Jubilee exhibition " The Newspaper - chronicle of an army"

The exhibition is dedicated to 65 years since the creation of the Journal “Bulgarian army”. It was opened by the Minister of Defense Nikolay Mladenov on September 14th, 2009

In the afternoon of September 14th, 1944 appeared the first edition of the journal "People's Army"-a journal of the army and the people, daily paper. The team is composed of two people – Stoyne Krastev and Milko Grigorov. They followed the First Bulgarian army on the battlefield during the final phase of World War II.

The first copy is of two pages and is printed on the presses of the newspapers of that time "Morning" and "Diary" on N. 82, "Dondukov" blvd. in Sofia. The title page of the newspaper "People's army" is painted by Boris Angelushev.

In November 1944 the leadership of the Ministry of War determined the first editor of the newspaper –the poet, at that time Major, Veselin Andreev. And since then, now 65 years, the Journal of “the Bulgarian Army" is a continuation of the traditions of the military press. In April 1948 became the official publication of the Bulgarian army, but since September 28th, 1949 was a publication of the Ministry of National Defense (after the 1990 Ministry of Defense). On April 30th, 1952 the title "People's forces“was renamed the" People's Army”, and since May 27th, 1992 has its present title "Bulgarian Army".

Since 2004, as applications are issued the weekly supplement "Bulgarian Army – Shop” and the monthly one – “Top technology for Defense and Security”.

From the first issue until now the editorial office of the journal has prepared and issued 16 989 regular copies and a few dozen extra editions.

In the exhibition can be seen the only preserved first edition of the newspaper "Bulgarian Army" from September 14th, 1944. It was restored by the museum specialists. There are also presented personal belongings of the first artists and journalists who issued it - Veselin Andreev, editor-in-chief, Pavel Vezhinov; Pantalej Zarev; Michail Lakatnik; Captain Ephraim Karanfilov. Uniforms and belongings of today’s war correspondents from the missions in Afghanistan and Iraq, recall the recent history of the publication.A curious exhibit is the journal that flew with the first Bulagarian cosmonaut Georgi Ivanov with the flight of "Union 33" (1979). The exhibition continues until the end of October.

The first edition of the newspaper "Bulgarian Army" was under the name "People's Army"	Personal belongings of war correspondents and authors .