On 31 October 2019, at the Aula Magna of St Kliment Ohridski Sofia University, Colibri Publishers present ‘The Rose of the Balkans: A Short History of Bulgaria’, a two-volume work by Prof. Ivan Ilchev, Dr Habil. Hist., Corresponding Member of BAS. Publication was made possible with the support of the ‘13 Centuries of Bulgaria’ National Endowment Fund.