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BULGARIA'S TOP 10 SMALL TOWNS
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CREATING SOFIA'S DIAMOND-SHAPED MARVEL
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WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BULGARIA'S 'RIGHT WING'?
Plethora of disunited small groupings swear they are 'genuine' alternative to GERB, former CommunistsBe the first to comment! Read more...
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WHERE IN BULGARIA ARE YOU?
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Those with knowledge of the off-the-beaten-track areas in Bulgaria will know that this country abounds in strange, bizarre sites and locations that are sometimes whims of nature but often the result of human activity. -
WHAT TO DO WITH BULGARIA'S FLYING SAUCER?
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AMERICA FOR BULGARIA FOUNDATION CELEBRATES BULGARIAN SUPERHEROES
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Over 500 representatives of the Bulgarian NGO sector, entrepreneurs and diplomats attended the annual meeting of the America for Bulgaria Foundation with its grantees in Sofia, on 30 January. Everyday Superheroes was the main theme of the event, celebrating the efforts and the energy of ordinary Bulgarians who work in… -
BORDER ZONE VILLAGE
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WHO WAS GEO MILEV?
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Poet who lost an eye in the Great War, changed Bulgarian literature - and was assassinated for his beliefs -
BULGARIA'S MONTHLY QUIZ
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QUOTE-UNQUOTE
"People just think that there is corruption." Rumyana Bachvarova, the chief of the Office of the Prime MinisterBe the first to comment! Read more...
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A SHADOW JOURNEY GOES TO NEW YORK CITY, WASHINGTON DC
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Dozens of diplomats, entrepreneurs, expats and people with an interest in Bulgaria braved America's East Coast January snow storms and sub-zero temperatures to attend the presentations of A Shadow Journey: A Guide to Elizabeth Kostova's Bulgaria and Eastern Europe in New York City and Washington DC. -
A DUNE IS NOT A DUNE
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As Nikolina Angelkova, the minister of tourism, recently explained, tourism to the Bulgarian Black Sea coast is expected to be at a record low in 2019. The reasons are probably many and varied, and surely they have nothing to do with overconstruction along the 378-kilometre stretch of coast that the… -
SPELL OF SPETSES SURVIVES
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SHADOW MAKERS, An excerpt from a novel
This current issue presents a text by the 2018 Sozopol Fiction Seminars fellow and CapitaLiterature participant Jo LangdonBe the first to comment! Read more...
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A CENTURY OF EXCELLENCE
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As AIG celebrates its 100 birthday, Christina Lucas, General Manager for Bulgaria, shares more on the company's achievements and future -
BULGARIA'S CAVED-IN DEMOCRACY
Government uses its agencies to settle accounts rather than fight crimeBe the first to comment! Read more...
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VILLAGE WHOSE CHURCH STAYS OPEN
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Dlagnya, in Stara Planina, is rare example of rural community revived -
SEEING DEVIL IN DEVIL'S BRIDGE
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Bulgaria's best known old bridge commands infamous name, reputation -
GHOSTS OF VILLA ARMIRA
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Ancient mosaics allow you to face long-gone Roman family -
URBEX BG, PART 2
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Ruins of Bulgaria's recent past are around every corner, inviting exploration. Contunues from issue 146 -
FOR A COUPLE OF SALAMI MERMAIDS
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A scandal in GERB's Bulgaria usually lasts for a couple of days as it is superseded by the next scandal to keep the public busy and thinking about things other than the politics and the problems of the day. One scandal in November, however, lasted well over a week. Interestingly,… -
BULGARIA UNDER COMMUNISM: NEW BOOK IN ENGLISH EXPLORES RECENT PAST
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Books about Bulgarian history in foreign languages are few and far between. This is particularly true for this nation's recent past as a Communist country. While some international researchers with an interest in 20th century history are aware that Bulgaria was a loyal Soviet ally between 1944 and 1989, just… -
MY FREEDOM VS YOUR FREEDOM
Hypocrisy tarnishes Bulgarian freedom-of-speech debatesBe the first to comment! Read more...
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URBEX BG: ABANDONED RUINS INCREASINGLY ATTRACT URBAN EXPLORERS
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Not all ruins are created equal. Regarded as pinnacles of human imagination and dexterity, ancient sites such as the Parthenon, the Great Wall and Stonehenge get scores of tourists and are a source of pride for their home countries. Abandoned modern housing projects, hospitals and factories, however, are perceived as… -
RETURNING 'BULGARIANS'?
