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PUBLICATION 2011 |
PETROVA – VASILEVA, Rositsa. Development of
Children's illustration and its impact on children's reading: Collection of
reports of the round table , 9-10 May 2011, Sliven / Compiler and introd.
Rositsa Petrova – Vasileva, transl. by Petya Kaneva. - Sliven: Zhazhda,2011.
– 224p. ISBN 978-954-795-322-2
The illustrations are
not only visualization of the text or individual artworks, which are based
on certain literary text. They are a special type of a critically graphic
reading of the author's text. They are used to construct a new form of
communication that interprets the existing text and creates a new quality,
affecting the reader's interest.
The collection of
reports "Development of children's illustration and its impact on children's
reading" contains 14 reports in Bulgarian and English by eminent literary
critics, academics, library specialists, publishers, writers and artists
from Bulgaria, Italy, Hungary, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina. They follow
the development of children's illustration in several countries in
historical perspective, to formulate the basic stages and changes, to
examine the influence of illustrations on children's reading trends and
major publishing policies in the future. In a large part of the reports the
development of a classic illustration from graphics to custom visual
solutions is traced. The most famous illustrators and their specific styles
and creative imagery are presented. A special attention is paid to trends,
innovations and new aesthetic standards in contemporary illustration applied
in today's editions for children. Examples of very good and interesting
illustrated books are shown. Some of the reports are dedicated to the
creative collaboration between author and illustrator. The variety of
visualization of classic children's fairy tales /illustrations, cartoons,
movies/ is presented. Special attention is paid to the author’s issues for
children as a separate type of paper publications. Examples of specific
relationships between text and illustration in them are presented too. The
publishers’ notion about illustration and introduction of new design
approaches in modern editions of children is very interesting. A new kind of
pedagogical and methodological mediation for perception and understanding of
literary texts by children through the use of illustration in teaching
Bulgarian language and literature at the initial stage of the basic
educational level of Bulgarian school is presented.
The main conclusion
that is imposed by reports is that the need for quality children's books
with a good text, expressive illustrations, ingenious ornaments and exciting
layout solutions has a leading part in the children's book publishing.
Illustrators nowadays are seeking for new ways and techniques, and
publishers more boldly experiment with the issuing of them because it is
important in this millennium to have more children who love to read books.
The issue was
published with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture. |
PETROVA
– VASILEVA, Rositsa.
My tale
about good: Collection of works-winners in a National literary competition /
Compiler and introd. Rositsa Petrova – Vasileva. – Sliven: Zhazhda,2011. –
88p.,
сum
ill.
ISBN 978 - 954 -795 -323 – 9
For the seventh year in a row the organizers of the National
Children's Book Festival publish in a collection the awarded works of the
participants in the annual National Literary Competition, which is
traditionally held on the eve of the festival.
There are 28 works /poems, tales, stories/ included in the
medley “My tale about good”.
It is hard to find another, more successful theme for
children to write about. It's amazing how pervasive children’s idea about
good can be! Nothing in children's works is forgotten, nothing is overlooked
or underestimated. Orphans acquire loving parents; the sick get healthy, the
homeless get home, sad people become happy, lonely ones – make friends. It
is touching sensible little writers are, making animals happy along with
other people. In their childish purity and innocence they give food, shelter
and caress each distressed puppy, kitten, little bird and frog, for every
creature, and again they show us adults, that they were born and grow up
with the idea that in nature there is no superior and inferior beings, that
all we need kindness. We must confess, however, that we were pleasantly
surprised especially by some new topics which are traditionally considered
not suitable for kids. The theme of rejected by the environment child, who
has a disability, different skin color or other ethnicity. Which is poor,
poorly dressed, different. "The green" /ecological/ theme. The theme about
orphans or children without parents, and that for the flattered by a
stepfather or stepmother child. The sad theme about material things in life
that sometimes make people indifferent and self-interested, envious and
cruel.
The works included in the collection are wonderful because of
the good that shines, transfer, rings and sings in each row. They impress
with their poetic language, originality, with sensitivity, trust in us,
adults, with love that is all-conquering ... And the reload us with optimism
and faith.
The issue was published with the financial support of the
Ministry of Culture. |
55
YEARS “SAVA DOBROPLODNI” REGIONAL LIBRARY: a jubilee
newspaper: Single ed. / Published by “Sava Dobroplodni” regional library. –
Sliven: Zhazhda, May
9,
2011
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4
p.; 46 сm
In honor of the anniversary of “Sava Dobroplodni” regional
library a jubilee newspaper which chronologically presents interesting
moments in its history and the basic parameters in its activities was
published. Emphasis was placed on the activities that make it unique and
different, a prosperous cultural institution with a modern European outlook.
