"By preserving the lifework of St Cyril and Methodius Bulgaria has deserved gratitude and respect not only from Slavic peoples but also from other peoples in the world. And so it will be as long as the mankind keeps on imparting a real meaning to the words „progress”, „culture”and „humaneness” (...) Through her two cultural centres: Veliki Preslav and Ohrid, and thanks to the efforts made by the disciples of Cyril and Methodius (Kliment Ohridsky, Constantine Preslavsky, etc.) Bulgaria had become a focus of spirited cultural activity, while many other peoples lived in darkness and ignorance in that remote epoch..."
Prof. Roger Bernard
