Published: 2020-12-10

Polish Studies at the University of Sofia and Contemporary Bulgarian Polonophilia

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Abstract

The paper gives an overview of the history and present­day status of Polish studies at St Kliment Ohridski University in Sofia and discusses several key aspects of Polish cultural presence in contemporary Bulgaria. It explains the specific structure of Polish philology studies at the University in the light of the country’s modern educational system and highlights the most prominent scholars that have shaped the prestige of this particular branch of Slavistics.

Apart from academic research and educational achievements, another factor playing a significant role in present­day Polish­Bulgarian cultural dialogue is the Polish Institute in Sofia. The paper demonstrates how positive attitudes towards Poland and its cultural heritage have substantially influenced the reception of prominent Poles in Bulgaria. The cases of Lech Wałęsa, pope John Paul II and Czesław Miłosz reveal a tendency to idealize their legacy due to the need of public values lacking in Bulgarian society.

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Rikew, K. (2020). Polish Studies at the University of Sofia and Contemporary Bulgarian Polonophilia. Postscriptum Polonistyczne, 12(2), 49–56. Retrieved from https://journals.us.edu.pl/index.php/PPol/article/view/10518

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2013)
Published: 2020-12-16


ISSN: 1898-1593
eISSN: 2353-9844
Ikona DOI 10.31261/PS_P

Publisher
Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego | University of Silesia Press

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