In January 2026, the ‘13 Centuries Bulgaria’ National Endowment Fund made a donation of books to Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv.
The donation comprises more than 300 publications, including fiction, historical and geographical studies, published by St Kliment Ohridski University Press. Some of the titles are: ‘Saga of the Time of Samuil’, by Anton Donchev; ‘Byzantine Between the Western Towns and the Eastern Empires’, by Vasileios Syros; ‘History of the Bulgarian State in the Middle Ages’, by Vasil Zlatarski; and ‘Anthology of Bulgarian Folklore Performers’, Vols. 1, 2 and 3, by Todor Bakalov.
The donation contributes to enriching the library of the University, one of the leading Bulgarian educational, research and cultural institution.