Zhelyu Zhelev Collection

The archival fond Zhelyu Zhelev at the Central State Archive portrays the life and the creative and political work of Zhelyu Zhelev. Zhelev, a prominent philosopher, was one of the most well-known dissidents in Bulgaria and, in August 1990, became the first democratically elected president of Bulgaria (he was in office until 1997). The collection contains numerous materials documenting the attempts by the communist government to impose total control over intellectual and scientific activities; at the same time, it shows different forms of resistance and opposition by various individuals and groups. The collection holds essential documents, which can help us reconstruct Zhelev’s ideas and activism, including documents on the Club for Support of Openness and Reconstruction, which was among the first dissident organizations in Bulgaria.

中央国家档案馆所藏的档案基金——热利乌·热列夫，生动描绘了热利乌·热列夫的生活及其在创造性和政治领域的贡献。热列夫，一位杰出的哲学家，是保加利亚最知名的持不同政见者之一，并于1990年8月成为保加利亚第一位民主选举产生的总统（他在1997年卸任）。该收藏汇集了大量材料，记录了共产主义政府试图对知识与科学活动实施全面控制的努力；同时，它也展现了不同个人和群体所采取的多种抵抗和反对形式。该收藏中包含的至关重要的文件，有助于我们重建热列夫的思想与活动，其中包括关于支持开放与重建俱乐部（该俱乐部是保加利亚最早的持不同政见组织之一）的文件。