Kolev, А. (2023) The people went to bring freedom where there was slavery. – In. Modern dimensions in European education and research area: Proceedings with Papers of the Seventeenth International Traveling Seminar of ULSIT. Bulgarian-Cypriot Cultural Communications: 30-31.05.2023 : Volume 11. – Sofia Academic Publishing House „About Letters – About Writing“. – рр. 119-125. – ISSN 2367-7988

Abstract: 2023 marks the 111th anniversary of the Balkan War. The aim of the present text is to try to present the Bulgarian attitude and state of mind on the eve of 1912. In addition to the mobilization of citizens organized by the state, the voluntary desire for inclusion in the military actions of Bulgarians from the country and beyond its borders stands out. as well as Bulgarian Jews. The methodological toolkit that was used in the writing includes an interdisciplinary approach, applicable in different areas of humanities and covering methods such as analysis of bibliographic resources
and publications published in electronic sources, synthesis of the information array, historical approach and field observation. The activity of institutions such as archives, museums, libraries and others as a fundamental factor for the development of historical memory and national identity in man is also examined. The paper examines the importance of marking the annual celebrations of events and personalities
related to Bulgarian history and how institutions are the country with the main role in creating a strong connection between our history and society.
Keywords: Balkan war, freedom, lands, people, Jews, archive, celebrations