Bulgarian Cultural Centers – Chitalishte

Abstract

The Bulgarian cultural center known as a chitalishte (“reading room”), a characteristic phenomenon in Bulgaria, is an institution closely connected with the community in whose parameters it is created, functions, and develops. Most often the community has a local one. Already at the time of its appearance as a cultural and educational institution, the historical fate of the chitalishte was closely connected with the community’s spiritual and social life. As a phenomenon with a specific structure and presence in the life of the community, the chitalishte has been a focus of political, governmental, and research interest.

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V Bolgariji je kulturno središče, poznano pod imenom čitalnica, značilen fenomen, ustanova, ki je tesno povezana s skupnostjo, v kateri je nastala, deluje in se razvija. Navadno ima skupnost svojo krajevno čitalnico. Že ko je nastala kot kulturna in izobraževalna ustanova, je bila njena zgodovinska usoda tesno povezana z duhovnim in družbenim življenjem skupnosti. Kot pojav s posebno sestavo in vlogo v življenju skupnosti, je bila čitalnica deležna političnega, oblastnega in raziskovalnega interesa.