the Old Bulgarian alphabet. The point of reference is…

Srđan M Jovanović Nankai University, Tianjin, China [smjovanovic@nankai.edu.cn] Zakonik Danila Prvog and Religious Identity: Orthodox Christianity in Montenegrin Legal Thought Abstract: This article explores the Zakonik Danila Prvog (Code of Danilo I) as a foundational legal document that shaped Montenegrin governance and national identity by integrating Orthodox Christian values into the state’s legal framework. Established…

Antony Hoyte-West Independent scholar, United Kingdom [antony.hoyte.west@gmail.com], Monuments and Landmarks in Decolonisation and Decommunization Processes: A Comparison of Romania and Bulgaria with Trinidad & Tobago Abstract: In the light of the presence of ongoing debates and discussions on the legacies of colonisation and/or communism, this article presents a comparative desk-based qualitative overview of approaches regarding…

Lenka J. Budilová Charles University, Prague [lenka.jakoubkovabudilova@fhs.cuni.cz] https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4311-6359 Marek Jakoubek University of Pardubice [marek.jakoubek@upce.cz] https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7235-5327 Geographies of sharing and the East/West divide in Europe. The case of HomeExchange Abstract: Sharing economy supposed to be a current global, or at least Western, phenomenon, running across geographic, nation or culture borders. In the globalized world, everybody with…

Uğur Durmaz Kocaeli University, Türkiye [ugur.durmaz@kocaeli.edu.tr] Reading the Shaping Effects of Myths on Society Around the Concept of Social Engineering: The Case of Altai Creation Myth Abstract: In this article, the Altai Creation Myth compiled by Wilhelm Radloff will be analyzed around the concept of social engineering used in social sciences. The aforementioned text was…

Zaur Hasanov Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences [zaurmail@gmail.com], ORCHID ID: 0009-0008-5674-9818 Relationships between the Roman Empire, Caucasian Albania and Sarmatians Abstract: Classical written sources describe the trade relations between Caucasian Albania and other regions of the South Caucasus with Black Sea region, as well as Latin epigraphic monument…