The First World War in the Balkans and the Inclusion of Bulgaria in It

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1 P R O G R A M for conducting the international scientific conference on the topic: The First World War in the Balkans and the Inclusion of Bulgaria in It October 2015 Sofia, Vidin, Kjustendil, Kardzhali

2 Organizing committee: Chairman: General - Major Todor Dotchev Vice Chairman: Assoc. Prof. Stancho Stanchev Secretary: Dr. Snezana Radoeva Members: Rear Admiral (r) Valentin Gagashev Col. Assoc. Prof. Anatoly Prokopiev Prof. Todor Petrov Prof. Elijah Todev Prof. Alexander Kostov Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sonja Penkova Assoc. Prof. Dr. Alexander Grebenarov Lieutenant General (r) Stoyan Topalov Capt Atanas Ilev Ivan Sapunjiev Fionera Filipova Valentin Debochichki Daniela Kodjamanova 2015 Military History Commission Ivan Sapunjiev ivansapunjiev@yahoo.com

3 12 October 2015, Monday 08:00 20:00 Welcoming and accommodation of foreign participants 18:00 20:30 Dinner for the foreign participants 13 October 2015, Tuesday 08:30 09:00 Registration of the Conference delegates (Ceremonial Hall, G. S. Rakovski National Defence College) 09:00 09:30 Opening of the Conference by the Commandant of the G. S. Rakovski National Defence College, Major General Todor Dochev Welcoming address of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mr. Rossen Plevneliev Introductory speech of the Minister of Defence, Mr. Nikolay Nenchev Welcoming address of the President of the International Commission of Military History, Prof. Massimo De Leonardis 09:30 10:00 Keynote speech: Academician Georgi Markov: First World War in the Balkans and Inclusion of Bulgaria in It ( ) 10:00 10:20 Assoc. Prof. Stancho Stanchev: Preparation and Inclusion of Bulgarian Army in the First World War 10:20 10:45 Coffee break and photo of the conference participants 3

4 10:45 13:00 Panel One: The Balkan States in the World Conflict and Bulgarian Neutrality ( Rakovski auditorium) Moderator: Prof. Trendafil Mitev 10:45 11:00 Prof. Radoslav Mishev: More on Sarajevo assault and the Outbreak of the First World War :00 11:15 Prof. Dr. Bernard Cook, Dr. Davis Moore (USA): The United States and Bulgaria during World War I 11:15 11:30 Prof. Igor Grebenkin (Russia): National Interests of Russia in the First World War and in the Balkan Region 11:30 11:45 Major Dr. Dalibor Denda (Serbia): Serbian Defense Operations in :45 12:00 Brigadier-General (ret) Fritz Stoeckli (Switzerland): Swiss Armed Neutrality : The Role of the Chief of the General Staff, Sprecher von Bernegg, in Its Preparation and Its Preservation 12:00 12:15 Dr. Dionysios Chourchoulis (Greece): The Bulgarian Threat as a Factor for the Institutionalization of Greek Policy and Strategy ( ) 12:15 12:30 Stevan Radunovich, Master Jadranka Selhanovich (Montenegro): Montenegro in the First World War 12:30 12:45 Dr. Ilyana Ilyeva: Recurrences in the Policy of the Great Powers before and during the First World War: the Example of Montenegro 12:45 13:00 Assoc. Prof. Svetlana Schegolihina (Russia): Rules and Laws of War: the Role of the Non-Governmental Organizations in the Execution of International Law in the Balkans ( ). 13:00 14:00 Lunch 4