A full list of all directors, librarians and library staff who have worked
or still work for its valuable presence in the lives of the citizens of
Sliven region of all those who made the library a temple of literature,
knowledge and modernity is published on the last page of the newspaper. The
newspaper also includes a greeting from Rosica Petrova-Vasileva – a
directress of “Sava Dobroplodni” regional library. |
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PUBLICATION 2010 |
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PETROVA –
VASILEVA, Rositsa. Comics for
children: Collection of reports of the round table, 10-11 May 2010, Sliven
/ Compiler and introd. Rositsa Petrova – Vasileva,
transl. Petya Kaneva. - Sliven: Jajda, 2010.
– 166p.
 The
cartoon is a unity of narrative text and visual action.
It is an art, a unique genre, which obeys its
rules. There are specifities of presentation, and
evaluation. Unfortunately, its history in Bulgaria and in other countries
has not been fully and
systematically studied. At different times its importance has been neglected
and under-rated. Nowadays comics are considered
for the ninth art. They are also considered as a
synthesis of literature, film, animation and art. The
reports from the roundtable held during the
days of the XII National Children's book Festival
/2010/ were dedicated to the
study of this kind of genre.
The collection
of reports "Comics for
children” contains 9 reports in Bulgarian
and English, written by eminent literary critics,
publishers and lecturers from Bulgaria, Italy,
Hungary, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina. They follow the
origin and development of comics in those countries in historical
perspective, formulate the main stages and changes, examine the impact of
comics on thinking of the children readers,
set out the basic editorial policies in the future. Some
reports show the genre diversity and thematic
lines of comics from classical graphics to the
non-standard virtual solutions. An
analysis of literary and artistic level of comics,
globalization of comics’ characters was carried
out. Famous comic artists, different techniques
and skills of painting are presented. Special
attention is paid to the dissemination of comics and of
the change of readership interest.
The issue was published with the financial support of the
Ministry of Culture . |
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PETROVA – VASILEVA, Rositsa.
One day in Wonderland: Collection of works-winners
in a National literary competition / Compiler and introd.
Rositsa Petrova – Vasileva.
– Sliven: Jajda, 2010. –
87p., cum ill.
 For
the sixth year in a row the organizers of the
National Children's Book Festival publish in
a collection works-winners
of participants in the annual National Literary Competition, which is
traditionally is held on the eve of the festival.
In the medley "One
Day in Wonderland" are included
23 works / poems, stories, tales/.
Whether
Wonderland can only be visited in our dreams
or under the influence of a magic sentence, a
magic drink or a magic rod? Is
it possible in this enigmatic territory of the imagination and
desires meet and befriend their favorite characters from fairy tales? Or
to become one of them?
To take a talisman from
there or keep hidden in a pocket of your soul
a life ticket for this
kingdom? Is it necessary in such a journey
to take a risk,
to gleam with courage, to show generosity,
to accomplish a feat? Each contestant gave
his genuine answer to these questions.
The works included in the medley
show that imagination of the Bulgarian children is
strong, fresh and inspired. They impress with their
poetic language, a delicate sense of humor,
with sensitivity, trust in us-adults,
with love that is all-conquering ... And they load
us with optimism and faith.
The issue was published with the financial support of the
Ministry of Culture. |
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PUBLICATION 2009 |
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PETROVA
– VASILEVA,
Rositsa.
Thematic and genre changes in children’s literature in the beginning
of XXI century – a view in the Balkan literatures:
Collection of reports from a round table,
Sliven –
May 8-9,
2009/ Compiler Rositsa Petrova - Vasileva. -
Sliven: Jajda, 2009. – 160p.
 Participants
in the scientific forum - authors, publishers, literary critics, library
professionals, educators and representatives of children's literature
festivals in Bulgaria, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia,
Albania, Greece, Hungary set in their reports
guidelines in the development of the literary
process in the Balkan countries in the first decade of the century, set out
the key changes in various national literatures, analyze the impact of
globalization on the thinking of
children - readers and
then outlined the problems of contemporary children's literature and
guidelines for its development in the future. In some of the reports are
presented new para-literary
forms of literature for children which have
developed as an attempt for its adaptation
to challenges of the “new technological revolution”.
