Academic staff

Chief Assistant Prof. Andrey Bobev, PhD
Prof. Veselka Zhelyazkova, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Desislava Naydenova, PhD
Prof. Dimo Chesmedzhiev, DSc
Assoc. Prof. Dobriela Kotova, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Evgeni Zashev, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Ewelina Drzewiecka, PhD
Chief Assistant Prof. Elka Zlateva, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Iva Trifonova, PhD
Chief Assistant Prof. Kameliya Hristova, PhD
Chief Assistant Prof. Lyuba Ilieva, PhD
Chief Assistant Prof. Maria Totomanova-Paneva, PhD
Assistant Prof. Marta Riparante
Assoc. Prof. Maya Ivanova, PhD
Chief Assistant Prof. Neli Gancheva, PhD
Assistant Prof. Preslava Georgieva
Prof. Slavia Barlieva, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Stilyana Batalova, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Tatyana Ilieva, PhD
Chief Assistant Prof. Totka Grigorova, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Tsvetan Vasilev, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Tsvetomira Danova, PhD

Associated members

Prof. Svetlina Nikolova, PhD
Prof. Klimentina Ivanova, PhD
Prof. Boyka Mircheva, PhD

Doctoral students

Aneta Beniaminova Yotova – Full-time PhD Student
Professional field: 2.1. Philology
PhD programme: Bulgarian Literature (Cyrillo-Methodian Studies)
Academic supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dobriela Kotova, PhD
Dissertation title: Theophylact of Ohrid between the Byzantine and Slavic Literary Traditions: Sources, Compilation Practices and Reception
Enrolled: 1 October 2026

Elena Evgenieva Dyakonova – Part-time PhD Student
Professional field: 2.2. History and Archaeology
PhD programme: History of Bulgaria (Cyrillo-Methodian Studies)
Academic supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Iva Trifonova, PhD
Dissertation title: The Correspondence of Academician Stefan Mladenov Preserved in the Scientific Archive of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences as a Source for the History of Bulgarian Humanities between the Two World Wars
Enrolled: 1 October 2025

Mariana Staykova Nikolova – Part-time PhD Student
Professional field: 2.1. Philology
PhD programme: Bulgarian Language (Cyrillo-Methodian Studies)
Academic supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Tatyana Ilieva, PhD
Dissertation title: Visions in Historical-Apocalyptic Works in the Old Bulgarian Tradition (Language and Structure of the Texts)
Enrolled: 1 November 2024

Yoanna Stoyanova Markova – Full-time PhD Student
Professional field: 2.2. History and Archaeology
PhD programme: History of Bulgaria (Cyrillo-Methodian Studies)
Academic supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Kamen Stanev
Dissertation title: The Everyday Life of Bulgarian Literary Scholars from the 9th to the 14th Century
Enrolled: 1 October 2024

Marta Riparante – Full-time PhD Student
Professional field: 2.1. Philology
PhD programme: Bulgarian Literature (Cyrillo-Methodian Studies)
Academic supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Marco Scarpa, Prof. Veselka Zhelyazkova, PhD
Dissertation title: Scriptoria, Scribes and Manuscripts during the Reign of Tsar Ivan Alexander
Enrolled: 1 January 2022

Scholars Who Have Worked at the CMRC

Prof. Vasilka Tapkova-Zaimova, DSc
Assoc. Prof. Desislava Atanasova, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Kamen Stanev, PhD
Chief Assistant Prof. Diana Bankova, PhD
Prof. Ekaterina Dogramadzhieva, DSc
Assoc. Prof. Elena Kotseva, PhD
Chief Assistant Prof. Iveta Rasheva, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Krasimira Kostova, PhD
Prof. Lilyana Mavrodinova, DSc
Prof. Lora Taseva, PhD
Prof. Maria Yovcheva, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Marco Scarpa, PhD
Chief Assistant Prof. Nedyalka Zafirova, PhD
Chief Assistant Prof. Olga Parlicheva
Academician Petar Dinekov
Assoc. Prof. Petya Kostadinova, PhD
Chief Assistant Prof. Stoyanka Babalievska, PhD
Chief Assistant Prof. Tanya Popova, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Tatyana Mostrova, PhD