5 14:00 16:15 Panel Two (parallel): Bulgarian Military Political Stand and Preparation for War) Moderator: Prof. Todor Petrov 14:00 14:15 Dr. Plamen Dimitrov: Bulgarian Geopolitical Stand of 1915: Reasons and Outcome 14:15 14:30 Prof. Vesselin Yanchev: Restrictive Military Measures on the Eve of the Bulgarian Participation in the First World War 14:30 14:45 Prof. Svetlozar Eldarov: Bulgarian Orthodox Church and Bulgarian Military Political Orientation in :45 15:00 Col. Prof. Dimitar Nedyalkov: Bulgarian Aeronautics and Aviation in the Period between the Balkan Wars and the First World War 15:00 15:15 Dr. Alexander Vuchkov: Armaments Deliveries for the Bulgarian Army in the Eve of the First World War 15:15 15:30 Assoc. Prof. Marko Zlatev: Bulgarian Military Educational System on the Eve and the Beginning of the First World War ( ) 15:30 15:45 Assoc. Prof. Daniel Vachkov: Financial Provision of Bulgarian Participation in the First World War 15:45 16:00 Assoc. Prof. Dimitar Zafirov: The Failure of the Entante in the Dardanelles Operation in 1915 and the Inclusion of Bulgaria in the First World War 16:00 16:15 Prof. Dimitar Sazdov: Ferdinand s Political Games before the Inclusion of Bulgaria in the War in

6 14:00 16:15 Panel Two (parallel): Combat Actions of Bulgarian Units and Formations in 1915 (Academic Hall 1). Moderator: Col., Assoc. Prof. Anatolii Prokopiev 14:00 14:15 Dr. Pеtar Nenkov: The Offensive of the 2 -nd Bulgarian Army in Macedonia in :15 14:30 Dr. Angel Dinev: Mobilization and Combat Actions of the 12 -th Infantry Balkan Regiment 14:30 14:45 Prof. Nencho Mitsulov: Bulgarian Naval Forces in the Beginning of the First World War and the Strafing of Varna in October :45 15:00 Emilia Kozhouharova: Col. Stefan Iliev and the Battle near Bukovo 15:00 15:15 Plamen Myashkov: The 34 -th Troyan Regiment from the Beginning of the War to Its Dislocation at the Southern Front 15:15 15:30 Dr. Velcho Krastev, Assoc. Prof. Evgenia I. Ivanova: They Are Bulgarian Soldiers (the Gypsies in the Bulgarian Army in the Eve of the First World War) 15:30 15:45 Dr. Vladimir Zlatarsky: German Generals and Bulgaria in the First World War 15:45 16:00 Stoyan Nikolov: Captured Bulgarians in :00 16:15 Georgi Radoslavov: The Heroic Episodes of the 26 - th Infantry Pernik Regiment in the First World War :15 16:30 Coffee Break 6

7 16:30 19:00 Panel Three (parallel): War and Diplomacy. Media and Propaganda ( Rakovski auditorium) Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Sonya Penkova 16:30 16:45 Prof. Sevo Yavashchev: First World War in the Bulgarian Military Journals ( ) Bibliometrical Analysis 16:45 17:00 Prof. Trendafil Mitev: The Activity of Prof. Stefan Panaretov in Washington in Defence of Bulgaria / November November 1919/ 17:00 17:15 LtCol. Dr. Miljan Milkich (Serbia): Diplomatic Activities of Charles j. Vopicka in Romania, Bulgaria and Serbia :15 17:30 Dr. Slavi Slavov: On the Eve of the Choice. Bulgarian Diplomacy and the Great War in :30 17:45 Dr. Petar Kardzhilov: The Earliest Domestic Chronological and Documentary Films Shot Immediately after the Inclusion of Bulgaria in the First World War 17:45 18:00 Dr. Inna Manasieva: The Image of Serbia in the Anti-Russian Propaganda of the Union for Liberation of Ukraine in Bulgaria in the Beginning of the First World War 18:00 18:15 Tsvetana Velichkova: Public Activities of Col. Léon Lamouche in Defence of Bulgarian Interests during and after the European War 18:15 18:30 Discussion 7

8 16:30 19:00 Panel Three (parallel): War and Society (Academic Hall 1) Moderator: Prof. Svetlozar Eldarov 16:30 16:45 Assoc. Prof. Alexander Grebenarov: Macedonian Bulgarians in Service of the Fatherland during the First World War 16:45 17:00 Assoc. Prof. Teodorichka Gotovska-Hentze: Czech Emigration in Bulgaria in 1915 Friends among Enemies (according to unpublished materials of the Czech archives) 17:00 17:15 Dr. Georgi Georgiev: The Bulgarian National Assembly and the Albanian Policy of Kingdom Bulgaria in :15 17:30 Dr. Mariana Stamova: Kosovo during the First World War 17:30 17:45 Dr. Voin Bozhinov: From Enemies to Allies. Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire in the Beginning of the First World War 17:45 18:00 Ani Zlateva: 1914 For Bulgaria to Be /Europe and the World in Help of Bulgarians Donation Actions and Events/ 18:00 18:15 Discussion 16:30 19:00 Panel Three (parallel): War and Memory (Academic hall 2) Moderator: Prof. Sevo Yavashchev 16:30 16:45.Nikolay Poppetrov: War through the Eyes of its Contemporaries, in Common Memory and in the 8

