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Literary history is still indebted to a very important question: the interest of other nations in our people. I say that it is still indebted because this question has not been a thing of the past, but has been considered partially or, most often, its subject has been studies of individual mutual influences. Thus, many facts have been clarified that have shown the interest of people from another nation in ours. Generalizing, systematizing and exhaustive studies and publications of this kind, although few in number, are already appearing, expanding the horizons of literary history and even more accurately and truthfully defining the place and role of the Bulgarian people in literary Europe. Of particular value for us are the interests that the Slavic peoples have shown and are showing in our people. Books have already appeared about our relations with some of them, there may already be works in manuscript about others, and still others have not been well studied. These third ones include our ties with the Slovenian people, which have been evident for several centuries - sometimes more intensely, sometimes less. They have always expressed a marked interest of the progressive Slovenian cultural community in the fate and life of our people, and have shown the desire for close ties and a thorough acquaintance with the Bulgarians. This short and chronological article could not cover everything that is known about this interest. And it has no other purpose than to inform about its development, to give a very concise picture of the attitude that matured in Slovenia towards us. The studies that we are doing now and which we believe will bring new things, will be the subject of a more extensive work on this issue.