Objects, which represent Bulgarian World Heritage contribution in the six topics:

(Handouts)

1. History – The Feather- Palisiy Hilendarski’s Istoria Slavyanobalgarskaya 2. Literature – The Pottery - Ivan Vasov’s Novel the Under Yoke3. Technology – The Punch Cards - John Atanassov’s ABC computer4. Science – The Dried Snowdrop - Paskov’s Invention: the NIvalin in the Snowdrop5. Art – The Disk with Valya Balkanska’s Song Izlel e Delyu Haidutin6. Sport –The medal - Maria Gigiova and her gold medals in Rhythmic Gimnastics

Ivan Vazov(1850 – 1921)

Ivan Vazov was a Bulgarian poet, novelist and playwright. He was born in Sopot, a town in the Rose Valley. He graduated Naiden Gerov College in Plovdiv, where he made his first steps as a poet.Vazov was probably heavily influenced by Hristo Botev – Bulgarian poet, who was the ideological leader of the Bulgarian revolutionary movement.First Vazov started writing poems and after that

novels and playwrights.He moved to Sofia in 1889 were he published some of his works.Vazov’s famous novel Under the Yoke was published in 1889.

UNDER THE YOKE

Under the Yoke is a novel by Ivan Vazov, written in 1888. It depicts the Ottoman oppression of Bulgaria and is the most famous piece of classic Bulgarian literature. Under the Yoke has been translated into 30 languages.

The tranquility in Bulgarian village under the Ottoman yoke is ostensible because the people are quietly preparing for an uprising. The educated part of the population desperately wants change. Their enthusiasm is enormous, but they soon find that the rebellion is beyond their powers. The Turks break down the resistance and the April uprising is crushed in the village, as well as the rest of the country.

The sanguinary uprising is the reason for the Russian-Turkish war, in which Russia liberates Bulgaria with the help of local volunteers.

John AtanasoffThe man who invented the computer

The Atanasoff–Berry Computer (ABC) was the first electronic digital computing device. Conceived in 1937, the machine was not programmable, being designed only to solve systems of linear equations. It was successfully tested in 1942.

The principles of John Atanasoff's computer, though seemingly outdated today, are the basis of the thousands of millions of computers, without which modern society cannot exist. Every Bulgarian knows and prides in the holy brothers, St. Cyrile and St. Methodius, who created the alphabet of all Slavonic peoples. Similarly, John Atanasoff, a man of Bulgarian extraction, opened the road to the world information society.

To my Fatherland:

“I have always felt that the heritage of the two people in my blood has kept my spirit.

And now, as I am here I am even happier for my good fortune.

My father’s people have met me warmly and have given me award Cyrile and Metodius Order. I was elected a foreign member of the Bulgarian Academy of Science I am in touch with many friends in Bulgaria.”

GALANTHUS

SNOWDROP

Galanthus nivalis (snowdrops) is the best-known and most widespread representative of the genus Galanthus.It is native to a large area of Europe, stretching from the Pyrenees in the west, through France and Germany to Poland in the north, Italy, Northern Greece and Bulgaria.

NIVALIN is an original Bulgarian product developed by prof. Paskov in 1956 in Bulgaria. Later on the Sofarma’s LD team produced with an original technology for extraction of the alkaloid Galantamine from the bulbs of the plant snowdrops the active ingredient in NIVALIN.

NIVALIN can cure: cerebral paralysis in childhood, neuritis, progressive muscular dystrophy, myopathies etc.

Valya Balkanska is one of the most famous

Bulgarian Folklore Singers. She is from the

Rodope mountain area and well-known for

singing the song IZLEL JE DELYU HAYDUTIN, part

of the VOYGER golden record selection of music

included in the two VOYAGER spacecraft

launched in 1977.

Maria Gigova(Rhythmic gymnastics)

The first real star to emerge from the rhythmic scene was Maria Gigova. Gigova’s astonishing achievements during the formative years of the sport have given her a firm foothold as one of the top 10

rhythmic gymnasts of all time.

Maria Gigova became world champion in 1969, 1971, and 1973.