Many of the authors highlighted
the tendency to restore the children's presence in
the big world of adults with typical for them
public processes by the appearance of taboo themes
in children's literature as the topics of love,
eroticism, sexuality, gender attitudes, aggression, large family existential
problems. The analysis of the new
books is interesting, because
this new books and works bear characteristics of "the poetry
of opposition”. The
hybridization of genres, the destruction of
traditional genre forms and the appearance of new
ones were analyzed. The
visualization of poetic expression was commented,
bursting with lexical expression of the traditional literature for children,
the emergence of a new expression. A new kind of
pedagogical and methodological mediation of perception and understanding of
literary texts for children in terms of the changed realities of 21 century
was presented, and also
a change in methods of encouraging readers
interests.
The issue was
published with the financial support
of the Ministry of Culture . |
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PETROVA –
VASILEVA,
Rositsa.
If I Had a Magic Rod I Would...:
Collection of works-winners in a National literary
competition / Compiler
Rositsa Petrova - Vasileva. - Sliven: Jajda, 2009. –
104p.;
cum ill.
 For
the fifth year in a row, the
organizers of the National Children's Book Festival / Sliven / publish a
collection of winning works of the participants in the annual literary
contest, which traditionally is held on the eve of the festival.
In the collection "The story of an
enchanted book” includes 29 magnificent works / poems, stories, tales /.
Charity, generosity, a broad overview of the problems of humanity, a strong
connection with folklore, responsive memory for characters and situations of
modern children's literature, sense of responsibility, sense of humor ...
These are the most prominent features of the works included in the
collection. It is amazing how encompassing children’s idea of harmony, power
and magic may be! Nothing is forgotten, nothing is overlooked or
undervalued. Orphans acquire loving parents, sick people become healthy,
homeless get home, unemployed - job, sad people – got happiness, lonely
people – make friends. It is touching how emotional responsive are young
writers, making animals happy alongside with humans.
Many children also dream of becoming
princesses, princes or heroes in space adventures, which frankly admit that
school habits and dogmas they are boring and unpleasant. They would like to
have a different training and a different school – where they can find
fantasy and more fun, free from coercion and duties. They want not only
swimming pools, playgrounds and computer labs in every school, but a new
model of relations conforming more closely to the changed spiritual exchange
between the generations at the beginning of the XXI century.
What more can be said about this year's
competition? Works of the participants impress with their poetic language,
with sensitivity, trust to us – adults, with the love that is always winning
... and are worthy to be read.
The issue was
published with the financial support
of the Ministry of Culture .
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In
the realm of Pippi Longstocking: Catalogue
of International exhibition of posters /Compiler
Rositsa Petrova - Vasileva. - Sliven: Jajda, - 25p.;
cum ill.
 More
than sixty years passed
since the appearance of "non-pedagogical, provocative, rampant anarchistic
tale" about the terrible
girl with adventurous spirit and unusual name Pippi Longstocking. And
although many educators - concerned about the "proper" education of children
frown, raised eyebrows and shook
their heads and openly resisted this reddish,
freckled, mischievous, violent like the
childhood itself
little girl,
proudly opposing everything that is accepted as a rule,
immediately won the hearts of children worldwide.
Children saw in her their
favourite heroine, their
fighter for their
rights of children, nothing
to restrict childhood and
children's literature to be
as much as possible a game
and less likely to be instructive.
The catalogue
“In the realm of Pippi Longstocking" presents works
from the exhibition of
posters, implemented as a
project of the Festival
"Vezaniy most” (Tuzla,
Bosnia and Herzegovina) dedicated to Astrid Lindgren,
the writer who became
known worldwide thanks to the little naughty, nice and unpredictable girl
Pippi.
The catalogue
includes the best works of students from the Academy of Fine Arts in Saraevo
(Bosnia and Herzegovina), the Faculty of Fine Arts in Tsetine (Montenegro)
and the Faculty of Applied Arts in Belgrade
(Serbia ).
The issue was
published with the financial support
of the Ministry of Culture. |
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BASSOTTO,
Lorenzo. How to provoke
interest in reading in children : A Workshop of reading :
A Guide /Lorenzo Bassotto,
Editor Rositsa Petrova - Vasileva. - Sliven: Jajda, 2009.
– 28p., photos.
The
experience of the actors Sabrina
Carletti and Lorenzo Bassotto
from the Theater Foundation "Aida" / Verona, Italy /
for training of actors, librarians, parents of
children in provoking interest in reading through theater forms and
techniques was described in the guide.
