Yelis Erolova
Biographic Data
| ID | 823014 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yelis Erolova |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yelis |
| FAMILY NAME | Erolova |
| SIGNATURE | EROLOVA Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bulgarian Academy of Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3578-9852 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Bulgarian Forced Assimilation Policy and the So-Called ‘Revival Process’ Towards Turks and Muslims in Bulgaria 40 Years Later
The article is aimed at building on the existing studies devoted to the last stage of the assimilation policy directed at the Muslim population in Communist Bulgaria during the second half of the 1980s. The 40th anniversary of the forced change of the given Turkish–Arabic and Persian names of this population is an occasion to revisit this dark period of the recent past. This study focuses on the short- and long-term consequences of the political …
Local Reflections on the Chernobyl Disaster 35 Years Later
On 26 April 1986, the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Soviet Ukraine led to a massive disaster, the consequences of which affected millions of people in northern and eastern Europe. Today, 35 years later, we recall it not only as one of the greatest catastrophes in the history of nuclear power but also as one of the main political preconditions or factors that led to the end of the USSR. This paper presents the initial stage of a…
Bulgarian Roma at the Dawn of the Covid-19 Pandemic
With the establishment of the state of emergency in Bulgaria on 8 March 2020 due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, several restrictive measures aimed at social distancing were being introduced, to which the public had a contractionary reaction. The so-called "COVID-19 nests" led to the quarantine of a number of settlements. The ski-resort town of Bansko and the village of Panicherevo were the first isolated settlements targeted by our study…
Multi-local Actors of Change and Two Religious Sites in Northeast Bulgaria
The article analyses the correlations between the two rural religious sites - Akyazılı Baba Tekke (village of Obrochishte) and 'St. Dimitar' church (village of Gurkovo) in Northeast Bulgaria - and the multi-local actors of change that contribute to the transformation of local communities' traditions and the emergence of new everyday practices. It is based on historical-ethnological research carried out in May 2022 that builds on earlier periodic …
Cases of contemporary re-Islamization among Roma in Bulgaria
Since the beginning of the 1990s, various religious processes can be observed among the Roma community and other ethnic minorities in Bulgaria. In parallel with the conversion of Orthodox Christian and Sunni Muslim Roma to evangelical Christianity, processes of re-Islamization have also been taking place. Based on a series of legislative and judicial decisions taken by local and state institutions, cases of re-Islamization have been presented to …
Refugee integration in Bulgaria
Between 2013 and 2016, the inflow of Middle Eastern refugees to other European countries increased sharply. Their transit migration through Bulgaria was determined by their preliminary intention to settle in countries with a higher standard of living, affording better reception and better conditions for social integration. Few asylum seekers from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran prefer Bulgaria as their final destination. The article focuses on the…
Labour Migrations of Bulgarian Turks to Turkey since 1990. A Case Study on Migrants from Svishtov, Bulgaria
Article Labour Migrations of Bulgarian Turks to Turkey since 1990. A Case Study on Migrants from Svishtov, Bulgaria was published on January 1, 2013 in the journal Comparative Southeast European Studies (volume 61, issue 1)
Bulgarian Roma at the Dawn of the Covid-19 Pandemic
With the establishment of the state of emergency in Bulgaria on 8 March 2020 due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, several restrictive measures aimed at social distancing were being introduced, to which the public had a contractionary reaction. The so-called "COVID-19 nests" led to the quarantine of a number of settlements. The ski-resort town of Bansko and the village of Panicherevo were the first isolated settlements targeted by our study…
Cases of contemporary re-Islamization among Roma in Bulgaria
Since the beginning of the 1990s, various religious processes can be observed among the Roma community and other ethnic minorities in Bulgaria. In parallel with the conversion of Orthodox Christian and Sunni Muslim Roma to evangelical Christianity, processes of re-Islamization have also been taking place. Based on a series of legislative and judicial decisions taken by local and state institutions, cases of re-Islamization have been presented to …
Labour Migrations of Bulgarian Turks to Turkey since 1990. A Case Study on Migrants from Svishtov, Bulgaria
Article Labour Migrations of Bulgarian Turks to Turkey since 1990. A Case Study on Migrants from Svishtov, Bulgaria was published on January 1, 2013 in the journal Comparative Southeast European Studies (volume 61, issue 1)
Refugee integration in Bulgaria
Between 2013 and 2016, the inflow of Middle Eastern refugees to other European countries increased sharply. Their transit migration through Bulgaria was determined by their preliminary intention to settle in countries with a higher standard of living, affording better reception and better conditions for social integration. Few asylum seekers from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran prefer Bulgaria as their final destination. The article focuses on the…
Cases of contemporary re-Islamization among Roma in Bulgaria
Since the beginning of the 1990s, various religious processes can be observed among the Roma community and other ethnic minorities in Bulgaria. In parallel with the conversion of Orthodox Christian and Sunni Muslim Roma to evangelical Christianity, processes of re-Islamization have also been taking place. Based on a series of legislative and judicial decisions taken by local and state institutions, cases of re-Islamization have been presented to …
Local Reflections on the Chernobyl Disaster 35 Years Later
On 26 April 1986, the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Soviet Ukraine led to a massive disaster, the consequences of which affected millions of people in northern and eastern Europe. Today, 35 years later, we recall it not only as one of the greatest catastrophes in the history of nuclear power but also as one of the main political preconditions or factors that led to the end of the USSR. This paper presents the initial stage of a…
Bulgarian Roma at the Dawn of the Covid-19 Pandemic
With the establishment of the state of emergency in Bulgaria on 8 March 2020 due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, several restrictive measures aimed at social distancing were being introduced, to which the public had a contractionary reaction. The so-called "COVID-19 nests" led to the quarantine of a number of settlements. The ski-resort town of Bansko and the village of Panicherevo were the first isolated settlements targeted by our study…
Multi-local Actors of Change and Two Religious Sites in Northeast Bulgaria
The article analyses the correlations between the two rural religious sites - Akyazılı Baba Tekke (village of Obrochishte) and 'St. Dimitar' church (village of Gurkovo) in Northeast Bulgaria - and the multi-local actors of change that contribute to the transformation of local communities' traditions and the emergence of new everyday practices. It is based on historical-ethnological research carried out in May 2022 that builds on earlier periodic …
Bulgarian Forced Assimilation Policy and the So-Called ‘Revival Process’ Towards Turks and Muslims in Bulgaria 40 Years Later
The article is aimed at building on the existing studies devoted to the last stage of the assimilation policy directed at the Muslim population in Communist Bulgaria during the second half of the 1980s. The 40th anniversary of the forced change of the given Turkish–Arabic and Persian names of this population is an occasion to revisit this dark period of the recent past. This study focuses on the short- and long-term consequences of the political …
Political science (6 works) · Geography (5 works) · Bulgarian (4 works) · History (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · History (2 works) · Population (2 works)