THE BOOK "STEFAN STAMBOLOV. THE BUILDER OF MODERN BULGARIA" BY GEORGI KOKEROV WAS PRESENTED IN "SAVA DOBROPLODNI" REGIONAL LIBRARY - SLIVEN

The book "Stefan Stambolov. The builder of modern Bulgaria" by Assoc. Prof. Georgi Kokerov, dedicated to 120 years from the death of the eminent Bulgarian statesman who laid the foundations of economic and cultural progress of Bulgaria after The Unification of Bulgaria /1885 / was presented on March 15 /Tuesday/ 2016, at 5.00 pm in "Sava Dobroplodni" Regional Library – Sliven.

         Stefan Stambolov /1854-1895/ is one of the brightest “builders of modern Bulgaria". His life is part of the history of Bulgaria. Stambolov is an exile, a revolutionary apostle, organizer and leader of two rebellions, a journalist and a poet. The struggle for national liberation is his power. After the liberation he is a public figure, politician, and a statesman, a fighter for promoting freedom, democracy and progress in Bulgaria.

The book "Stefan Stambolov. The builder of modern Bulgaria" is the result of years of research by Georgi Kokerov and describes the childhood and adolescence of Stefan Stambolov, his revolutionary activities, his political views, his activities as a regent and a prime minister, his creative activity, his death. It contributes to clarify the achievements of Stefan Stambolov as a diplomat and a statesman, and his struggle for the establishment of an independent development of Bulgarian undeservedly neglected due to political situation during the last 50-60 years. Valuable appendixes to the book are the detailed biographical notes about the figures mentioned in the book and related to the activities of Stambolov.

Assoc. Prof. Georgi Kokerov graduated from the Military Academy in Saint Petersburg - Russia specialty "Radio Communications". He is habilitated an associate professor in the scientific field "Communication networks and systems". He worked as a lecturer in Vasil Levski National Military University (1973-75, 1978-89, 1996-2001) - an associate professor of communication networks and systems, Associate Professor and Head of Research Department at the Veliko Tarnovo University "Todor Kableshkov" (1989-94), Associate Professor at the Technical University - Gabrovo (1998 - 2007), Associate professor in the Department "Electrical and electronic Engineering" at the Technical University of Sofia - EPF - Sliven (2002 -2009). He is a member of the Union of scientists in Bulgaria. He wrote more than 70 scientific articles, 18 rationalizations, 16 textbooks (6 of which co-authored).

The interests of G.Kokerov in eminent figures and events in Bulgarian history dates back a long time ago. He is one of the compilers, editor and author of many articles in "Contemporary Bulgarian Encyclopedia" published in 1993 - 1995. He is also co-author of the study "Kadrafil - the hill of immortality" - dedicated to the long-standing dispute over the tomb of Hadji Dimitar. He is a co-founder of the Association of Literary figures "Sveta Gora" in the town of Veliko Tarnovo.

The book "Stefan Stambolov. The builder of modern Bulgaria" was presented by Prof. Dr. Plamen Pavlov.