As a basis for training were
used texts from the book of Astrid Lindgren
“Pippi Longstocking”.
The modules of training: required hazard,
voice and his conscious use, narration, bearing
rhythm, improvisation, expressiveness and a mask, a magic object
were presented in detail in the
guide.
The modules took into account all
the elements widening the impact of the story read,
and help students to reveal their narrative and improvisational abilities.
The issue was
published with the financial support
of the Ministry of Culture. |
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PUBLICATION 2008
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PETROVA –
VASILEVA,
Rositsa.
Book for children of XXI century and its readers:
A symposium of reports of a round table, Sliven -
May 8, 2008 /Compiler
Rositsa Petrova - Vasileva. - Sliven: Jajda, 2008.
- 136 p.
 What
should be the child of the XXI century literature to motivate reading? Reply
to this question give the participants in the roundtable, held under the X
National Children's Book Festival - Sliven, 2008. In many of the reports are
an attempt to analyze and build a real awareness of the interests of
children to certain genres, themes and content of children's books in the
information age to make it attractive and desired. Special place is given to
the attitude of the child reader to modern literary fairy tale and the
literary classics. There are new trends in composition and contemporary
approaches oformitelskite children's books. Treat the problem of reading in
the digital age. Some of the reports prdstavyat new kind of pedagogical and
methodological mediation of perception and rationalization of the artistic
text of children in terms of the changed realities of the XXI century and
changes in methods to stimulate readers interest.
The edition has been published by the financial support
of the Bulgarian Ministry of culture.
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PETROVA -
VASILEVA,
Rositsa.
National literary competition “The
Story of an Enchanted Book”: A medley
of works - winners / Compiler Rositsa Petrova - Vasileva. Sliven,
Jajda, 2008. - 86 p.; with col.
ill.
For fourth year in a row
the organizers of the National Children’s
Book Festival /Sliven/
publish a medley of the works-winners which
compete in the yearly literary competition,
which is traditionally held in the Festival’s eve.
The medley “The Book is my friend – a road-map for a
dreamer” consists of 18 splendid works /poems, stories, tales, essays/.
Works of participants indicate that the fantasy of a Bulgarian child is
strong, clear and inspired. In each of them find interesting quirk, thin to
the universal sense values to which the book is medium, different message.
The presence of so many and so successful texts shows that the book
continues to be a spiritual need for the Bulgarian children and they really
need more now - in today's global, modern, dynamic and pragmatic world.
The edition has been published by the financial support
of the Bulgarian Ministry of culture.
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PETROVA -
VASILEVA,
Rositsa.
“Sava Dobroplodni” Regional Library – Sliven.
/Compiler Rositsa Petrova – Vasileva, transl.
by Petya Kaneva. Sliven.
- BIS Ltd. 2008. - 18 p.;
with col.
ill.
In the
synthesis of information is presented to the priorities and parameters of
activity of the library.
Given place of projects, defining a European vision of the institution.
Focuses on the activities of the library, who converted it into a leading
cultural institution not only in the territory of Sliven region and country.
Special place is given to the unique for Bulgaria National Children's Book
Festival, whose promoter is already 10 years Bulgaria Sava Dobroplodni. At
the end of the issue are presented and the most important prizes and
distinctions of the library. |
TEN
years of National Children's Book Festival:
Jubilee Journal: number one /
Edition of the Regional Library Sava Dobroplodni-Sliven; editor
Rositsa Petrova – Vasileva. Sliven - Jajda, may 2008, - 5
p.
Presented information about the
festival, on the main show in its program over the years - meetings with
children's authors from Bulgaria and the Bulgarian communities abroad,
competitions, round tables and discussions, concerts, presented duel and
literary competitions, exhibitions, marathons of reading and others. Special
place is given to winners of National Award Konstantin Konstantinov - for
contribution to children's book publishing, which is served at the Festival
every year since 2004. into four categories. Has published the text of the
anthem of the festival and the program of his tenth birthday edition. Are
included and welcomed Ms. Zorka Parvanova - patron of the festival and
Rositsa Petova - Vassileva - Director of Sava Dobroplodni regional library
and the festival. |
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PUBLICATION 2007
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PETROVA –
VASILEVA,
Rositsa.
European dimensions of Bulgarian children’s
literature: A symposium of
reports of a round table, Sliven - May 10, 2007 /Compiler Rositsa Petrova -
Vasileva. - Sliven: Jajda, 2007. - 119 p.
