150th Anniversary
1869÷2019

Journal
of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Academic journal of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

ISSN 2683-0302 (on line)
ISSN 0007-3989 (print)

Contents

Issue 3/2019

MAY 24th
THE DAY OF BULGARIAN EDUCATION AND CULTURE AND SLAVONIC ALPHABET

Official Celebration of the Day of Bulgarian Education and Culture, and Slavonic Alphabet …3

Ana Stoykova The Cult of Saints Cyril and Methodius in Medieval Bulgaria:Ideological Transformations

…4

SCIENTIFIC SECTION

Alexander H. Alexandrov History of Forest Reseach Institute – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
with a View of Its 100th Anniversary

…7

Miglena Zhiyanski, Margarita Georgieva Forest Research Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
– Challenges and Achievements in the Last Decade (2007-2017)

…15

Georgi Tsankov, Georgi Georgiev, Plamen Mirchev Entomological Science in Forest Research Institute

…19

Grud Popov, Ivailo Markoff, Yonko Dodev, Margarita Georgieva Management of the Coppice Oak Forests in Central North Bulgaria

…22

Emil Popov Douglas-fir Provenance Experiments in Bulgaria – Valuable Information Source

…30

PUBLIC DEBATE CLUB

Ivan Zagorchev Pseudoscience and Pseudo-journalism: Fabricated and Falsified “Scientific” Data, Cheap Sensations and Fake News

…38

Eugene Sverdlov Beware! High Impact Factor

…45

ANNIVERSARIES AND JUBILEES

Daniel Vachkov Ivan Evstratiev Geshov – Statesman, Scientist, Donor

…50

Maria Mladenova The Enlighteners in the Family of Academician Ivan Gyuzelev

…57

Georgi Sotirov, Denitsa Borisova 40 Years since the Flight of the First Bulgarian Cosmonaut
Georgi Ivanov

…62

INTERVIEWS

Interview with Prof. Dr. Peter Djondjorov, Director of the Institute of Mechanics …64

INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATION

Galya Angelova Lecture “The Future of Artificial Intelligence – in Harmony with Man”

…67

Nikolay K. Vitanov Introduction to the Chinese Science and Technology System

…68

INTRODUCING

Petar Kenderov, Elena Panchovska Five Years Studentsʼ Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

…70

NEWS ITEMS

Results of the Doctorate Competition “Best Publication” …74

Teodora Valova Events Dedicated to the 150 th Anniversary of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (Regional Academic Center – Pleven)

…76

Alexander Alexandrov Graphic Exhibition in Memory of Rumen Skorchev

…77
In BAS Management Board …79

Newly Elected Director of Institute

…79

The French Ambassador Honors Corresponding Member Grigor Gorchev with the Order of
Academic Palms

…79

REVIEWS

Stefan Harkov The Hymnographic Book “Tropologion”: Sources, Worship Practices and
Singing Repertoire

…80

Boyan Durankhev An Overcoming Vision for the Catching up of Bulgaria

…82

Lucia Antonova-Vassileva About the Monograph “Post-history of Bulgarian Language: Bulgarian on the Balkans, Memories of Bulgarian Past, Controversial and Dynamic Present”

…85
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