9 Evaluations of Historians 16:45 17:00 Assoc. Prof. Ljubomir Georgiev: Three Memories of the First World War Preserved in the Bulgarian History Archive to the National Library St. St. Cyril and Methodius 17:00 17:15 Assoc. Prof. Ljudmila Kitipova-Popova: The Notebook of Lieutenant P. Kitipov a Short Chronicle from Kosovo during World War I 17:15 17:30 Gabriella Vaptsarova, Darina Ilyeva: The Bulgarian Officer and Military Historian Participant in the First World War (140 Years from the Birth of Col. Petar Darvingov) 17:30 17:45 Dr. Rositsa Lelyova: The Exarchate Administration in Debar Eparchy during the First World War through the Eyes of Archbishop Cyril 17:45 18:00 Vanya Petkova: To Kill or Be Killed. /From the Recollections of Varban Angelov, NCO in the 18 -th Infantry Regiment, Tarnovo town 18:00 18:15 Stanimir Nyagolov, Teodor Massov, Tanya Dineva- Nyagolova: Doiran Defendants Out of Oblivion 18:15 18:30 Ganko Benev: Lieutenant Ivan Benevrekov Cavalier of the Medal For Bravery 18:30 18:45 Hristina Manova: Recollections of the First World War from the Funds of the History Museum of the city of Razlog 18:45 19:00 Discussion Cocktail for the participants of the Conference on behalf of the Minister of Defence at Lozenets Residence (with invitations) 9

10 14 October 2015, Wednesday NORTH GROUP 08:00 13:00 Travel to the city of Vidin and accommodation of the guests in a hotel 13:00 14:00 Lunch 14:00 15:30 Panel One: The Offensive against Serbia in the Autumn of 1915 and the Formation of the Southern Front Moderator: Fionera Filipova 14:00 14:15 Major Dr. Dalibor Denda (Serbia): Serbian defense operations in :15 14:30 Col. Assoc. Prof. Anatolii Prokopiev: The 33 -rd Infantry Svishtov Regiment in the War against Serbia :30 14:45 Alexander Zhivotich (Serbia): The Serbian Attempt to Defend Macedonia in :45 15:00 Major Zlatko Ivanov: Provision of Communications in the Conduct of the Offensive Operations against Serbia in :00 15:15 Dimitar Georgiev: The Actions of the 3 -rd Army in :15 15:30 Discussion 15:30 16:00 Coffee break 10

11 16:00 17:45 Panel Two: War, Economy and Public Attitudes Moderator: Prof. Jordan Baev 16:00 16:15 Assoc. Prof. Alexander Sokolov (Russia): Financial System of Bulgaria during the First World War 16:15 16:30 Assoc. Prof. Igor Ermachenko (Russia): The Bulgarian Neutrality as a Subject Matter of the Russian Political Journalism and Military Propaganda 16:30 16:45 LtCol. Dr. Miljan Milkić (Serbia): Diplomatic Activities of Charles J. Vopicka in Romania, Bulgaria and Serbia :45 17:00 Assoc. Prof. Vadim Abolmasov (Russia): British Troops on the Macedonian Front in the First World War 17:00 17:15 Hristina Kirilova: The Combat Path of the 3-rd Infantry Bdin Regiment in the War against Serbia in the Autumn of 1915 through the Eyes of the Painter Tihomir Kodzhamanov 17:15 17:30 Tsetska Tsokova: The Mayor with Soldier s Overcoat 17:30 17:45 Discussion 19:30 21:30 Dinner on behalf of the Regional Governor of Vidin Region 11