 Bulgarian
culture and our literature in particular,
from the Renaissance until nowadays is marked by the
search of identity in the context of European civilizing model.
After several centuries of backwardness and
isolation our national culture took the hard way of searching of its own
image between traditions and modernity,
between keeping originality and assimilating common
European achievements and values.
Reports of the round table,
held in the frames of the XI National Children’s
Book Festival /May
2007/, are dedicated to the research of those
processes.
The symposium “European
dimensions of Bulgarian children’s
literature” consists of
12 reports of eminent authors,
literary critics,
university lecturers and library specialists from
Bulgaria and abroad. In
their reports the authors try to outline the peaks of Bulgarian children’s
literature, to make a study
of its dissemination through Europe and its commensurability with European
and world literatures.
Folklore has a special place in the symposium as it expresses the self
understanding and knowledge about world and its relation with folklores of
other European countries is shown.
The reports of foreign participants trace the processes
of dissemination and popularization of Bulgarian children’s literature
abroad and the attitude of literary critics and ordinary readers towards it.
The edition has been published by the financial support
of the Bulgarian Ministry of culture.
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PETROVA -
VASILEVA,
Rositsa.
National literary competition “The
Book is my friend – a
road-map for a dreamer”: A medley
of works - winners / Compiler Rositsa Petrova - Vasileva. Sliven,
Jajda, 2007. - 67 p.;
with col.
ill.
 For
third year in a row the organizers of the National Children’s
Book Festival /Sliven/
publish a medley of the works-winners which
compete in the yearly literary competition,
which is traditionally held in the Festival’s eve.
The medley “The
Book is my friend – a
road-map for a dreamer”
consists of 18 splendid
works /poems,
stories,
tales,
essays/. In each of them we
find an interesting idea, a
great sense of common to all mankind values,
which books bear,
various messages.
The presence of so many and so successful texts shows
that love for books is alive and they still are spiritual necessity for
Bulgarian children and in fact they need this now more than ever
– in our global and fast changing world.
The edition has been published by the financial support
of the Bulgarian Ministry of culture. |
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PETROVA –
VASILEVA,
Rositsa.
Fallen pearls:
Favourite poems for children from favourite Bulgarian
poetesses: Anthology
= Бисери расути: Наjдражи
стихови за децу омильених бугарских песникиньа /Compiler.
Rositsa Petrova –
Vasileva,
transl.
by Mila Vasov. – Sliven:
Jajda, 2007. – 119
p.; with ill.
 The
bilingual anthology “Fallen
pearls” collects the best
Bulgarian poems for children,
written from several generations of Bulgarian poetesses.
The anthology presents the classics of our
children literature and also modern poetesses,
who actively participate in this delicate children’s
sphere of fiction. Although
it is small, it reveals the
values, eternity and
continuity in Bulgarian poetry for children.
There are biographical notes about the writers included
in the end of the anthology enclosed.
The anthology “Fallen
pearls” has been realized
by idea of the organizers of the National Children’s
Book Festival – Sliven by
financial support of the Bulgarian Ministry of culture.
It was dedicated to the 50
edition of the festival “Zмеjеvе
dеchjе
igre”-
Novi Sad, Serbia.
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YORDAN
RADICHKOV – the wise
man from another planet /Compiler
Rositsa Petrova – Vasileva.
– Sliven:
BIS, 2007. – 6
p.
The
edition is a part of the international project “European
literary marathon -2007”,
in which a partner from Bulgaria is “Sava Dobroplodni”
regional library - Sliven.
It is dedicated to Yordan Radichkov
– one of the most brilliant Bulgarian writers of
XX century and to his work,
as he was chosen to present Bulgaria in this unique and
innovative European event.
The edition is illustrated by Radichkov’s
pictures and illustrations of the painters Svetlin Rusev and Kalin Nikolov. |
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PUBLICATION 2005
A few books have been published in honor of 50-year
jubilee of “Sava Doproplodni” Regional Library and 185 years since the birth
of its patron: a selection of reports of life and activity of Sava
Doproplodni reported on a Scientific session, a bio-bibliographic index
“Sava Doproplodni”, a bibliographic index “50-year “Sava Dobroplodni”
Regional Library, a chronicle of “Sava Dobroplodny” Regional Library and a
jubilee newspaper. |
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IFiftyI 50
years “Sava
Dobroplodni” Regional
Library: A jubilee
newspaper /Editor Rositsa
Petrova-Vasileva – Sliven:
Jajda, 2005. – 10p.
