Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society 42: 5-11, doi: 10.3897/jbgs.2020.42.1
Historical Notes on the Development of Geographic Science in Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Mariyana Nikolova‡‡ National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Nikolova M (2020) Historical Notes on the Development of Geographic Science in Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society 42: 5-11. https://doi.org/10.3897/jbgs.2020.42.1 |  |
Abstract
The article traces the development of geographic research in Bulgarian Academy of Sciences since the creation of the Bulgarian Literary Society until today. The purpose of this study is to show that from the time of historical and political vicissitudes in Bulgaria after the Liberation, the Bulgarian geographic science has always been at the height of the public needs and its achievements was highly valued by world geographical community and the Bulgarian state. The development of geographic science after the establishment of the Institute of Geography at Bulgarian Academy of Sciences was traced in three conditional periods of development, which shows the strong influence of the socio-political changes in the country on the priorities and objectives of the geographical research.
Keywords
Institute of Geography, geography, history, Bulgaria