Traces of History

Yordan Danchev

My competition entry was about...
...the rivalry between my hometown Sliven and the neighbouring town Yambol. Back in the Middle Ages the residents of these two cities were not on good terms. Even today, there is a dispute about which city is better – Sliven or Yambol. But in the 19th century intellectuals realized the need for conflict resolution in favour of both cities.. 

"Beyond an old intercity rivalry – Sliven and Yambol in the 19th and 20th centuries” (2016)

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Yana Voynova

My competition entry was about...
...Bulgaria during the time of communism: The military imposed severe movement restrictions on areas near the borders, people were forced to leave their homes and had to move to different parts of the country. In order to enter other regions they needed a special document issued by the police. 

"Closed areas in border regions under socialism" (2016)

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Daniel Vlahov

My competition entry was about...
...the rivalry between my hometown Sliven and the neighbouring town Yambol. Back in the Middle Ages the residents of these two cities were not on good terms. Even today, there is a dispute about which city is better – Sliven or Yambol. But in the 19th century intellectuals realized the need for conflict resolution in favour of both cities.. 

"Beyond an old intercity rivalry – Sliven and Yambol in the 19th and 20th centuries” (2016)

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Nedislav Kamburov

Born 1996 in Chirpan, Bulgaria
Nedislav graduated in 2015 from the English Language School in Plovdiv. He is currently doing a gap year in England until he starts studying Industrial Design Engineering in the Netherlands. 

"The strike of the tobacco workers in 1940" (2014)

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Martin Vasev

Born 1995 in Dupnitsa, Bulgaria
Martin was an 11th grader at Paisii Hilendarski High School (Dupnitsa) in 2013 and started his studies of Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Yale-NUS college in Singapore in August 2014.

"The Tolerance in Dupnitsa - a Typical Feature of the Ethnic Groups" (2013)

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