What do people from Rousse think about their personal life during communist times? Is there a sup-pressed trauma and what is it all about?

On the occasion of the successful finalization of its first project "Memory Awaken - Voices from Below" the Institute for Studies of the Recent Past invites you to an open discussion about all these delicate issues and presentation of "Lightning do not struck Bushes".

Venue: New History Museum of Rousse;

Time: October 17, 2007 at 14:00;

Keynote speakers:
* Assoc. Prof. Daniela Koleva, editor of the book "Lightning do not struck Bushes";
* Diana Ivanova, project leader and member of the "This is my past" Selection Committee;
* Vanya Elenkova, member of the research team;
* Roumen Petrov, psychologist;
* and also some of the interviewees.

Additional materials about the project can be found on the site of the Institute for Studies of the Recent Past (www.minaloto.org).

The project was financially supported by the MATRA-KAPP Program of the Royal Netherlands Embassy, Sofia.