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The ongoing "patriotic" craze that has gripped Bulgaria since Boyko Borisov's GERB allied itself with the extreme nationalists of the National Salvation Front, the VMRO and Ataka, all of them currently in government, sometimes assumes odd, even surreal proportions. Forget the run-of-the-mill calls for Bulgaria to expand towards three seas… -
SVESHTARI TOMB: UNESCO-LISTED THRACIAN SITE PRESERVES RARE ARTWORKS
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The heritage of the ancient Thracians, a people that inhabited what is now Bulgaria between the 2nd millennium BC and the 7th century AD, includes lavishly decorated tombs, gold treasures, and mysterious rock shrines. -
HOW TO SURVIVE BULGARIA'S ROADS
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BULGARIA'S STRANGE ROCKS
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They never fail to tickle imagination
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WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BULGARIA'S 'RIGHT WING'?
Plethora of disunited small groupings swear they are 'genuine' alternative to GERB, former CommunistsBe the first to comment! Read more...
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CREATING SOFIA'S DIAMOND-SHAPED MARVEL
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Investor Claude Tabet on how Ellipse Center transforms both the cityscape and the way we work, combining business and relaxation
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A DUNE IS NOT A DUNE
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As Nikolina Angelkova, the minister of tourism, recently explained, tourism to the Bulgarian Black Sea coast is expected to be at a record low in 2019. The reasons are probably many and varied, and surely they have nothing to do with overconstruction along the 378-kilometre stretch of coast that the…
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BULGARIA'S TOP 10 SMALL TOWNS
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Stunning landscapes, traditional architecture, strange museums, hidden stories outside Sofia, Plovdiv and Varna
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QUOTE-UNQUOTE
"People just think that there is corruption." Rumyana Bachvarova, the chief of the Office of the Prime MinisterBe the first to comment! Read more...
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WHAT TO DO WITH BULGARIA'S FLYING SAUCER?
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Rightwing groups reject international calls for preservation of Communist-era heritage
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WHERE IN BULGARIA ARE YOU?
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Those with knowledge of the off-the-beaten-track areas in Bulgaria will know that this country abounds in strange, bizarre sites and locations that are sometimes whims of nature but often the result of human activity.
-
WHO WAS GEO MILEV?
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Poet who lost an eye in the Great War, changed Bulgarian literature - and was assassinated for his beliefs
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BULGARIA'S MONTHLY QUIZ
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Think you know Bulgaria and the Bulgarians? Take our test to doublecheck
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BORDER ZONE VILLAGE
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Fascinating mediaeval remains illuminate landscape, past of Matochina
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AMERICA FOR BULGARIA FOUNDATION CELEBRATES BULGARIAN SUPERHEROES
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Over 500 representatives of the Bulgarian NGO sector, entrepreneurs and diplomats attended the annual meeting of the America for Bulgaria Foundation with its grantees in Sofia, on 30 January. Everyday Superheroes was the main theme of the event, celebrating the efforts and the energy of ordinary Bulgarians who work in…
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SPELL OF SPETSES SURVIVES
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Small island took on Ottoman Empire, inspired early luxury travel and English writer
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A SHADOW JOURNEY GOES TO NEW YORK CITY, WASHINGTON DC
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Dozens of diplomats, entrepreneurs, expats and people with an interest in Bulgaria braved America's East Coast January snow storms and sub-zero temperatures to attend the presentations of A Shadow Journey: A Guide to Elizabeth Kostova's Bulgaria and Eastern Europe in New York City and Washington DC.
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SHADOW MAKERS, An excerpt from a novel
This current issue presents a text by the 2018 Sozopol Fiction Seminars fellow and CapitaLiterature participant Jo LangdonBe the first to comment! Read more...
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AMERICA FOR BULGARIA FOUNDATION CELEBRAT…
Over 500 representatives of the Bulgarian NGO sector, entrepreneurs and diplomats attended the annual meeting of the America for Bulgaria Foundation with its grantees in Sofia, on 30 January. Everyday...
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CREATING SOFIA'S DIAMOND-SHAPED MARVEL
Investor Claude Tabet on how Ellipse Center transforms both the cityscape and the way we work, combining business and relaxation
A CENTURY OF EXCELLENCE
As AIG celebrates it…
ALEKSANDAR HANGIMANA: THE ART OF FINDING TALENTS
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BORISLAV GEORGIEV, D-LINK: SMART SOLUTIONS
Borislav Georgiev, G…