Publication of documents by the Bulgarian historical archive until September 9, 1944

fter the Liberation of Bulgaria (1878) from the Ottoman yoke the beginning was set for a purposeful research and publication of documents about the Bulgarian Revival. It should be noted that until the middle of the twentieth century, Bulgaria lacked archival legislation, as well as specialized archival institutions, which caused irreparable damage to the Bulgarian archival heritage. During this period, archival collections were gathered in cultural, scientific and other institutions. The largest of them was at the National Library in Sofia. The publication of archival documents and materials in Bulgaria during this period was divided into two stages. The first stage covered the period from the Liberation of Bulgaria in 1887 to 1908, when the first efforts were made by specialists and amateurs to achieve some organization in the publication of archival documents from the Bulgarian Revival. It was characterized by documentary publications in periodicals and history journals. The second stage was related to the appearance of the first documentary collection in our country in 1908, which was a more complex form of publication of written historical sources. The publication of documents about the Revival after the Liberation was the work of former participants in the national-revolutionary movement, including Zahari Stoyanov, Stoyan Zaimov, Nikola Obretenov, Kiriak Tsankov. Key words: Bulgarian Revival, publication, archival collections, archival documents