 A
jubilee newspaper has been published in honor of the library’s
anniversary. Interesting moments from library’s
history and activities and articles, showing its European image, have been
written in it. Opinions of
50 eminent public figures,
politics,
cultural workers,
writers,
library specialists,
journalists etc.
about the library have been published in the newspapers’
column “Other people about us”. Their opinions
show fully public appreciation of the library’s activity. The structure of
the newspaper is very original: an amazing illustration of an icon from 15th
century and the Konstantin-Cyril Philosopher’s text “Poor without book are
all nations…” are on the first page, then follow articles, revealing
interesting moments from the past and the present of the library and on the
final page focuses on the library’s activities, which make the library
different and unique and a welcomed partner in Europe. |
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PETROVA-VASILEVA,
Rositsa et al. [Fifty] 50
years “Sava
Dobroplodni” Regional
Library: Bibliography
/Compiler Rositsa Petrova-Vasileva,
Galia Cholakova. –
Sliven :
Jajda, 2005. – 149p.
 The
bibliographical index „50
years “Sava Dobroplodni”
Regional Library -
Sliven” is a first attempt to
be shown fully all publications about “Sava
Dobroplodni” Regional
Library from 1955 – the
year of its establishment, to November 2005
inclusive. 636
publications from Bulgarian and foreign sources are
included. The items, included, are shown in chronological order, by year of
publishing, and each year – in alphabetical order, by first word of
description – author’s
surname or the first word of the title, when the author is not mentioned on
the book’s cover. Information about the content of the publications,
persons and events mentioned is written in short blurb.
There is a system of indexes at the end of the
bibliography, which help finding easier the necessary literature.
The topics index reveals the publications according their
content as it helps finding easier the necessary topic. There are included
the following parts:
History and development of the libraries, National Children’s Book Festival,
Projects of the library,
Foreign partners of the library,
Donations and donors, Material and technical foundation,
Celebrations and festivities,
Awards and diplomas,
Others’ opinions for the library, Visits of ministers and
vice-ministers of culture in the library,
Visits of ambassadors, cultural attaches and directors of
foreign cultural informational centers in the library. In the index of
personal names identical names are distinguished and their part in writing
certain publication is shown – author, compiler,
editor, co-author etc.
The bibliographical index „50
years “Sava
Dobroplodni” Regional
Library - Sliven”
will be a valuable handbook and a source of information
for the research workers of the library’s work in the mentioned period of
time and of researching culture processes in Sliven and Sliven region, on
which it has an influence
Compilers of the bibliography are Rositsa
Petrova-Vasileva and Galia Cholakova. |
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Petrova –
Vasileva,
Rositsa. [A hundrend and eighty-five] 185-year since the
birth of Sava Dobroplodni: Jubilee scientific session, 1st–2nd
Dec 2005, in the town of Sliven: Selection of reports/ Compiler Rositza
Petrova – Vasileva; Scientific editor Professor Doctor of Laws (LL. D.) Vera
Boycheva. – Sliven: Jajda, 2005. – 117 pages
 Sava
Dobroplodni is one of most interesting,
original and active persons of Bulgarian national revival
and the citizens of Sliven are proud of him. While he is alive, his students
and the whole Bulgarian community recognize him for his activity.
The first bibliographical essay of Dobroplodni was
published a year after his death. Since then until nowadays dates the
interest of research workers in his life and work. Very interesting are his
attempts as a play-writer and a repertory director. Literature historians
are also interested in him. His work in different countries, regions and
settlements is of a great interest for research workers in the field of
history of medicine and public health services. The name of Sava Dobroplodni,
in fact, is mentioned in all the surveys, concerning education and
literature in the epoch of Bulgarian Renaissance.
The symposium of reports from the Jubilee scientific
session /Sliven, December 1-2, 2005/ is dedicated to Sava Dobroplodni – a
remarkable person – highly educated, intelligent, speaking several European
languages, a prominent pedagogue, worker and a reformer in the field of
culture, a real European citizen for his spirit.
The reports of the following persons are included in the
symposium: of Dr Djordje Ignjatovich /Belgrad,
Serbia/ - one of the most
famous researchers of the Bulgarian-Serbian cultural relations in 19th
century, of the senior research worker Dr Rumiana Damianova /Bulgarian
Academy of Sciences, Institute for literature
/, associate professor Dr Mila Krasteva and
associate professor Dr Julia Nikolova /Plovdiv
University /, professor Dr Stefan Harkov,
associate professor Dr Nikolai Dimkov, associate professor Dr Jurii Prodanov
/Shumen University /, associate
professor Dr Maria Todorova /Thracian University –
Stara Zagora /, associate professor Dr Ivan Jelev
/Sofia University/, a research
worker Ist class Jivka Radeva /Veliko Tarnovo/,
Galia Lacheva and Veneta Ganeva from “Ivan Vazov”
National Library - Plovdiv, Rositsa
Petrova-Vasileva– “Sava Dobroplodni” Regional
Library, Iliana Tamahkiarova-State Archive /Sliven/.