12 SOUTH GROUP 08:00 11:00 Travel to the city of Kjustendil and accommodation of the guests in a hotel 11:00 11:15 Photo of the conference participants at the Regimental Military club of Kjustendil 11:15 13:00 Welcoming by the Regional History Museum of Kjustendil 13:00 14:00 Lunch 14:00 15:30 Panel One: Creation of Bulgarian Institutions in the Liberated Lands Moderator: Prof. Alexander Kostov 14:00 14:15 Prof. Bozhica Mladenovich (Serbia): Characteristics of Bulgarian Occupation System in Serbia :15 14:30 Dr. Angel Djonev: Location of the General Headquarters of the Acting Army in Kjustendil 14:30 14:45 Assoc. Prof. Ivan Petrov: French-Bulgarian Collision - Krivolak :45 15:00 Assoc. Prof. Velin Argatski: Contribution of Col. Patar Darvingov for the Military Administrative Organization of Morava Region 15:00 15:30 Discussion 15:30 16:00 Coffee break 12

13 16:00 17:30 Panel Two: The War in the Balkans in 1915 in Participant s Documents, Relics and Memories Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Ivan Petrov 16:00 16:15 Snezhana Zaharieva: Cultural Values of National Importance in the Funds of the Regional Museum of History Blagoevgrad from the Period of the Inclusion of Bulgaria in the First World War 16:15 16:30 Elena Alexandrova: The Great War Drama in the Correspondence of Lieutenant Ivan Popov 16:30 16:45 Mihaela Vassileva, Roumiana Hadzhieva: Stimulus in the Trenches or How Many Cigarettes Were Not Smoked Completely 16:45 17:00 Dr. Cyril Alexiev: A Little Known Document of 4 January 1914 for the Conclusion of Military Convention between Bulgaria and Turkey 17:00 17:15 Elena Chalganova: Why We Did Not Win? The Reasons for Neuilly through the Eyes of a Bulgarian Officer 17:15 17:30 Discussion 19:30 21:30 Dinner on behalf of the Mayor of the town of Kjustendil 15 October 2015, Thursday 08:00 18:00 Travel from Vidin and Kjustendil to Kardzhali 18:00 19:00 Hotel accommodation of the guests 19:00 21:00 Dinner on behalf of the Mayor of Kardzhali 13

14 16 October 2015, Friday 09:00 10:30 Panel One: The Newly Joined Lands and the Fate of Bulgarian Population Outside the Borders of Bulgaria ( ) Moderator: Assoc. prof. Alexander Grebenarov 09:00 09:15 Prof. Todor Petrov: The Fate of Thracian Bulgarians outside the Borders of Bulgaria on the Eve of the First World War 09:15 09:30 Dr. Volodya Milachkov: The People from Dobrudzha on the Eve of the First World War 09:30 09:45 Prof. Bozhica Mladenovich (Serbia): Characteristics of Bulgarian Occupation System in Serbia :45 10:00 Prof. Igor Grebenkin (Russia): National Interests of Russia in the First World War and in the Balkan Region 10:10 10:15 Col. Assoc. Prof. Anatolii Prokopiev: Organization of the Security of the Coast of the Sea of Marmara by the Bulgarian Army in the Initial Period of the First World War :15 10:30 Discussion 10:30 11:00 Coffee break 14

15 11:00 12:30 Panel Two: The War in the Balkans to the End of 1915 in the Military Historiography Moderator: Dr. Volodya Milachkov 11:00 11:15 Prof. Piotr Akulshin (Russia): Inclusion of Bulgaria in the First World War and the Elite Crisis of the Russian Empire 11:15 11:30 Assoc. Prof. Stancho Stanchev: Preparation and Inclusion of Bulgarian Army in the First World War 11:30 11:45 Prof. Yaroslav Rubaha (Poland): Inclusion of Bulgaria in the First World War as Reflected in the Polish Newspaper Czas ( Time ) 11:45 12:00 Dr. Andjei Malinovski (Poland): Bulgarian Inclusion in the First World War in the Light of the Polish Newspaper Dzennik Polanski (September-October) 12:00 12:15 Dr. Kalina Peeva: Bulgarian-Turkish Relations and the First World War 12:15 12:30 Discussion 12:30 13:00 Closing speech by the the Commandant of the G. S. Rakovski National Defence College, Major General Todor Dochev. 13:00 14:00 Lunch Closing of the Conference. 14:00 18:00 Travel to Sofia 15

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