CONTENTS Thracians - The First Europeans Chapter I The Slavs Chapter II The Bulgarians Chapter III Way of Life, Economy, Culture, and Social System of the Bulgarians until the Foundation of the Bulgarian State Chapter IV Khan Kubrat and the Birth of Bulgaria Chapter V Khan Asparukh-Expansion of the Bulgarian State South of the Danube Chapter VI Khan Kuber- Foundation of the Second Bulgarian State in Macedonia Chapter VII The Bulgarian State-Guard of Europe in the Early Middle Ages Chapter VIII The Bulgarian Idea About the National State - Base of the European Civilisation Chapter IX Christianity-Official Religion in Bulgaria Chapter X The Ancient Bulgarian (Slavic) Writing Chapter XI Bulgaria-Centre of the Slavic Christian Civilisation Chapter XII Directions and "Acquired" Territories Chapter XIII What Did the Bulgarians Read in the Middle Ages Chapter XIV