The reports, which are included in the symposium, are
substantial for revealing important moments of the work and life of Sava
Dobroplodni and all these facts add his biography. Professor Vera Boycheva
/from Sofia University/ is a scientific editor of the issue.
The symposium is published by the financial help of the
National book center at the Ministry of culture. |
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„Sliven-town
of creators” Calendar
A unique calendar”,
dedicated to the library’s anniversary, with a motto “Sliven-town
of creators”, has been printed.
It is illustrated with paintings of Sliven of 12
famous Bulgarian painters and texts from
Konstantin Konstantinov, Damyan Damyanov, Radoi
Ralin, Petya Alexandrova, Atanas Slavov, Dimitar Gundov, Nadya Nedelina,
Dobri Nemirov, the historiographer Simeon Tabakov, which complement one
another very well. The calendar is a nice „visiting
card” of the town and presents it well abroad. It
will be an honor for every citizen of Sliven to possess this calendar,
although it is almost out of print.
The publications, dedicated to the library’s jubilee are
various in their type. That is how the direction of “Sava Dobroplodni”
Regional Library shows off its non-standard creative approach to its
publishing activity, innate for a library. All these publications support
the position of the library as the main culture, scientific and
informational centre in the Sliven and Yambol regions.
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The artistic life in Sliven
1905-2005: Bibliography/
Compilers:
Svetoslav Milev,
Galia Cholakova;
Editor Rositsa Petrova -Vasileva.
–Sliven,
Jajda, 2005.– 146p.:
photos
 “The
Artistic Life in Sliven 1905-2005”
bibliography is dedicated to the
100 years from the establishment of the Art Museum
in Sliven. It is the only one full edition on that topic. It covers the
period from 1910 / since
when the first publication on the topic dates /
to April 2005
inclusive and presents 826
bibliographical descriptions of books,
treatises, albums,
bibliographical issues,
brochures,
catalogues and articles in periodicals. There is a short
history of the cultural life in Sliven for the particular period and about
the establishment of the Art Gallery in the town at the beginning of the
bibliography. The information,
included in the bibliography,
was found in main bibliographical sources,
библиографски източници, subject bibliographical
indexes, files of local
literature and press of “Sava
Dobroplodni” Regional
Library – Sliven,
publications of “Dimitar Dobrovich” Art Gallery,
reference books etc. Research work was done, because of the lack of
analytically worked up periodicals for the period until 1944.
Local press and many other issues and symposiums
have been surveyed “de visu” for the whole period. There is an annotation
enclosed to each description, which helps readers finding easier the
information they need.
Descriptions in the bibliography are in chronological
order, and into each year
– in alphabetical order,
according to author’s
name or title of the article.
There is a system of indexes at the end of the
bibliography, which helps readers and research workers.
Very interesting are the supplements,
enclosed to the bibliography:
мапе, a list of Jubilee papers published,
documentary films,
list of “Dimitar
Dobrovich” Art Gallery‘s
exhibitions for the period 1965- 2005,
facsimiles and photos.
The aim of the compilers of the bibliography is not only
to find, collect and
process in systematical order all publications,
which show the various artistic life of Sliven,
but also to provoke research workers
/historians,
researchers of the region, arts critics/
to continue working on the topic and as a result of this
activity new research works to be written, because Sliven deserves it. |
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PETROVA-VASILEVA,
Rositsa.
Modern literature for children and its readers–tendencies,
problems,
perspectives:
A symposium of reports from a round table,
Sliven –
May 10, 2005 /
Compiler Rositsa Petrova -Vasileva.
–Sliven,
Jajda, 2005. – 84p.
 Fourteen
reports of eminent authors, literature critics, scientists, lecturers and
library specialist from Bulgaria and abroad are included in the symposium.
