New Perspectives in Science Education

The study of the history of archives is of great scientific, political and practical importance for every country, as archives are an important factor in the development and security of the state. In fact, by the state of its archives we can judge the state of the state itself. To date, there has been no comprehensive scientific study of the history of the National Archive Fund and its relationship with the country’s governance model in Bulgaria. Such research would require a substantial investment of time and resources, but also the coordinated efforts of a large scientific team. This is the reason for approaching it in a way that at this initial stage will only examine a certain period of time. This deliberate delimitation of scope enables a more detailed and in-depth analysis than would be feasible within a single, all-encompassing study.

Through the project – Research on the institution of archives in the governance model of Bulgaria in the period 1878-1912, the scientific team has set the main task of providing the opportunity, through new discoveries and through the results obtained as a result of the implementation of the project, to obtain more in-depth and new knowledge in the field of the history of archives. The study allows the team to trace the processes of creation of the Bulgarian archives, their inclusion as part of the state administration and the beginning of the formation of the “state” archival fund, its composition and organization, and last but not least, to understand the reasons for the destruction and loss of valuable archival documents. The current paper presents the project’s scientific methods, expected results and goals.

Keywords: research project, archives, Bulgaria

REFERENCES

1. Kolev, A. (2025). Archival work in Bulgaria (1878–1951): Between chaos and institutionalization. KNOWLEDGE – International Journal, 72(5), 701–705. Retrieved from https://ojs.ikm.mk/index.php/kij/article/view/7832