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Neda-Maria Panayotova Sofia University St. Kl. Ohridski [nedamimi1@gmail.com] Freedom and Identity in Guy Gavriel Kay’s Novel Tigana Abstract: The article examines the ideas of freedom and identity in the novel “Tigana,” which is dedicated to the problem of human choice and free will. Freedom and the pursuit of one’s identity are seen in the story…

Antony Hoyte-West Independent scholar, United Kingdom [antony.hoyte.west@gmail.com], ORCID: 0000-0003-4410-6520 Languages, Language Choice, and Multilingualism in Pajtim Statovci’s Novel Bolla Abstract: Works by the Finnish author of Kosovar origin, Pajtim Statovci, have become increasingly well-known over the last decade. The present study concerns his third novel, Bolla, originally published in Finland in 2019 and translated into…

Maya Angelova New Bulgarian University [maiangelova@abv.bg], ORCID: 0000-0002-5973-3212 Outsiders and Runaways around 1965: Approaches to the Problem in the Context of Bulgarian Literature and Culture Abstract: The article analyses the figure of the outsider within the cultural and literary context of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria in the year 1965, tracing the mechanisms through which…

Cem Yılmaz Budan Kocaeli University, İzmit [cemyilmazbudan@gmail.com] Künstlerroman in Turkısh Lıterature and an Orıgınal Work of The Genre: Nahid Sırrı’s Novel “Yıldız Olmak Kolay Mı?” Abstract: The künstlerroman, which can be defined as a narrative form that deals with the problematic existence of the artistic subject and the journey of the artist’s pursuit to direct…

Maria Mateoniu Micu The National Romanian Peasant Museum [mariamateoniu@gmail.com] The Relationship between Orthodoxy and Politics in Dictatorship and Democracy The Exemplary Case of Saint Nicholas Monastery (Romania) Abstract: The aim of this article is to investigate the relationship between orthodoxy and politics in dictatorship and democracy analyzing in the case study of Saint-Nicolas Monastery (Romania),…

Sercan Eklemezler Bursa Technical University, Turkey [sercan.eklemezler@btu.edu.tr], ORCID: 0000-0003-3198-8413 Selda Adiloğlu Bursa Technical University, Turkey [selda.adiloglu@btu.edu.tr], ORCID: 0000-0002-9725-436X From Minority to Immigrant: The Education and Cross-Country Teaching Experiences of Turks of Bulgaria Abstract: Through the testimonies of those who have experienced teaching in two countries with different political and economic systems, the study aims to…

Svitlana Кryvoruchko Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University [serka7@ukr.net]; ORCID: 0000-0002-1123-9258 Reflections on the Archetype of Home in the Feature Film “Homeward” Abstract: The grief and the pain of the Crimean Tatar people is reflected in art (cinema). It is necessary to find out how the tragic fate of the Crimean Tatars was conveyed by poetic…

Nana Kajaia Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Georgia [nana.kajaia@bsu.edu.ge], ORCID: 0009-0002-1102-9039 Asmat Ardzenadze Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Georgia [asmat.ardzenadze@bsu.edu.ge], ORCID: 0009-0009-5905-2298 Muslim Women of Ajara: Certain Aspects of Their Sociocultural and Sociolinguistic Portrait Abstract: The present paper deals with the distinctive aspects of the assimilation process experienced by Muslim women in Ajara while adjusting…

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15619460 Jumber Vardmanidze Batumi State Maritime Academy, Georgia [j.vardmanidze@bsma.edu.ge] Conformity and Consensus in Southwestern Georgia after the Establishment of Russian Imperial Authority: the Role of the Russian Empire in the Resettlement of the Local Population (Muhajirism) Abstract: The political history of the Caucasus is marked by enduring complexity and multifaceted contestation, driven by the region’s…

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15619325 Mariyana Piskova South-West University „Neofit Rilski“, Blagoevgrad [piskova@gmail.com] Muslims in the ‘Lens’ of Photo Propaganda, 1950s – 1980s in the 20th Century Abstract: The article seeks to answer the question of what photographic representations of Muslims were left behind by the photo propaganda institution in Bulgaria during the communist regime from the 1950s to…