The reports analyze the book publishing for children in the last
10 years,
following the process of intertwining the literature for
children with the literature for adults,
the problems of creating and popularizing books for
children are discussed, the state of children periodicals is presented. The
questions why Bulgarian children are not interested in reading, is there
enough room for Bulgarian modern book in the textbook in literature etc.
take large part in the reports. There is also presented a literature for
disabled children. Karl Pontus Lindgren /Sweden/ analyzes the books of the
Swedish writer Maria Grippe in Bulgarian. Georfi Chobane /Hungary/ presents
the work with children of the Town library of Pecs.
The reports aim to provoke a public debate and
legislative initiatives in the field of book publishing for children,
outline the problems in the processes of creating
and disseminating books for children and discuss solving of that problems,
create new ideas about the modern content of books
for children, in order to
be more attractive for children, help educational process in schools by
ideas for changing substance of literature textbooks, presenting good
practices in disseminating and popularizing books for children of guest from
abroad etc. |
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PETROVA-VASILEVA,
Rositsa.
“Europe –
our common home”:
A handbook /
Compiler Rositsa Petrova -Vasileva.
–Sliven:Jajda,
2005. – 85p.:
col. ill.
 The
handbook was published by “European
Union through children’s
eyes” project of the
Ministry of culture and “Sava
Dobroplodni” Regional
Library – Sliven,
accomplished by the Communicative strategy of
Bulgarian government for Bulgarian joining to the European Union. The aim
of the handbook is to enlarge knowledge of young people about Europe. By its
help young people may learn the new terms and also to enlarge their ideas
and knowledge about the countries members of the European Union.
The handbook contains information about the growing up of
the idea for United Europe,
for the beginning of the integration IN Western Europe,
for the stages of enlarging, for the institutions of the EU. Special
attention is paid to the European citizenship, European constitution,
programs, monetary policy, symbols and the anthem of the EU, the relations
between Bulgaria and EU are shown in chronological order. There is an index
at the end of the handbook, concerning knowledge about the EU, including
web-addresses of Internet sites, containing information about the EU.
The countries members of the EU are presented in
interesting way. There are interesting facts about each country and general
short information about them.
The handbook has many illustrations and 80 colored
photos. It is interesting and readable and this way it provokes children to
learn more about United Europe, in which they will live, study and will
develop their creativeness. |
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PETROVA-VASILEVA,
Rositsa.
Competition “European
Union through children’s eyes”:
A medley of works-winners /
Compiler Rositsa Petrova -Vasileva.
–Sliven,
Jajda, 2005. – 47p.:
col. ill.
The medley was published by “European
Union through children’s
eyes” project of the
Ministry of culture and “Sava
Dobroplodni” Regional
Library – Sliven,
accomplished by the Communicative strategy of
Bulgarian government for Bulgarian joining to the European Union. Bets works-winners
in the literature competition and the competition for drawing of the same
name were presented in the both groups. In these works children from Sliven,
Yambol, Tvarditsa, Nova Zagora and Pomorie described and painted the
feelings that excited them in the days of joining of Bulgaria to the EU,
they painted the world they want to live in today and tomorrow, when they
are going to grow up.
The tales, included in the medley show in a good way the
image of Bulgarian young generation – skillful young people, who will take
part actively in forming a prosperous Europe. |
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PETROVA-VASILEVA,
Rositsa.
National competition “Book,
my fairy!”:
A medley of works-winners /
Compiler Rositsa Petrova -Vasileva.
–Sliven,
Jajda, 2005. – 84p.:
col. ill.
The medley contains 31
literature works /poetry
and prose / and
16 drawings, winners in the National competition
“Book,
my fairy!”.
It proves that love to books is still alive.
It proves that a talented generation grows up in
Bulgaria and Bulgarian children know world and Bulgarian masterpieces of
literature for children and they re-examine them and take them as models.
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Another
issue with high scientific value
For
second serial year Regional Library prints in a special issue the literary
works of the participants – winners
Very
interesting is the issue with the Bulgarian participants’ awarded literary
works in the transnational competition “Europe in a fairy tale” realized at
international project by Association “Centro in Europe” /Genoa, Italy/ in
cooperation with Festival of tales /Berlin, Germany/, “Sava Dobroplodni”
Regional library and National Children’s Book Festival /Sliven, Bulgaria/,
the Andersen’s Festival /Sentry Levante, Italy/, the International books’
council for young people in Brussels and etc./, where took participation
over 180 little participants under 14 years old., 55 young people and
over 115 authors over 22 years of age from the all country. Over 500
wonderful tales were sent inspired by the values of the EU, the universal
values: human dignity and human rights, peace, democracy, freedom, tolerance
and equality…
