In march 2016, the section ‘Derzhavin Readings: Modern and Historical Issues in Bulgarian and Slavonic Studies’ comprises two sub-sections: ‘Literature. Linguistics. Culture. Art’ and ‘History’. The sub-section on history (headed by V. V. Vasilik) discusses ancient and modern history of Bulgaria, relations between Bulgaria and other countries. The sun-section ‘Literature. Linguistics. Culture. Art’ (headed by Z. К. Shanova) rounds off the current investigations on Bulgarian and Slavonic studies. The participants will have an opportunity to join a book fair in the reading hall of the Slavonic Fund of the Library of the Academy of Sciences.