As the director of the National Historical Museum, he had an indirect conflict in 1997–1998 with the President Petar Stoyanov regarding whether to return the Istoriya Slavyanobolgarskaya rough copy to the Zograf Monastery or leave it in Bulgaria.
The director of the National Historical Museum and President Petar Stoyanov had a disagreement about the fate of the Istoriya Slavyanobolgarskaya manuscript in 1997-1998, whether to return it to the Zograf Monastery or keep it in Bulgaria.