80 YEARS SINCE THE IVTH CONGRESS OF THE SLAVIC GEOGRAPHERS AND ETHNOGRAPHERS – SOFIA - 1936

Problems of Geography, 2016, Vol.3-4, DOI: https://doi.org/10.35101/PRG-2016.3-4.10
Ivanka Boteva

Abstract:
The paper celebrates the 80th anniversary of the conduct of the IVth Congress of Slavic Geographers and Ethnographers. The event took place in Sofia from 16th to 21st August 1936 under the auspices of HM Tsar Boris III. The congress was attended by 323 delegates from Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Germany, Holland, France, Germany, Finland, Romania and Bulgaria. A total of 140 scientific papers and announcements were presented, of which 103 were on geographical issues and 37 papers – on ethnography. The program of the congress was very rich – a scientific part, organized in eight sections, field tours, exhibitions and cultural events. The importance of this major scientific forum was paramount for the development of the Bulgarian science and the raising of the prestige of Bulgaria.

Author information:
Author: Ivanka Boteva
E-mail: iboteva@abv.bg
Affiliation: National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography – BAS, str. Acad. G. Bonchev, bl. 3, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria

 

How to cite:
Boteva, I. (2016). 80 ГОДИНИ ОТ ПРОВЕЖДАНЕТО НА ІV КОНГРЕС НА СЛАВЯНСКИТЕ ГЕОГРАФИ И ЕТНОГРАФИ – СОФИЯ – 1936 г. Problems of Geography, 2016, Vol.3-4, p. 161-164. https://doi.org/10.35101/PRG-2016.3-4.10